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

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THE SENIOR ANNUAL OUR FACULTY Fortunate indeed are the members of the class of 1907. So strongly is this point emphasized that we cannot refrain from explaining a few reasons. When we began our academic career many members of the present faculty were there to greet us. Profs. Harris and Campbell, Misses Higham, Thalman, and Creble looked upon us as a bunch of green freshmen, to be sure, but we were not long in school before they realized that within our ranks also was material which would later form dignified upper classmen. Of course Mr. Harris invited us all into the Algebra room to try us out, so to speak, and it was with no little fear that we first took our seats and sub- jected ours:lves to the glance of his piercing eye. Scarcely a week however passed before we began to realize that instead of the harsh tyravical mathematics teacher we expected he was a faithful and affectionate friend, ever willing to share our burdens and help us remove the obstacles which thrust themselves in our various paths, and so he has re- mained during the four intervening years despite the transgressions and misconduct of which we have careless- ly though unintentionally been guilty. Prof. Campell also has spared no effort not only to perfect us in our studies but also to advise, direct and benefit us in any way within his power. Miss Thalman helped us over the rocky road of First year English and carefully prepared us for further pur- suing that study. She helped us solve the knotty problems of the freshman year and encouraged us to avail our- selves of educational advantages. Those of us who selected Latin or Greek cannot find words adequate enough to express our appreciation of Miss Higham, although I believe there are some members of ’07. myself in- cluded, who missed their vocation when they began the study of Latin, nevertheless under the training of our untiring instructor we have become quite as good Latin students as Cicero himself. That Miss Creble’s efforts as a modern language teacher have been crowned with success is proved by the fact that our valedictorian has spent four years under her careful training. Miss Seeley came our sophmore year and ever since has labored dili- gently with us making our work not the grinding subject which English usually is but our easiest and most in- teresting study. - Winnie Weldon says that Miss Burdick has made Geometry as plane as A BC, and sucha statement from Winnie concerning Geometry signifies high praise for our mathematics teach- er. Although many of us have not spent much time under Miss Burdick’s tutorship, we appreciate her efforts in behalf of the underclassmen and con- gratulate them upon having so effic- ient an instructor. Miss Tobin, laboring under the dissdvantage of arriving late, is ob- taining excellent results from the his- tory class. Sheis willing early and late to aid us in any matter concern- ing which we seek her assistance. Miss Elwood’s work speaks for itself. The rhetoricals this year are of an exceptionally high order and the freshmen are making such appear- ances upon the platform that they are doing credit to themselves as well as to their trainer. The Slingerland contest this year was the best since its origin four years ago, and every speak-

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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.

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THE SENIOR er was under Miss Elwood’s personal instruction. Do you wonder now, that under the guidance of such instructors as the above that 1907 has accomplished such wonderful achievements? TAKE NOTICE I am not the villain that I seem. GERARD EDELL Work and me Never could ayree. HArkOLD DENIO Oh, happy days of childhood. Dor ETHRIDGE I am monarch of all I survey. As. OrTON I have picked a lemon in the garden of Love, Where they say only peachcs grow. MArjoriz Eis Are all girls like Florence Waldo? FRANK Evans Man, keep your distance. MAr KANE Help me find my faults. Bint. OLIVER Would that I were more conspicuous, Brit. Brnxs Can’t you see I’m lonely? MAvubE SELDON What is more interesting than Algebra? SWEET AND RAFFAUF A coming (?) generation. —Tuer FrESHMEN CLAss Het Miss Higham, ‘‘Miss Squires, name a noun,” Miss Squires, ‘ Boy.” Miss Higham, ‘‘Mary, where your mind is.” ere wererewen Why was Cady Olney so ‘‘White” before going abroad? that shows ANNUAL IMPORTANT EVENTS 1906—1907 Alpha to Omega. The Beginning to the End. 1906 Sept. 10—Great conglomeration of students anxious (7?) to resume their studies. Sept. 12 Election of officers. First Senior class meet- ing “Oh terrible are the consequences we have suffered from this election.” Sept. 14 arrive. Sept. 19 Sept. 21 of nervousness Many more candidates First football practice. The editor shows signs because the elocution teacher has not arrived. Sept. 24 fully meets our expectations. Miss Elwood lands and Sept. 26 the football season by defeating Clinton Flanagan opens Preparatory School 2-0, Sept. 28—Fox and Alice are seen together for the first (7) time. Oct: 1 ing ‘‘the smile that won't 3ill Oliver arrives wear- come off.” Oct. 3—Grogan comments the weather saying ‘It’s a fine day for human race.” upon the race Oct. 5—Barnard complains of be- ing lonesome. Our sympathies are with you, Leslie. Oct. 8—Pratt plunges forth into Rome society for the first time. Ask Ruth Maxham about it. Oct. 10—Riley’s mind begins to yander—towards Miss Elwood. Oct. 12—Turney meets Tred Ellis. Oh the bappy outcome of this day! Oct. 15—Jack Hughes is worried. Matrimonial matters are troubling him, also.