McKendree University - McKendrean Yearbook (Lebanon, IL)

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For a time I was puzzled as to what was in store For Alice, the diverse-minded, ' Big Sister ' on third floor; She is quite secretive, but just this I must confess. In the labor she has planned, she will meet with great success. Looking into the future, I see East, a man of wealth, A capitalist and financier, with money, love and health; He ' ll live in a stately mansion, with each want satisfied, For to do his bidding will be the Porter by his side. There ' s no question what ' s in store for that brilliant girl named Ruth; 1 know, though independent, she will ever stand for truth; Teaching school is not her calling ; that will not bring her fame ; She ' ll be a great musician, and as such will make her name. Then, there ' s Orin Flesh, a smart young man with talents many; He could teach or preach cr write, and quite succeed at any: But as to what vocation and the final work he ' ll do, I honestly can ' t tell you, for he ' s got me guessing, too. I think that this will prove to you, the Seniors are the best Of all McKendree students, fit examples for the rest; But honor and position never constitute real fame, And power and wealth are not the things that make a lasting name. Their real worth will be measured by the standards they uphold, By the ideals they will stand for, and the characters they will mould; By the way that they will struggle in battling for the right, And ever show true colors, e ' en though losing in the fight. Thus ending, Father Time departed ; well I knew his words were true, That they ' d stand for old McKendree and her standards keep in view; They ' d not fail the hopes of loved ones, but would e ' er uphold the right, And in life ' s defeats and triumphs wave the purple and the white.

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Senior Prophecy SEVEN WONDERS OU ' VE heard of the seven wonders in the history of the past. And the record of those wonders no doubt will always last ; isLtelJl And so it is with the Seniors of the class of twenty-one; They, too, are seven wonders, and their record ' s just begun. For years I ' ve watched these Seniors, for I knew their worth was great; But just about their future I have wondered much of late. 1 knew no underclassman could tell the heights they would attain. And not even a professor could know the laurels they would gain. I knew of but one person whose great wisdom could forsee How great would be their record, and how famous they would be; So Father Time I summoned, for I knew he ' d counsel well, And he surely would not fail me, for always Time will tell. Oh, Father Time, I pleaded, