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

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THE 1918 SENIOR ANNUAL HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1919 When ln the hlstory of the Rome Free Academy has there ever been such a dlstlngulshed umor Class3 As we glance back into the past three years we cannot help reahzmg what a great benefit we have been and what our presence has meant to thus school September l9l5 was the most memorable month of our young hves for It was then that we stepped forth from the fatherly wmgs of Mr Lowerre and Mr Barrlnger and became members of the school whlch lt has always been our aim to honor On that first day when our trembllng legs carned us lnto the Study Hall of the R F A we were welcomed much to our surprlse wlth bursts of applause the llke of whlch we had never heard and lt was then that we recelved the lmpressxon that we weren t quite so lnslgmflcant as we felt and we really belleved Mr l-larrls when he sald that this demonstratlon was be cause our class was the best looking one which had ever entered the Academy rlowever xt was not long before we knew our proper place and had buckled down to business During our Freshmen year we earnestly struggled to grasp the prmclples of algebra Latln etc and at the same tlme we astomshed sev eral of the teachers wlth our brllllance We lmmerged from the terrors of Regents with flying colors and soon our older brothers and slsters delgnecl to notlce us Havlng satlsfactorlly completed our first year 1n l-hgh School and men we closed our books and looked forward to a long vacatlon ln the fall we returned to school stlll very eager to learn but not qulte so fresh as we had been We took our place as Sophomores and followlng the example of the lllustrlous class of l9l8 as we had always secretly done we again reflected credlt upon our beloved school and upon ourselves And nfluenced ln no small way by the lectures upon concentratlon and other help tul subjects the majority of us again earned well deserved pralse by success fully passlng Regents l-leretofore our athletes had been ordinary but as oon as an opportunity was offered we noted wlth prlde that they were steadrly becoming great and we began to see VISIODS of the future when dear old R F A should be crowned wlth victory by members of the Class of l9l9 Thus passed our Sophomore year uneventful but stlll filled wlth hard work And now havmg been unlors for nearly a year we have fully appreclated the responslbllxty whlch has been ours We have earnestly sought to malntam the renutatlon whlch we acqulred durmg our first two years and you know how well we have succeeded The football team 3SSlStCd by our noble athletes cored many victories agamst the enemy Also several of our members have devoted thelr muslcal talents toward the betterment of the orchestra thus reflecting greater honor upon our class ACCOl'dlHg to a custom whnch has been prevalent m the Rome Free Aca demy for many years the umor class glves a receptlon to the departing Sen xors Contrary to this custom the Class of I9 l 9 feelmg that such a receptlon ought not to be held when there was so much suffermg and sorrow ln the world caused by war voted by a large majority to omlt the Prom for thls year VVe were sorry mdeed to break this custom but l belleve that the Semors agree wlth us when we say that we would have been slackers had we done otherwlse 28 vw - 5 l perhaps happy in the thought that we had passed through the trials of Fresh- - - u , o J ' y 5. . S . . . i

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THE 1915 SENIOR ANNUAL 494 4' M7 F lf,.,w-Fav I Juniors 1919 Presldent DON QLD BARN-QRD X lce Presldent Nl ATILDA HART Secretary JOSEPH RUBY Treasurer PRICILLA BEACH ' X w Q 'gvfii N' 3 , 0 fp , 064 7, Q . 174 97 f, ii: F . ,fl I ,ff V H ,f,,,-'a:.f'!,,y, Y x ,gf ,I ,' ' Q ff' ,W Q.- K ,Hi , .,, fx,-KL , - 11 , N, x, N Ab by N N ,xl X o ' -, . Y xv. l - 1 .-.-. 1 . V 4

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THI: 1918 SFNIUR ANNLAL Xs our unlor xe xr dr rms to at elose we refxllze th rt we sh rll soon be cllf n1 fled SGDIOYS 'Xh' soon to he cll nlfied Qemors Xh' how lon hxve we nspnred to that lofty hewht' Xncl to he vsorthy of time hrgh positron we hxve only to follow the path w hreh we heme been tr xxelnn IH and whrch we Lnow will lead to success W. e are Corhclent that use n xncl will xlw rys uphold the honor ot clear old R A X xt least rs well ts the C l rss of 1918 and per ips exen hetter who l-tnou-.J C F OUR FACULTY Uur lrrultx h rs m xcle us sm nrt lnsplrecl our hopes md urns f 1 vs h xt vw clcpx rr t it qu er rouncl the hm XX e hr lcl the m p xrt to lvl mme CT INK CC rss See 3 strlxes to mxlxe Lls row 1' cloes ew rythln just C 'X rss Spear wlth xlgehrr does hc r he t Xnc lxnousl rot H rrrls vxlll do the rest 'X rss H rrp rs xlws Hys xery husx Xncl hrxn Fxrst sud to vshom xre duly Fl here s Nh s Xlcl erren miltes us re xson l'ven vn the summer season 'Wlss Dudley keeps us mmrnf hr h XX hrle most of us pull sex enty Hve 'Xlrss Norse and Peterson comm md Nnd haxe us mike our lunfs expwnd Yes Wxss XIrQF1rl1nd l7lI'll9l'16S sorrow Vx hlle Nlrss Qtocltlng, hrwhtens the morrow 'Vlrss Foote Nllss XX1llS0D h me thelr sh ire 1 h 1 c x or rn Nllss C ooney md Nlr Bmlts Hold the rec ords for rooms so newt 'Xncl lxlrc her wlth the hammer c rn t be beat 'X splendld lust I must tonfess BL1tStlll there s one not n xmecl hefore Nor do we love the rest the less But clear Vlrss Hxvham all the more 'VIDC 9 , K, K. 1 2 A ,ALVLHW .L . J ' J' 2 2 ' ' ' ' . 2 . 3 2 ' Q '- z ' ' ' ', . .- ' '. 'nf ' ' 2 ' 3 . ' ', ' . ' 'I rn 2 2 2 Q A ' 2 2 ' 2. .f2.' . ,' , .h2, . ,. ' ' R. . ., l9. -2 r V' 2 J 2 , J Q 2 . S A '.' i E A -'Q An l ro ' t 2 'e are to 1 art. lim h2 e 1 feeling - -nrt H 1 1 2 2 . lhf- c-'s .-Yngell whom vi all hol l leur, lxliss Bihhins who affords muvh cheer. lX'l'.'.' f l' . . 2 ' .' g ', rl 'J ' u fl I J s 1, ill: -N ' 2 nf , 2 Q - S, rf l ' 1 .J F. 2 V , . . Ulf. 2 ', 2 '2 f. ' ' .A ' gs . f ' 2 ' . Q V . 'S .f 7 . 2 ' J 2 , l ' . ' ,Q Ag , .- f 2 ' 2 g. 2 . . . . 2 ' 2 2 2 '. . , V! . . -. . . 'I X' V5 . '. Vi'hR- surflj rly just 2 cl fzxir. 1' N ' 2 S. 2 ' . . f 1 , w E 3 1 . .3 u Z