Carleton College - Algol Yearbook (Northfield, MN)

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Ring, bells, to mete the flying day, And count the milestones of our wayg Ring, ring when tasks are done, Ring, ring when tasks are done. Stern duty's call in yours We greetg But music speeds the loitering feet, And youth is brave and toil is sweet, 'Neath storm or weltering sun. Peal, blessed bells, for toil, for rest, For lover's tryst, for parting guest, For feast, or song, or prayer, For feast, or song, or prayer. Hearts pulsing fondly to your chime, Lite moving to your rhythmic time, And joyous shout and testal rhyme Your mystic sway declare. Dear bells of Carleton, when We part How tender to my lingering heart Your plaintive sweet farevvells! Your plaintive sweet farewellsl Ah, there's no land so far remote But still the Well remembered note O'er sea, o'er land, to me shall float, The chimes of Carleton bells. 6

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CARLETON BELLS O Carleton bells, dear Carleton bells, What wondrous spirit with you dwells, Within your vaulted tower? Withi.n your vaulted tower? Not yours the death knell's shuddering note Nor hoarse alarm from brazen throat, But glad sweet chimes, that blend and float, To hail the passing hour. 5

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ALGOL In choosing a name for the college annual, that of Algol, signifying a variable star of the second magnitude, was selected. A variable rather than a constant star was chosen with the thought that the annual might vary in brightness. During its short period this star is subject to almost no variation, except certain slow changes that appear to be the result of some un- known disturbances. While the Algol was in existence this seemed to be true, and whenever anything particularly bright appeared we conclude that the Juniors' brains must have been unusually jostled. During most of the time the star remains of the second magnitude. But at the time of obscuration it loses about tive-sixths of its light, falling to the fourth magnitude in about four and one-half hours, remaining at the minimum for about twenty minutes and then in three and one-half hours recoverng its original condition. We hope that never again will our Algol have its time of obscurement and cause the col- lege to be ignorant for so many years of its celestial brightness. But after obscurement it may again reach its normal second magnitude, which we trust the present Algol has done. If perchance you should think it a little brighter than it has previously appeared, some unusual disturbance, as not letting studies interfere with the regular work upon it, may have given rise to it. As this class has been' given to disturbances, some phenomena as to this star may possibly appear and no doubt Professor Payne would gladly assist you to note them. 'n V--- TL-v:: h' , - lt -f N- -' X A r ... I . ff c Mffffvjzqd .t 'Z fv- ,cfs-fr fx' A-2' 'ion 'MI M , Wf NZ, 'll Jun-or ?sqckulo9esT Submarpso IN SI-rEnn1 05 Cunstiousnuag 7