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

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THE I9I6 SENIOR ANNUAL Gladys Manon Stranahan Stran For three long years this mald ne er glanced at the noble lads of the Academy but applled herself cllllgently to books lt s a long lane however that has no turmng and now she has developed a ser nous Case She loves a joke and IS a perfect wonder at hlufflng Recxtatlon honor Secretary of the class Arthur Edward Wetherbee Little Art as he IS called by hrs most mtlmate friends rs a very modest 3 little chap Art gamed a wonderful amount of populanty by dlstrlhutlng Gold coins among hrs fellow students at Chrlst mas time and now wxth hrs Tortolse Shells h has reached the top rung of the ladder The op posxte slde of the Study Hall has had several t tractlons for thls young man Beatnce A Wllllams Beatrlce IS an innocent looking miss but mlghty ln the fact that she has Stan for a brother Beatrlce IS sand to lay claims to having given aclvlce to the Lovelorn as her name IS qulte popular with the readers of the New York ournal She aspxres to become a dlrectress of a large semmary ln Wales Charles James wllll8l'l1S Class Play Now you behold the Noblest Roman of them all Chick 18 quiet bashful and an example of manhood whlch those who luke to raise Cam should follow Zl Phot by McCI shy ' u n . . . .. . ' l - , . . .. .. . . - , .. . .. . . . . , u n - - - - , . . . . .. . .. . . , C . . a- . . . , . . . .. H .. . .. . . ' 9 . . .. . .. os u

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Photos hy N'lcCluslcy Li-Xl. Lucian Shoemaker - Lu Here we have the handy man of the class. As a musician he has no equal, performing with agility on hoth cello and violin. As yet he has been un- disturhed hy the fair sex. but where therels life thereis hope. Abraham Silverstein - Abe Class play and Member of the Staff. Abe is the star actor of the class. Besides this he is in- tensely interested in the development of our city. being employed as draft clerk in the Rome Cham- ber of Commerce. Maurice Frank Smith - Deacon Fifth Academic Honor. Class Treasurer. ln this sturdy youth we have the personihcation of excellence. Notwithstanding the industry of Kent, he managed to secure an honor, all the others going to Kent and the girls. ln the Carroll tingl of certain birds he finds particular delight. James A. Spargo, JL- Jim Assistant Business Manager of Annual. Hor- tensiou in Class Play. The Rome Free Academy has certainly been hon- ored by the presence of this mighty athlete for the past four years. He is now laantam weight cham- pion wrestler of Oneida County. As a side issue he keeps track of a certain elusive Fox in this vi- cinity. 20

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THE l9I6 SFN'OR ANNUAL Photos by Mcclusky Charles Thomas Wllllams Even Doc Blumenthal dld not have anythln on this modern wonder Fat was a formidable op wond ICLS prcportlons many a v1ct1m was added to hrs lust of fallen Charley won t make a good sterographer accordlng to a most noted mind leader but this cloesn t worry hlm ID the least Manager of baseball team I9l6 Clifford George Wllhams C :ff Behold the dreamer cometh He may drearrx but nevertheless he can play football George Wllllams Rmk Rink IS one of the left overs but we conslder lt an honor to have such a good lookmg happy go lucky fellow ln our mldst l-le IS rather corpulent but such thlngs can be overlooked IH such a one as Rmk Jay Williams Petruclo ln class play l never heard of anybody clymg of kissing, dvd you3 jay sevldently fears he will 22 ,mem on the FIELD OF HONOR, and by his ' ' ' in I' H