Rome Free Academy - De O Wain Sta Yearbook (Rome, NY)

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C. HopkKINs, President of the Board of E-ducation Lewis N. CRANE, Supe? 7 nlenden fos Schor ts FACULTY Pror. H. W. HArrIs, Principal DANIEL R. CAMPBELL, Scrence JANE S. HIGHAM, Latin and Greek HELEN E. THALMAN, English and Latin FLORENCE C. SEELEY, English Harrierr C. CREBLE, lYrench and German Mary E. Burpicx, Wathe malics THERESA K. Tosrn, History FLORENCE J. Etwoop., Elo¢ ution and Physica Culture

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ROME FREE ACADEMY LIBRARY. Che Senior Annual Published by the Senior Class Roms, N..Y. CLASS of the Rome Free Academy Day. JunE 25, 1907 EDITORIAL STAFI JOHN D, FLANAGAN, Eprror 1 Eprrors EVA BOWMAN FLORENCE HUGHES MAUDE SELDEN EDNA SHAW RILEY KELLY GEORGE ARTHUR TO OUR READERS We wish at this time to make any excusés concerning the con- do not tents of this book nor to ask your len- iency in offering criticisims but simply to state to you a few facts about the which it has been conditions under published. When we considered the matter of publishing this Annual we determined to put out a book which would be a credit not only to the class of 1907 and R. F. A. but one of which even a large school might be justly proud; accord- ingly we elected as editor-in-chief one of our members, Spencer B. Owens, whose excellent literary ability abund- antly qualified him for such a task, t and can you tmagine the depth of our regret. when in the month of May we learned that the editor in whom we had placed al] confidence would be: un- able to graduate and consequently uit able to manage the publication of this book? But.the class of j , be 07 was not to daunted even by so serious a. matter, we would not be guilty of discontin- uing the custom df publishing’ thi§ paper which had been established six years ago, so we began looking for an- other editor-in-chief. : At this extremely late date it was not an easy matter to find a person willing to take the responsibility, but finally we persuaded the present editor to make the attempt. Although not endowed with liter- ary talent to any great extent, he has given his time and attention to the matter, and together with his faithful associates, deserves much credit for his achievements along these lines; he has labored early and late to make this publication successful, and whether or not his efforts have been accomplished remains for you to say.