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

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THE 1918 SENIOR ANNUAL SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In the year I9 I 4 my companions and I a group of 'xdventuresome boys and glrls havlng safely escaped the horrlble sea monster Regents boarded the good shxp Qpportunxty and set saxl for the lsland of R I7 A The voyage was a pleasant one wlthout squalls or gales the future loomed up before us wxth wonderous brllllance All durlng the voyage we eagerly clnscussed this new land where we mlght exercxse what knowledge we had already gained After a voyage of about two months one of my companlons dlscovered way off ln the dlstance the dum outlme of a rugged coast A we drew near we saw that we had at last reached our destmatlon We dlsem barl-:ed from the shlp amld the tremendous cheers of the mhabltants who even 'wt that early date recognlzed our superror ablllty Xve were escorted to the palace wlth great ceremony by the natlves and then came the most dreaded ordeal of all the mtervxew wvth the ruler After thus mtervrew whatever feelmg of superlorxty we had possessed was subdued I-lere we dlscovered that we must become subjects to a natrve government governed by a tyranl cal kmg untll we galned sufhclent knowledge to govern ourselves Soon we were glven our place on the rsland and drscovered to our amazement that our group had been gxven a name Freshmen by these stmnge people Ot. arly history might be compared to the perlod of the darls ages We surely Nere rn the darlt when It came to understanding the natlves They all had a peculrar craving for SlI'12lI12 and dancmg and tools. great pleasure ln teachmg us to become Slxllled m these arts Ive stood nn great awe of the ruler but ln more fear of those assoclated with the government These were men and women of varled character whose one dellght consisted ln telllng us how very llttle we knew From what I have told you of our hlstory you must I-.now that we were sub ject to great humlllatlons As rt was natural we resented thls and we were determmed to show these haughty people that we were Freshmen of more spmt and courage than had ever before landed on the lsland Our first vlc tory was the wmnmg of the Indoor Track Prize Thus was qurclxly followed by many others The next perlod ln our hlstory was the period of Rebellion We had bade farewell to that unpleasant name Freshmen and received the more honored one of Sophomores As Sophomores we were truly prodlgles Wnth the same spmt that moved our forefathers to rebell we held a meeting and decrded that hereafter we should be consulted on all affalrs relating to R I: N After this perlod there was a final settlmg up of all dlfECl.lltlCS and peace and joy rergned supreme As a part of the gox ernment of the Island we underwent a dxstmct change From frlvllous Sophomores we developed mto grave and scholarly UHIOTS 'Vlany of my fellow classmates full of the restlessness of youth left R F A to take thelr place IH the outslde World But what we had lost ln numbers we amply made up for ln Splflt We gradually became merged mto one great brotherhood all strnlng for one goal Success' ZI , c . . . -. H e ' o . 1 . tt . H . . 1 A v ' o . . . , gk . . S y 1 . v -- . . , . A , . - , ' , a rs ' , 5 c . tt -- . :a Y H K . ' .g Q. ' ' . . 1 T T . t c S . r . , g . , 5 . . 5 . , A . . I H 5 - ' 1 y . c . . ' . c 2 - t .J . . r . r . b ' D I - I - , , . , . ' a rs ' y' l ' O cz '

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THE 1918 SENIOR ANNUAL Photos by McClusky Margaret Luella Wallis Peg St George that swm ed the dragon and e er SIHCC Slts on his horse back at mlne hostess door Who wrll Peg be out wrth next3 That IS a ques tnon with no answer although lately she has cen tered her attentlon on one fortunate male and l dont Blamer Peg seems to have better luck wlth the OppOSltC sex than she does with geometry But never mmd there IS always some bad rn the best of us Wmner of 2nd PTIZC ln Shngerland ln l 7 Mem ber of Staff Dorothy Karleen Walter Dot And the words that lssued from her mouth were brllllant 3 like the stars and as sharp as a knlfe Durmg our four years stay ln R F A Dorothy has graced the Class of 1918 by her presence She IS surely a valuable member of that remarkable or wlth lt pretty smoothly As far as we can see there rsnt a fellow m R F A that wlll sult her Lrllran Adelaide Wood 1 Farr klnd and true have often llved alone which three tlll now never kept seat ln one A sllght romance has affected this fair damsel lately Who would have thought that Cupid would have touched thee3 However Lllllan showed that she was made of the rlght kmd of stuff when she ran away wlth the grrls first Slmgerland prlze She IS a member of the Wlggler and Glggler As soclatron Slmgerland PYIZC Honorable mentlon Mohawk Valley Speakmg Contest In Memonam Michael MacMahon When the hand of death swept from our mldst our beloved frlend and Presldent lVl1chael lVlaclVlahon the Class of l9l8 suf fered a loss whrch can never be replaced l-le was promrnent ln every phase of school lrfe Whether nn the class room upon the athletlc field or rn socrety he played hrs role well Now that he IS gone from us forever we shall always have a warm spot rn our hearts for the memory of our own dear fnend and Presldent 20 . , ...H , 1 H U .. . 0 , , . 7 D 1 ' ' ' I IP 4 ' ' , - I , ' . i Cl ,Y ganization. She can pull a bluff over and get away t - - - T CCL'lH .. . , . . y , . - , . Y , - , , .

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THE 1918 SENlQR ANNUAL We were also prominent in the social life of the island. And during our unior year we gave a Prom which will go down in history as the most suc- cessful Prom ever given in R F A As last year s unrors we have now become the present Senior Class We have at last obtamed the final success toward which all our efforts have been dlrected Already thus last year has been made a memorable one Our class was ably represented IH the Slmgerland PTIZC Speaklng Contest ln thls contest my fellow classmates won all four prlzes awarded As Senors we con tlnued to be the soclal leaders of the xsland We gave a Senlor slelghnde whlch added one more lmportant date to our hlstory Durxng thls last year whatever feellng of awe or fear we had felt toward the ruler and those assoclated wlth the government has 1ven away to a new feellng of esteem and reverence We saw 1n them not autocratlc commanders worklng against us but frlends worlclng for our mterests They helped to broaden our mlnds and develope our lndlvldual talents By the lnfluence of these people there has developed among my classmates a variety of tastes and mclmatnons to such an extent that when the last day comes lHSt6ad of leavlng on the same Shlp some hlp some on another Some of us w1ll saxl on to to a land of hlgher educatlon but wherever we go we have been well prepared to be vlctorxous ln the of us wxll embark on one the land of busmess some success wlll follow us for battles of Llfe K ACADEMIC HONORS 1918 First Honor Valedlctory Ruth Seymour Klngsley Class Avera e 93 49 Examlnatlon Average 92 93 Final 93 ZI Second Honor Salutatory Adelaide Gertrude Hyde Class Thlrd Honor Class Fourth Honor Class Fxfth Honor Class Sixth Honor Class Recrtahon Honor Oratorxcal Honor 9162 88 43 89 90 90 86 Exammatlon 89 25 Examlnatlon 86 I6 Exammatxon 83 64 EXal l1lU8tlOh 81 55 Fxnal Average 9 2 ZZ F1nal90 43 lVlar1e Louise Haas LOUISE Margaret Hertel Final 87 30 Bernlce Dretrlch lVlart1n Fmal 86 77 Harold Arthur Rathbone Fmal 86 20 Ruth Seymour Kingsley Harold Arthur Rathbone J , . J . w . . M. .,'l8. ' c ' p ...... Z, ........... t. - c J ...... Y ..: .......... A ' ' ' ' ' ' ' i9'1f52.' 'EgA51i,i5fi5n's3f44.' 'n'n'ai's'7.4s HM' Fi55iAQe'rAg49EzQs4''U