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

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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”

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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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THE SENIOR with huge gulps and “Shell(ey)ing” corn. Finally the now weary companions sat down “Bird” SW eetly under a tree, where a was perched in a “Ring(of)roses,” singing a “ Castoll” their journey having come to a peaceful Here our friends fell asleep, ending. N,. B.,,. 45: BOOKS AND PLAYS Freckles Smiles—D-tt-y-r and B-nn--k. F-o-a P-l-m--e. Sunny Jim—J-m Br-gg-. The Ladies of Cranford—H. Blood and Miss Hall. Brezzy Point—American Corner. Hank Smith. Isabel Icabod Crane Southern Rose Peake. The Beauty Spot—The mud spot on wall of Study Hall. The Gold Dust Twins—Freeman and Hyde. The Man of the Hour The The Honey Mooners Edith Wilson. The Cash Girl Merchant of Prof. Harris. Alfred Gillette. George Small and Man on the Box Marcella Connick. The Venice—Prof. Ban nick, Frona The Three Twins—Ella Booth, Pillmore, Ruth Gardner. Kind— Slim” Fox, “Rink” Mills. Second Three of a Williams, “Silverstein” Paderewsky, the “Shark” Kany. The Merry W idow—Grace Felton. The Chocolate Soldier—‘Oil” Freeman. The Wizard of Oz—Prof. Kircher. yars—“I am never going with I do not like her.” (five minutes later)— What are Helen Ruth Nock again. H. A. you going to do this afternoon? Have a date with me?” ANNUAL DR. SOUTHWICK’S On Wednesday evening, January RECITAL 10th, in the assembly room, President Henry Lawrence Southwick of Emerson School of Oratory, Boston, for more than two hours delighted a large audience with his readings This was the first of Sheridan’s three greatest from Sheridan’s play, The Rivals. plays. The scene of The Rivals is laid in Bath, England, in the latter part of the eigh- teenth century. Sir Anthony Absolute, a well-to-do, hale and hearty gentleman, calls upon Mrs. Malaprop, a stately dame, who is very proud of her mastery of the English language, but who, as a matter of fact, makes errors in English, using unappro- priate words. They decide to make a match between Lydia Languish, Mrs. Malaprop’s Absolute, Sir In the meantime Jack has romantic niece, and Jack nthony’s son. made love to Lydia under the assumed name of Ensign Beverly, and has come to sath to continue his secret love making, but his father’s presence in town makes the [lis forms him that he has chosen a wife ror him, and when the son objects, Sir Anthony falls into a ‘ situation very awkward. father in- towering rage, determining “never to call him Jack again’’; but Jack repents when he discovers that the lady in question is none other than Lydia Lan- guish, and Sir Anthony becomes friendly once more. Bob Acres, a character made famous by the late Joe Jefferson, is a country squire who has come to town to win fair Lydia’s hated He feels that he has been insulted by the information hand, and discovers that he has a rival in the form of Beverly. that his suit is impossible and by the polite Con- Sir suggestion to return to his own home. sequently, he is easily inveigled by Lucious O’Trigger, an Irish gentleman, into challenging Beverly into a duel in King’s Meade Field. When the time for