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

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THE SENIOR OF 1915 T. WILLIAMS FLORENCE President (GEORGI Vice Secretary ROBERTS EVELYN CARROLL Treasurer LLEN The Grammar School graduation exer TOWNSEND cises of the Class of 1915 were held in the cademy Assembly Hall in June, 1911, im mediately after the close of the Regents’ examinations. Many of the students ob- tained a standing of 90 per cent or more. A picnic was also held at Summit Park few days later, under the supervision of Prof. Barringer. In the fall of 1911 there entered into the Rome Free Academy the largest class of students that so far have graduated from the public schools of Rome. Being very shy of the upper classmen, our members settled down to hard labor and tried, with all efforts, to Many of us are in fear of the exam- become industrious Fresh- men. ANNUAL inations in June, although we have had excellent standings. Officers were elected during the fall months of the year as follows: President Vice Set retary GEORGE SMALL LILLIAN NICHOLS EVELYN CARROLL Treasurer ALLEN TOWNSEND During the spring months, we are sorry to say, our President discontinued school, and our Vice President moved out of town, It was then necessary for the Secretary to call a meeting and hold an election to fill the vacant offices. At this time our pres- ent executives were chosen. Our history of success and happiness has been marred by one event, the death of our lbert Tedd. Although to the world his death may be one in many, to classmate, us it means the absence forever of one representative of the largest classes, all to We feel, no matter what we accomplish as a class or each other as brother or sister. body, that it always would have been higher with his helping hand. As a body we have very much to be proud of in elocution, as we have many excellent speakers among the members. One of our class was called upon to make her first appearance in rhetoricals. By so doing, an excellent recital was rendered, the speaker exhibiting marked talent as an elo- cutionist. George T. Williams, an eminent member, is worthy of congratulation, as he is the first football manager in the history of the Rome Free Academy to be selected from a Freshman class by the student body. As he was assistant manager under the former official, it is expected that he will do his best in arranging games with other high schools. His schedule contains many games with some of the most prominent high academies in Central New schools and York.

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Tur SENIOR ANNUAL 29 And now if success crowns us all, we will be Seniors next year, and then to grad- cad uate from this dear old Rome Free emy, which we all love so w ell. CLASS OF 1914 President Harry W. Vice President........ MARGARET GROGAN Percy W. GERRARD HUBBAR PRoOSS! 4 Secretary SHELLEY Treasurer We entered the 1910, the Academy as a class i1 September, most of our member Street some, however, hailing from the nearby trom coming Liberty School, villages to take up their various courses in F. A. We customed to High School life. felt at were Freshmen, and unac- However, we soon home, and the assumed courses were taken up in the best of spirits. The class contained about one hundred students, the girls greatly outnumbering the boys. From time to time, several classmates left school or were obliged to leave town, thus slightly diminishing our numbers. We are, moreover, glad to say that our organ- ization still maintained its reputation as a body. In athletics, the Sophomores have with- held their reputation, several of our num- ber playing on the various football and the prominent of the class who helped Rome baseball aggregations. Among most Free Academy to gain glory on both the gridiron and diamond are White, Murphy, Krumm and Race. For the first time in the history of our school, the Sophomore class held a recep- tion in the G. A. R. Hall, the affair proving While yet young, as a custom, we hope that our other most successful in every way. classes will continue the idea, and thus in- the that classmen are alive and vigorous. form upper classmen the lower Our present year is now rapidly drawing to a close, and we sincerely hope that, after the June examinations, we will be advanced to the ranks of the Juniors, where it Is our desire that the school life will continue to be as pleasant as it has thus far prov en to be. H. W. P., ‘14. SCHOOL AND PETS Class Grind Most Popular Girl Most Poular B« »V School CLASS Gordon VanAlstyne Eulalia Beckel Earl Freeman Pessimist Topping School Optimist Joe Fitzgerald Class Sport George Pillmore School Giggler Helen Blazier Class Flirt Hamlin Class Bluffers Class Tomboy Class ; School Grouch Lorena Kropp Charles Kany Lewis Cole Noisiest Race Most Bashful Boy Most Bashful Girl Sche 01 Ruth Potter Hart Id Adams Prink Rice Primest Class Vocalist Neatest Class Boob Class School Dancer School Joker School Artists Lorena Kropp and Brad. Barnard Hark Maxwell lice Carroll Percy Shelley Musician Houston Duffy Jack Wardwell Clarence Cummings Schoc | Faker Class Poet Alice Tupper To Prof. Bannick. Here's to the man with wicked eyes, Who stares at all the “guys,” But, at the “girls” he smiles As they walk up and down in flies.

