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

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THE l9I6 SFNIOR ANNUAL SENIOR CLASS HISTORY ln the year l9IZ after rumblmgs of war ln the form of the Geographv and Spelling exammatlons from the advance guard of the Regents Depart ment war was declared and the struggle began rn earnest ln une of that year ln thls we were as a class vlctorlous After celebratlng this vlctory to some extent we remamed encamped ln the outer trenches whxle our commander Mr Barrlnger returned to the rear to take command of the recruits whlch were to follow us Out of l24 who enjoyed the benefits of our first vlctory only IOO approxxmately responded to roll call m September when under our new commander Mr Harrls we stormed our way to the front of the study hall From the reserve forces already ln the hall we recelved very llttle recog lltlOI'l stlll as much as could be expected for they had very exalted ideas of themselves Stlll they looked upon the class wxth green eyed envy because of the excellent athletic materlal ln the class Were It not for the helping so kmdly loaned by our class there would have been no athletics as the teams would have fallen by the wayside m their attempts Artistic ablhty also ran hrgh ln the class The study hall was decorated on several occaslons by volun teer members of our class At our unlor Prom the dance hall was more arhstlcally decorated than for any other Prom before or smce Cartoons by one member of the class were publlshed ln every Senior Annual smce our arrnval A number of our upper classmen chose to become members of a regular real actlve organlzatlon such as ours They were accepted upon the condltlon that they concentrate thelr mmds upon thelr studles and throw no longlng engagement was fought with our old combatant Regents As a result of the vlctory we advanced to the second trench where we enjoyed a ten weeks furlough News then came of another conf'l1ct approaching and our prepa ratlon for It began It came ln anuary I9I4 After thls battle which was an easy vlctory others followed ln rapld successlon We have taken trench after trench and our progress has been contmually onward Fortunately for us our struggles came ln anuary and une of each year the one ln une of thls year bemg a declslve vlctory Wlth twenty weeks for preparatlon before each and ten weeks furlough after the most severe we have always been vxctorlous So remember underclassmen It IS Preparedness that counts As l look back over my four years ln Hlgh School and try to recall to memorv thmgs of note they fade Into obllvlon whlle matters of a trlvlal nature Hare up before me wlth undue lmportance Our several soclal functlons were carried on ln a manner highly creditable to the class Our unlor Prom Semor Hallowe en and Senior slelghrxde gave splce to our school work which otherwlse would have been rather dry The recollection of the last frolxc and antlcxpatlon of the next caused the time to pass rapxdly From now on we wlll go straight to the task before us wlth our banners of Old Rose and Silver ever symbollzmg our hlgh ldeals and our strlvxng for the rrght and may we never show the whlte flag As there must be an end to everythlng so there IS an end to the Senlor Class of Rome Free Academy I9l6 Looking away to the horlzon and settlng sun we can descry the San Salvadore of our graduation 28 . . - J ' . . eyes upon the Class 'l5. At the end of our fxrst year of preparation an 1 I ' 3 -. 1 : .- J. .J - f J 1 . 1. n . 1 e I o ' J I I ly

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rHE 1916 5Ew'oR ANMAL CLASS OFFICERS IQI6 5 H-XRRN BEACH Presldenl NIARIOIN DTRAWAHAN Secretarx NIALRICE SVl'TH Treasurer 27 ' 1 LOUISE KINGSLEY, Vice President

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THE I9l6 SENIOR ANNLAL Out of the phantasles of the past come the departed Ghosts of the hlstory that lxes behxnd Whxle we must admlt that we feel a Great and joyful sense of freedom at bexng released from arduous responslbllltxes we also feel mlnor probmgs of our COUSCICDCC We have done the thmgs we ouvht not to have done and we have left undone the thmgs we ought to have done We have made mxstakes but for them all large and small we are snncerely sorry To thus end we take comfort nn the old saying The only people who never make mlstakes are dead people We do not wlsh to boast of our achievements but what we have done whlle here has been wnth our best lntentlons As we have gathered at the cross roads of llfe we swear to ever cherxsh the remembrance of our Alma Mater Here our paths dlVldC each one goes to hrs own callmg We glVC our place ln R F A to the class of l 7 May they hll rt with honor We leave our school feelmv that although we have accompllshed no great task as yet we now stand not at the end but the beglnmng A G l laung ln the Sandbed at l ranlclwn field 79 . ' L e ' US. 5 1 ' f ra . H v A ' ' ' y y Q . . . .. . ' , , . .- v , . ' :u 9 - ' v ' ' V. . ., 'l6. C5 eg ' . I ,J . . 'V .V -..G - -' ,A -ibn .. - ,. A ., '- . P .. -.5 X Q A.. -W , :f 5 A ' .x :.,,,.- 7 ,' ' f , 4'