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

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THE 1915 SENIOR ANNUAL Upon our return to school the next September the attention of all was turned toward foot ball. From our class came the mighty Sharrow and also the gladiators, Claribut and Clyde. After the January exams. Mr. Harris announced our second annual class meeting for the purpose of electing new officers. Mr. Barnard’s services had proven so satisfac- tory that we re-elected him. At a class meeting this Spring Mr. Barnard read to us the kind invitation to our class to attend the Junior prom. Many of us took advantage of our opportunity and were by no means regretful. Now our Sophomore days are ended, But at least there is for some, Time for fun and hours of study, In the two years yet to come. stands for Seniors and it may be seen, This is the class of nineteen-fifteen. is exams which fill us with fear, And the worst of it is that they come twice a year. is for Nichols, a very good scout, He knows mathematics and all it’s about. stands for ink, if you use it, take care, It is apt to tip over, then ill you will fare. is the letter which signifies oak ; This tree that we planted is not any joke. is for Rome where our school may be found, A beautiful city and very renowned. stands for students who study each day, But we always are happy in dear R. F. A. EV. i,

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THE 1915 SENIOR ANNUAL Class History 1917 Officers President—THOMAS BARNARD Vice President—MARGERY ABRAMS Secretary—HaroL p REYNOLDS Treasurer—RUTH CARROLL The first division of our class of 1917 made its appearance in the Study Hall on a stormy Monday morning in January, 1913. After our embarrassing introduction we spent the remainder of our time till June becoming accustomed to the ins and outs of R. F. A. life. Next our graduation exercises from the Liberty Street School took place. These exercises are exceedingly memorable from the fact that outside there was raging one of the most terrific thunder storms of the season. The next term, some time after school had begun, the Inter-Class Basket Ball games took place at the Y. M. C. A. and I state with pride that our class took first place. By this they won the Spaulding cup, which may now be seen in Mr. Harris’s office. The next events of importance were: The decorating of the Study Hall for the festivities of Christmas week, and the Last Day exercises of the class of 1914. Upon this occasion some of our members received gifts both unique and useful. Joe Queirolo for ex- ample, received a large box of “‘Anti-Fat.”” Mr. Barnard, as class president, was pre- sented with the Spaulding cup by the Senior president. 25

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THE 1915 SENIOR ANNUAL ™ a . Class History 1918 Officers President—ARTHUR C. LEVISON Vice President—Otto MUNSTER Secretary—-EMERALD SCULLY Treasurer—HaAROLD RATHBONE To write the history of a class becomes easy when it has developed its characteristics and shown forth its weakness or its strength. Then the historian can deal with facts and trace that individuality which distinguishes classes as well as men. He is not compelled to draw upon his imagination until, like Darwin, from unorganized matter he evolves a man. These general qualities, common to all Freshmen, are not wanting in °18, but it is of our specific characteristics and not of our general freshness that the world desires to hear. The historian of ’18 can not tell of years of triumph and academic honors nobly won. But as Freshmen we have some advantages. There is still an opportunity to gain reputation and redeem our past failures. In this respect we are the superiors of any class in the Academy. We may not be in all respects the kind of persons 1 7, °16 or 15 would have chosen for a Freshman class. We are much too clever and promising, but their opin- ion was not asked nor their wishes consulted. In athletics we have fully sustained our reputation (we had none), in base ball and foot ball we have material which will yet show its value. Although we did not succeed in winning the cup in the Inter-class Basket Ball League we surpassed the Seniors by far. In the Indoor Track Meet that closed the winter athletics we won a decisive victory over all three classes. Our hope is in the future; we will profit both by the successes and the fail- 27