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

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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

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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 SENIOR SLEIGHRIDE The wmd sung around the corners of the Hlgh School bulldlng Blg grey and whlte masses of clouds rolled over each other rn the northern sky Snow fell lightly large whlte flakes floated gently to the ground Out from beneath a cover of blankets m one of the loads one Harold Rath bone emerged and was seen for a second and then ducking back hid hrs ndentnty He was looking for an extra slexgh whlch might transport the unfortunate left overs to the gay vlllage of Westernvrlle As the tlme was Heetmg fast our worthy Presldent deemed It wlser to start for Liberty Hall and let the others get there best they could Our rlde to Westernvllle with one exceptlon was enjoyed by all The one exception however was blamed upon the first team which evidently could not keep m the road and attempted to swrm through the dnfts of snow toward Lake Delta However after a long and tedlous process the horses were helped mto 'he road avam and we proceeded on our way Prof Roberts was m a very gay state of mmd as he usually IS and when ne was not smgmg some favorlate college son he was very forcrbly expound mg the arguments for havmg movlng plcture houses open on Sunday lVlurry XVlllSfJH and Sarah Stockmg performed the dull dutxes of chaperones and from what l heard and saw they were kept busy but drd not fall short of helr task At last our destmatnon Lxberty Hall was reached and everyone piled out Rathbone RICE and Bradt got thelr first however and saw to lt that no one to the room above and the orchestra started m on some of that ar Jazz musxc fthe klnd that makes you dance and each and every one went to rt During he danclng Adelaide ones dropped a stitch and everybody stopped dancing to look for lt After a short search Harold Rathbone who was er a talking to Lllllan Wood ln an obscure corner of the hall dlscovered rt and rn order to make lt known he had to reveal hrs own ldentlty whlch spolled hrs pleasure for a tame at least About l l 30 the last load of left overs straggled m and after happy greet ngs were exchanged dancmg was resumed tlll mndmght Probably no one would have thought of adjournlng to the dmlng room below lf MOIIIS LCVIHC had not suddenly poped out of no where and made the frank statement that he had gone without dmner and lunch at home Just so he could Hll up on thus occasxon This was enough together wxth the announcement by Adelaide ones and Clay Aldndge chefs and dlsh washer respectively that everythlng was rn readiness for the feast to start a rush for the dmmv room And those eats Oh boy' never 1n the hlstory of Senior slelghrldes had there ever been such a bount1ful feed as was 3Waltlng thelr eager eyes and stomachs too The chef assisted by Ruth Kmgsley had coffee on sale for a mckle a cup which alded consrderably rn clearmg expenses After the enjoyable repast the merry folks resumed dancmg wrth renewed vigor Every other dance moonllght which was taken advantage of by all especxally by Rathbone who was seen attemptlnv a camouflaged lovmv party but was cau ht by Nlurry Z3 . ' ' C ' l , . . . g . - r . entered without first giving an account of himself. The bunch then adjourned . D . O V g .. ..