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

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THI3 I9Ib SENIOR CLASS POEM The Good Sh1p Hope Gut Irom the port of the br1n11n1r behool X sh1p 5et 511I one day In the month of beplemlber thf ye1r I-I c lp JI ope w1t 1t5c1 A party ot explorers bxllecl on the wood shlp Ilope XX huh w1th 511Is unfurled set out to sed I c r the I1ncI ot Ixnovwleclve 1ncI fI1y5 to be Ihey 11IecI dow n the r1ver of Y outhlul Hope YK h1ch leads to 31rnb1t1on bex FI he w xter ran smooth the hrst CI xys out Xncl lb calm 18 edlm could he They 511IecI on thus two ye1r5 or moxe he Isl 1nd5 ol I due 1t1on X1 QI explored to the1r he nts eontent Xnd c une 111 15 content But Alon the tourse wwhleh now they r1n IIu L YOLIX5 loomed 1I1tO 511 ht Rocks ol D154 111111 ement mount 1111 h1 5 1rI1 1 1 1e1xe5t n1f t Xnc thou h the vx 1ve5 were h1 h iff lttlllll to w uh them on rI1o1r L5 Sllfl VK L Il XVIII or If c I 1 1 IS we 1nc e u 51t1-I5 throu Xncl th 5h1p IN 111 1nnecI wlth 1 noh e grew aunt 1 1 xr: ID 1 r11 htw 15 h 1 xpt 1111 LI1111 :cl IIICII Lou Ihey 5t xrtcly tell the Shoals t V 11Ic cl IIIGICI o er tht ou 111 WIC my h 1d p155ecI D1sro11r1 unc nt I oc X roup ot 15I 1nd5 now I1e 1he1cI Innocent to the slvht But to Ixnd 1nd un '1dm1tt mee Igfxch one would haxe to I1 hr The 1sIes were tlosely guarded On north east south and west By a sex eral he xclecl clraoon Cilled Iznvllsh it ltS best 73 ANNUAL Q : I 2 e I' , I t, ' . Y' , 3 -' ' , 2 1 , Ih f sh 1 II ', I h ' Q 'z rggo guy. U 1? 5 ' 'Q ' 1 1 ' ' ' ,, 1 e f' . V ' , - S2 ' K , ' Y 7 e ' . 2 , NI 1 ' 3. 2 ' , A, 1 ,A M ' .E A K, ., , 1' '1 - z 'z ' t . z g ' ' A 1 e . g, , ,A. , ' ,jg 1 ' ' -' he g , 1' - gh. .fX'cIz 'zsllf 'I' ' gh. 'Ihe explorers wctre Inrave while Ll storxn arose, .- I gg . 'Q ' ': - 'gg , II ra 1 I gf 'Q '2 1 CI, Ihlu-1' . 'L 'A CIA 'Ihr cz1ptz11n is are vi ES ' ll as Ii' I, IIc'II se - 5 Ja I f ghg r 1- J ' 2 ' 1 I' ' ' '. Ixfh 7- It I1 'z CI CIC Stfg 'z't1- 'z 1' 'Q gr ' rse, 1 .f v - y - As he, sz' - 1 ,z ' - '-s Ie Ihf' 2 -Cl ag' - l Ii. f gg Q 1 ' ' ' 2 a , 1 'D e z ge' 4 2 ' 4' w ' ' NO' D . , , , D , , k O c . i., lx c . .

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THE 1918 SENIOR ANNUAL Wlllson who lnslsted that he keep close to her the remalnder of the evenmg Old txmes were then revlved and the Tommy Tucker and Vlfglnla Reel were called off after whrch the crowd ID general but the chaperones rn particular thought the tlme had come to depart for the blg clty So the merry throng collected themselves together as best they could and made for the slexghs all anxlous for a comfortable seat The homeward tr1p was quite uneventful hveryone snuggled down under the blankets whlch were poor protectlon agalnst the dlsagreeable ram and sleet Many departed into the land of slumber only to be awakened by the shrlll call of the clrlver that we had at last reached Rome So ended that eventful mght one whlch w1ll never be forgotten They approached from either slde Not a word was spoken Not a Slght was heard No one ln the room stlrred She was blushmg prettlly and was as red as a rose He was as pale as death or the chalk cliffs of England Slower and slower they advanced Now only a llttle dlstance separated them Wrll they never reach each other3 They approach They brush one agamst the other They klss And slowly they contmue thelr separate courses Alas they are only bllllard balls' No Longer Blmd Peg Wallis l love my love ln zebra hose ln purple vell she s grand But oh my love ln solled whlte spats ls more than l can stand It s better to alm at somethlng and ITIISS rt than to alm at nothlng and hrt It ln Exams A word on the cuff IS worth two In the book Every man IS occasionally what he ought to be perpetually A Real Sport udve Ten years for burglarlz mfr 1 house Have you anythlng to say for yourself3 Crambllng George Sure you shake the clxce to see whether we mrke lt twenty years or nothlng Wore than 5000 elephants a year go to make our plano keys had been reaclmg a patent medlclne almanac For the land s sake exclalmed the landlady Amt rt wonderful what some anlmals can be tralned to o Flrst Glrl Women always con tradlct one another Second Glrl They do not Pa will you glVC me a good llck mv right now3 Why thls l..emuel3 lm golng to sneak off and go swlmmmg ancl l dont want to bothered wlth a future Speakmg of bathmg ln famous springs sand the tramp to the tour rs l bathed m the sprmg of 86 . Y . y , . v . . , . . . 7 , , . .' : 5 5 - . u' - . 5 2 . I Y A T' . l- , . V . . 2 V . . . I A , . if ' 1 - ' remarked the student boarder, who D l ' 41 . Y il s , , l Cl Y . . n I - , . , . , . .. , , . s , g, - , . . 5 , 1 Q 4 Q tt . , . - . . y . be . .. u t it Y a v Y U, Z4

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THQ1918 5i1gTiIfOR ANNLTAL M ppp yypy Y One isle was Clomposition One lqn ll In Lrxmmxr TQCVISLCT Vlhle X1 ehrx l run and Qermm a Before thelr vxonderm eyes Vlxth the sword of Persex erance The clra on then they slew And explored the Isles to therr greatest depth They searched them through and through Victorious xt last and sxtlsfied Wlth the treasures they had won The shxp set sall for the journey home Toward the rlsln sun Therr voyage home l need not dCSCl'IbC But slmply let me say That they anchored safely m 1918 On Gracluatron Day H LATEST BOOKS Uver the Top Graduatmg Under Fnre Regents Week To Have and to Hold Diplomas Pebbles on the Shore Freshmen C urrent l'TlStOl'y Semor GOGQIP Tale of Two Crtles Hlstory of Rome and U T K X Pe son of Some Importance lVl1ss Harp Vveaver of Dreams Dorothy Waldo Vlotor Glrls XxrIll'l1fI'Cd Rowland Evelyn Randolph Marjorle Stevens House of Whispers The Staff bphlll Climb To Get 72 Counts CTISIS Fxams Wrnter Sunshme Xmas Vacatlon TWICE Told Tales Excuses lnnocence Abroad umors ln Semor Cloak Room Prlsoners of Hope Freshmen Before Reports Les 'Vhserables Freshmen After Reports 6 5 v 3. g 's T z z 3 1 V Al .A g 2, ,z ' 2 N z l'y fl' v A I V Q 3 - '3 N ' 2 2 . ' sz ' ' ' ' . B. Nl. ., 'l8. t K ......................................... ' . . The Harvester ......................................... Fred Brush r ............................. ' . ........ , , 2