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

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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.

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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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42 Tur SENIOR ANNUAL Oct. 17—Oh, unhappy are the memories of this day’s football game. Pies disappear from the First M. E. chapel. Ask Flany about it. Great disturbance created in the Academy building by—? Oct 19—Chapel with an interesting debate Miss Higham and Mr. Harris vs. some exercises close between interested (?) parties. Oct 22—Terrible gloom o’erhangs us.’ Football, our favorite sport, is suspended. Sod” All Oct. 24—Great rejoicing. Williams is ‘‘Hero of the day.” trouble is satisfactorily settled. Oct. 26—Carelessly quiet. Oct. 29—Hodges returns after two weeks vacation. Oct. 31—Hallowe’en. Underclass- men much worried lest the Seniors do mot enjoy themselves. Nov. 2—Stooks wonders why Miss Tobin is lame. Nov. 5 makes a hit with the ladies. 3urch Perry suddenly Nov. 7—Moose becomes interested in ‘“The Shoe Business.” Nov. 9 that ‘ Dot” is his. Nov. 12—Although tempted by charming smiles of the ladies, John Sweet assures himself Parry, preferring a life of single bles- sedness, turns not from the straight and narrow path. Nov. 14—Kelley yields to tempta- tions and submits to capture by the weaker sex. Nov. 16—Harmony (?) in the Sen- gor class increases. Nov. 19—Strange things are hap- penning, Rae Potter is friendless. Nov. 21—-Mary Squires is late again, as usual. Nov. 23—Much excitement in Cic- ero class. Burton gains an enviable (?) reputation as a Latin student. Nov. 26- in mourning. Fields has left. Nov. 28—Miss Tobin is good na- tured today. The English class is much surprised. Nov. 30—Gill Hughes says strange things because Irene had other com- pany last evening. Loise Thalman appears Investigation explains. history Dec. 3—Panic among the German Mr. Harris Miss Creble being absent. classes. teaches, Dec. 5—Great preparations being made for the Senior dance. Dec. 7—President Utley calls a meeting of the Freshman class every twenty minutes. Dec. 10—Chapman Bronson. Dec. 12—Sam Gardner’s career as a student ends here. We always mourn the loss of brilliant students. are ‘ meets Miss Dec. 14—The preliminary of the Slingerland contest held. Dec. 17—Everybody is happy, va- cation is near at hand. Dec. 19—The Freshman class do honor to themselves by decorating the study hall. Dec. 21—We disperse to partake of Christmas festivities. 1907 Jan. 7—As early as 5:40 students might be seen gathering around the academy building awaiting that happy moment when the doors would open and they might enter. Jan. 9—Cady Olney dreadfully careless. is getting Was seen walk-