Rome High School - Roman Yearbook (Rome, GA)

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THE ROMAN FIRST YEAR B President Emeliza Swain Vice President Weldon Rogers Secretary Virginia Wooten Prophet Elizabeth Wright Colors White and Gold Flower Shasta Dalsy Motto A class that's worth while is a class that will smile when everything goes wrong Class Prophecy One morning while I was sitting by my window reading a book the postman rang the bell When I went to the door he hand ed me two bills and a letter First I opened the bills one was from Todds Clothing Store and the other was from Smith 8: Whlttenberg s Modlste Shop Then I opened the letter which was from Mary Proctor inviting me to stay a few weeks with her in New York. I had been teaching for nine long months at Athens and was thrilled at the idea of spending my Vacation in New York. I immediately sat down and answered her letter telling her that I would leave the following morning by aeroplane. I stopped at Washington D. C. to e Emeliza Swain who was the President's pri- xate secretary. Emeliza invited some friends for dinner that night and who should be there but Olive Watson who was a libra rian Weldon Rogers, who was the proprle tor of the largest hotel there and Vlrglflla. Wooten who was secretary to Clyde Angle, a member of the Presidents Cabinet The next morning we went to a lecture on wo man suffrage given by Velma Thomas That afternoon found me ln New York Mary and Eugenia Rutland met me at th station. They had been talking to Margaret Shaw and Clara Ella Porter who said they were leaving for Naples where they were to study art. One day We decided to visit old friends who were living in New York. First we went to the Coolidge Memorial Hospital fContinued on page 44.1

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THE ROMAN FIRST YEAR A Presldent Vxce Presldent Secretary Flower Pansy Frances Bower Edwln Danlel Malcolm Culpepper Colors Purple and Gold Motto Green but Growlng Class Hlstory We should feel our ufnportance for belng 1n High School at last How many years have we struggled to hold our present p0S1 t1on to be a member of Rome Hlgh School? When we flrst entered the flrst grade we were ever looklng toward our goal and as the years rolled by we could see thls goal com1ng clearer and nearer untll at last we have reached lt Many of our school mates we have left be hmd some have left to go to other schools The1r places have been fllled by other stu dents who have helped us recexve our re ward There have been many stumbhng blocks 1n our way but where there s a w1ll there s a way Entermg High School for the flrst tlme thxs year we found new students awaltmg us Lvervthlng was strange We recelved many bumps and knocks but now how proud we look xt those very bumps for they are our seal our passpo1t through the freshman year to the sophomore year We admit we are green but Just glve us a chance for we re growlng Martha Battey 30 Historian ., ,..,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,, Martha Battey , ' H . . Y . v , . ' 9 7 . 7 . z , - ' u 'rx ' ' s - , ,

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THE ROMANI FIRST YEAR C Presldent Earl Hatfleld Vlce Presldent Joel Gross S cretary Juplla Glenn HISLOFIRH Clara Nelle Drummond Flower Pansy Motto Semper F1dellS Class Prophecy After many years of waltlng and worry There were many couples dancmg on deck my dleams of tourmg the world were to be To my great surprlso I saw Martha John made true I was to start the comlng Wed necday but was I to make the trlp all alone? No I would not for I knew I stlll had an old school frlend Cleo Keener who would accompany me We left Rome and arrlved 1n New Xork the place from whlch we were to sail W got on our boat and I glanced at the cap tam whom I recogmved as Thomas Drum mond Cleo called KJ me and we went on dec The orchestra was playmg and I could not help but stand and llsten as some of the best muslclans vsere my old school frlends Some of them were Earl Hatfleld who played a flute Rxchard Starnes who was the star v1ol1n1st Emory fChetJ Red den well known for hls loud poundlng on the blg bass drum but the best of all the saxo phone player, Robert Kxmsey ston and Warmg Best Jones leadmg the grand march In London we were greeted by our old school mate Clara Broom She sald she was a school teacher ln one of Londons small schools We went over to Westmlns ter Abbey to look around and I was much astonlshed to look upon the bust of Robert Evans who had become famed for hxs Lyrlc Poetry We went from there to the contl nent We dd not have any spe H1 sup there so we declded to go by automobile on Into Asla We stopped over ln Persla and were royally entertamed by the Queen of Persla formerly Julla Glenn After bld dlng her a fan' adleu we set out for Chlna but as tlme was fleelng we declded to palt fCont1nued on page 44 J 32 I . I 4 - - 1 - , .V .V . - l fl' . z I V F I I xl S iiiiiviviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii7iiAiiii I Treasurer ,YYYY,Y,,.l...........,.. ,,,,.,.., R obert Evans . L . , H ' ' H g. ,W y 1 ' 7 7 y 5 , . . - . y . . Y y i , - ' . e , . y .J - , . . , . . ' . i cle. , , . . . ' - , . 3 . 1 . ' . - V 5 - . . . Y , . , - I