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

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1925 SENIOR ANNUAL 3,0 C A A f . V V X

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I2 i925 SENIOR ANNUAL .HX Rome Free Academy 9 WVas erected in I8-48 as a private school. at a cost of Sb2U8.9.?.. Rev. S. Ii. liruwn was first principal at a salary of 51000. The second principal was If. Moore. The th rd was Oren Root. Jr., and his .issistant was Elihu Root. The Academy was adopted as rt part of the Union Free School System of the Districtnnjuly10,1S09. The Academy lot was originally the gift of Dominick Lynch. in the interest of Education to be foiever occupied by it building devoted to that purpose. I Photo by C. B. Howland, Commercial Photographer The old building was taken down in 1847 and the present building costing 580,433.31 was erected in its place, being com- pleted and iirst occupied in the fall of 1899. The upper floor was devoted to Academic Worn, the lower to grade work nnder the name of Court Street School. W. D. Hood was Principal of Academy, R. H. Barringer the Principal of the Court Street School, Grade work was grad- ually crowded out of the build- mq' until 1913, since then the entire building has been used for Academic purposes, At that time 119139 there was a. total registration of 421 pupils, This year 119253 the total registration is 809, f 1 l i X M F L i. A 8 lik hi f. ,.L, K4 ,ihvil J 1 . X 9311 3. Q, ,i iii i l ' , '. fi K, ra ig ik, IV A, .k K '!, , 3 , ,.g'-Mtg N 5. gf 9 5.1 Eg fr 1, N, L. -at 'S X l t- tl- 5 3 lit fe i - if 2' ,g f f' f,.l E 3 1 f ' Q Q alt 2 535 1 Q 6 of 9. , was 1 .i . i l Q ' -' 1 r 1. 'Q 4' ' V fr in ' ' A 1 Y . I 1. 352 3 ,ui e if i , . ., I F231-1 if s 1 . f mf 2 J it 2 I .- 9 3 . . I ,. , ' K f , ig: - i r ' s?jl, . . ' 1 e . . , T A - L . ' i f M -- 0' el. . . 1 Y t. i , , ,ie . , .. . The new structure now building was authorized in May. 1924. Construction started in November and will be ready for use some time during 1926, It will accomodate 600 pupils of Sophomore, Junior and Senior grade, The building appropriation was 8400.000 and the lot cost 525,000 additional, The present building will then be used for eighth and ninth grades,

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I4 1923 SENIOR ANNUAL 'l Winslow Francis Alder- Babe Photos hy RlcClusky 3 Blanche C. Baril- Frenchy We wonder if archery is the only thing To those who knoweth not no words Babe has been teaching Marjorie. can paint, Baseball '25, ' And those who know thee know all d ' f' 2 Norma Caroline Baker- Norm wot S are mm She lgkcs potsdam weft 4 David Holden Aldridge- Hobo This handsome young man intends to take a post-graduate course at St. Aloysius. Staff. Hi Y. 6 James William Atkinson- Jim He's got a face so meek and mild, You'd never think he was so wild. Staff. Hi Y. 5 Ernestine Leona Affolter Zeal is stronger than fear or love. 7 Helen Louise Arthur- Hollie Love sought is good, but giv is better. Class play. Second Girls' Slingerland '25. Secretary of Senior Class. en unsought