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Tur SENIOR ANNUAL As the summer vacation approaches, we begin to realize that our “Freshie” year is will be Sophomores and thus must we tackle some drawing to a close. Next year we very interesting subjects with expectations of passing them with high marks. To all classes entering the Academy, we should be looked up to and followed as the honorable Class of 1915. ACADEMIC HONORS Crass oF 1912 First academic honor with valedictory, Gordon H. VanAlstyne; class 93.43% ; erage, 91.80%. average exam. average, 88.53% ; final av- Second academic honor with salutatory, May exam. av. Madeline Hyde; class 91.42% 88.87 %. average 83.77%; final av., Third academic honor, Ruth Loretta Pot- ter: class av., 89.19% 80.38% 86.25% . - exam. av., final av., Ruth Lillian exam. aVv., honor, class av., 88.70% ; 86.00‘ O- Fourth academic Gardner ; 80.78% ; final av., Fifth honor, Watters; class av., 86.97% 83.00% ; final av., 85.64%. Sixth Cox: class av., 88.52% ; exam. av., final av., 85.47%. Oratorical honor, William Andrew Field- academic Bessie Lovina exam. aV., Mabel Bessie 79.30% academic honor, ing; final av., 92.5% Essay honor, Mary Jane Griffith; final average 94%. “For on her cheeks was spread The glow that tints the western sky with red.”—Florence Crider. He is short and he is tall, And yet they call him Small. THE TRAVELS OF A FREEMAN AND A MASON Once upon a time the “Olney” “W hite”’ man to be found in this “Country” was a “Mason.” was walking on a One day, while the “Mason” “Beach” he saw, out at sea, three small “Briggs” which he watched When the “Beach,” a with interest. foremost of the “Briggs” reached the young “Freeman,” leading a big “Fox,” landed from one of them. Joining company, they started on a tour of the “Country.” “Beach” and They journeyed up the until they “Bells They through many “Pastu(o)res,” came to a house, in which they heard (in the) chamber” sweetly ringing. left the house and continued their travels, “Cumming (s)” to a road, where they saw a large group of people watching a horse Leaving this, they soon came to a jaker™’ pounding “RFice” with a “ton-Pres.” A “Race.” place where a was vigorously little farther on they saw a hog “Waller” ing in the mud, and on a fence a “Hook” on which a “Coon” skin a “rad” in length was hanging. At last they reached the city, where they saw a “Small” man of “Ruddy” complexion shoveling “Cole,” and, at fre- quent intervals, taking huge swallows of “Duffy's” famous drink. Coming to a base- ball field, they witnessed a game, which was characterized by some excellent “Fielding.” A “Small” boy was “Hyd(e)ing” behind a “ch(P)erry” tree, watching the game. Continuing their travels, and having left the Fifth “Ward well” behind, the travelers came to a “Barn(y)ard,” where they saw a chicken eating “Mold(t)y” “Krumms.” On the “Wright” side of the road they saw a shop, at the side of which a black “Smith” was sitting on a “Bail” of “hey,” chewing “Beeman’s” pepsin gum. They next came to a “Wheat” field, by which stood three round “Mills,” and on the doorstep of one sat the “Miller” drinking “Batholmay’s”