Page 34 - 1915 Mossoks
P. 34

j[Ig  t@1<&0.5.50K~ 1s lj








                                              3 uuinr  Qlltt!l6  i  intnr


                                                    .1 j>fJ/(JJ[it  to  Longfel/rm ..
                                             , hould  \ ou  a   me,  " ·hence th  e  torie  )
                                             \\~henc~  the e  tale  and  r  oil  ·t10n  ,
                                             \Vith  the  bu  tle  of  th   ch  l-room,
                                             \\ tth  th  jo~  and  pride  ot  tud),
                                             \Vith  the  laughter  on  the  rampu  ?
                                             I  hould  an  \\ er,  I  hould  tell  \ ou
                                             from  our  belm·ed  'olumbta  '~llege,
                                             From  Florida,  the  pen in  ular,  ''here
                                             Flo'' er  ,  tream  ,  and  bird  dwell;
                                             From  the  lip  of  the  \Het  mo  ker,
                                             The  :ou th'  musician,  singer,
                                             :,, tnging  in  the  gra\  old  oak  tree,
                                             \ltd  the  :panish  mo   ·urrounding.
                                             Lt  ten  to  thts  simple  ton,
                                            To thi  ong of  our Junior  !

                                             'Leven  \\ e  ''ere when  organized  a
                                            :oph 'more .  proud  of  fancied  wi  dom,
                                             Imagined  dignit~. gloriou  \\Orth.
                                            \Vhen  tho  e  autumn  da,  of  thirteen
                                             Dawned  and  called  u.  to our  -chool  life,
                                             'arne  the  veteran  of  'olumbta,
                                            Robert  D<n is  and  Ro~  Lewi  ,
                                             \h ra  Futch  and  Homer  Howard ,
                                             L(>\ al  to  our dear  old  -chool,
                                             'arne  Ike  :mith on  and  Bill  1etzen
                                             From  thetr  home  in  old  Lake   it\  ;
                                              ame Aleve  Hadd  k  from  near  Li" e   ak;
                                             'arne  :\Iarv  Pimm,  Ha cal  Ander on,
                                            ( 1arland  an-d  'he  ter  Branch
                                            From  balm~  southern  Florida .

                                            ._'oon  w  learned  the  true  le.  on
                                            From  the  lip  of  the  :rreat  , enior:
                                            "  11  your  trength  i  in  ~our union,
                                              II  ~our danger  i  in  di  cord."
                                            :o quick  '' e  organi7ed  our  clas  '' ith
                                            ( )fficers,  color·  and  motto,
                                            : tri' ing bra\ el)  h~  the  latter,
                                            "  ltiu  et  Altiu  ,"
                                            To make our  rhool  life C\er better.
                                            Ver)  proud  '' e  ''ere  when  asked
                                            1 o  place  our  picture  in  the  ~ear boo





                                                              3
   29   30   31   32   33   34   35   36   37   38   39