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

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THE 1919 SENIOR ANNUAL Vincent Malcolm Raffauf -- Vin Yes, this is the celebrated Vin. Like Barnard, he is very fond of the fair sex. His business? Oh, we expect he'll be manager of the Parker Fountain Pen Factory soon. Moreover, when it comes to women, no one can say that he is a piker. Member of Senior Annual Staff. Mary Thelma Ringrose You've guessed it! 'Yes, this is Miss Ringrose, a quiet and charming girl. She tirmly believes that one's surroundings greatly influence one's actions and deeds. We suspect that is why she cast her lot with us and comes every day from Westernville to be with us. Hazel Elizabeth Robson Some people go to school because they want Log some because they have to. Hazel goes because she wants to. The queer part of it is, she wants to go to study. We always thought women were queer, anyhow. Mildred Eleanor Rockwood For some time now Mildred has been unusually happy. Our HC0lll1lllii'l-ltd on Investigations puzzled over the case for about six weeks. They Hnally decided that the excuse for this exuberance was the fact that prohibition was at last assured. When confronted with this accusation she confessed that it was true. We feel relieved. We thvight she was in love. Salutatorian. Member of Senio, Xnnual Staff. Staff representative on Advisory Board. 21

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THE 1919 SENIOR ANNUAL fff' Genevieve Parks - Jane Q We have known Jane for a long time and have always found her ready to laugh and giggle, but lately an unusual calm has settled on her and we fear that it is a bad case of heart disease. If we are wrong, can anyone enlighten us? f Mary Odelia Plunkett Ah, behold Odelia, our class teaser. She has a memory of extraordinary length. Odelia talks about the same thing for two weeks straight, and the name of Albany, always. Charles Wesley Powers - Wes Just take a squint at those eyebrows! Ain't he cute? He comes from Bridgeport, Conn. The only thing we wonder is, are there any 'more like that in Bridgeport? Wes is a great man among the ladies, and he thinks as much about them as he does any- thing else, and that's saying a lot. Football. Member of Annual Staff. Robert i11 class play. Mabel Alice Quackenbush Mabel hails from some place near Westmoreland, but we can't tell exactly. Week-ends we never see her, so there must be some attraction over there. She can tell you all about Vin and Chunk , for she sits right next them. 20

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THE 1919 SENIOR ANNUAL Genevieve Laurette Ruby - 'iGen Here's something nifty! -If you know her you're lucky. If you don't we'1l introduce you. If we do, though, you gotta promise not to monopolize her. We're not selfish, but we're human. 'tGen is one of our little class prizes. ' Grace in class play. Joseph George Ruby 4- Joe Joe has so much responsibility upon his young shoulders that he has become shop-worn -excuse us, we mean care-worn. His duties as president of Advisory Board weigh tremendously upon him. lt is rumored that Joe is to be Presidential can- didate on the Prohibition ticket for 1924. We have no doubt but what his majority will be tremendous. President of Rome Students' Association. Sec- retary of class. Pauline Frances Samson - Polly Polly is a great friend of Pete Bloss and resembles her in some V25 respects. We suspect they must have good feed up to Polly's house, too. Our Polly hails from the ,far-off hills of Western- ville. Would you believe it? Iva Estella Sawyer Miss Sawyer is one of our honor pupils, but that's not her fault. We suppose she just can't help being bright. Iva is a Lee Center belle and we're proud of her. She's come to the city to live for good now. 22