Rome High School - Roman Yearbook (Rome, GA)

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THE ROMAN THIRD YEAR C Presldent Hattie Mae Gaines Vice President Mary Louise Pyron Secretary Frankie Daniel Prophet Henry Wooten Colors Red and Whlte Flower Tulip Motto Practice makes perfect Class Prophecy On my thlrtleth birthday I decided to take a long vacation as I had not had one 1n about three years I decided to take a nice trip to New York and go on boat from Sa vannah and return by way of Washington At last the day for my departure arrived I boarded the boat called The Kentslnk one of the many shlps owned and operated by the Arnott Steamship Company of which Harbin Arnott was president It has been rumored however that the real brains of the company belonged to Mrs. Arnott, for- merly Miss Inez Scott, both being my friends at school. On board I saw an in- teresting individual with the uniform of the captain' on looking closer I discovered that it vsas Billie Ixirton another one of my school friends. As the last Whistle blew be- fore the departure a dignified woman with a small poodle in her arms rushed aboard. It proved to be Lillie Mae Verner. We arrived ln New York early one morn ing after much seaslckness I decided to spend the day in seeing the attractions of the Metropolis The first great attraction was the Modlste Shoppe owned and oper ated by Willie Mae Farmer and Truman Walker both my old school friends As I entered one of the large skyscrapers of the city I rang for the elevator On entering the elevator I recognized Webb Roberts as the elevator boy. We had a nice conversa- tion and he asked me if I would attend the Ziegfield Follies that night. Of course I consented. He told me that Bernice Taffar and Clara Evans were models employed by Willie Mae Farmer and Trumond Walker. On walking further down the avenue I di - covered to my astonishment the McBra5 er and Grimes Furniture Store the owners were good friends at school. I entered the fContinued on page 40.1

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THE ROMAN THIRD YEAR B President Morrls Jones Vice Presldent Wlll am Ford Secretary Sara Lou Casey Hlstorian Annle L McLaughlin Flower Black eyed Susan Colors Black and Gold Mo to T ue as gold' Class Hlstory It seems only yesterday instead of sev eral years ago that vue a class of boys and girls entered High School to work toward that ever Shlnlng light which is our goal We all felt rather shy of our new sur- roundings but took in every detail of the new strange place and watched with open eyes every movement of our teachers who have strived to make men and women of us. Many of us have dropped behind along the way but have been ever spurred on by our ambitious teachers until vue are forgetting our old feeling of indifference. School days fly by and soon vacation comes. A happy vacation is just ahead of us but we will come back agaln hungerlng for knowledge This year has passed away Wlth swiftness and as it draws near a close we find ourselves much wiser than at the be gmmng and wlth only another year between us and our goal We entered school in the fall of 1925 with happy hearts because we knew that we were one step nearer to that longed for title- Dignified Seniors. Our Junior year has been a happy and progressive one and we hope that our Sen- ior year will be equally as progressive. Po you our teachers who have piloted us safely this far we give our sincerest thanks.

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THE ROMANI - ---Q SECOND YEAR A Presxdent Katherlne Caperton V109 Pres1dent Albert Bry S011 Secretary and Treas Mary Harbln Prophet Martha Damel Colors Purple and Gold Flower Pansy Motto Maxlmum results wlth mllllmufl efforts Class Prophecy Tuesday mornmg, June 2, 1943 found me s1tt1ng alone 111 my offlce 1n New York C1ty In a few moments I was mterrupted by a gentle knock on the door I was surprlsed to see a dark slender woman w1th a ball 11ke crystal ln her hands Would you l1ke to have your fortune told? curtly she 1nqu1red I can tell you anythlng you want to know about the pres ent past or future lVIot1on1ng her to a chalr I told her I wanted to know about some of my old class mates at Rome Hlgh School Well began the gypsy as she gazed 1n tently 1nto the crystal even now I see How ard Grlffln as prlnclpal of Rome Hlgh School and Ambrose Erwln as Janltor Mattle Wall Glover has made qulte a sensatlon by defeatlng Mercella tennls champlon of the world ln a match France Jane A W1lk1ns was recently elected champlon glggler of Gold Creek Among the contestants were Ben Grlffln and Kltty Caperton I guess you know that Carolyn Elmore has klndly consented to take Mlss Pearl Smith's place as teacher of Latin at Rome High School In my crystal I see a great smger suc cessor to Malllpurchl no other than Lou1se Smlth Mary Harbln DIXIE McConnell and Martha Berrv are now chorus g1rls IH Greas er s Vfxudevllle wlth Robert Plerce as lead mg man and Albert Bryson as curtam rmg Pattl Wrlght McGhee edlts a column 1n the Dally Whlrl Surely you have read How to Break thls Heart It IS flne and 1tS guxdlng mfluence and advlce IS prescrlb ed for all g1rls Mlfflam Gflfflll and Martha Wrlght com blned thexr talent to make a book The Mormng Before the Nlght After wh1le Jann bhropshlre has wrltten a wonderful book entltled The Fatal Note It 1 w rnlng to all school g1rls under slxteen Martha K1ng and Loulse Hardln aroused the athletlc world by Swlmmlng across tl1e ocean ln flV6 years Loulse Barclay M me Wald Ellen Harvey and Luclle Anderson made a worlds record hlklng from Han' brush 1ll1no1s to Boston Massachusetts They mslsted that they had recelved only thlrty elght rldes durmg the entlre hlke Thxs was all I could hear, so I dlsmxssed the fortune teller and was left alone with the thoughts of my old class-mates.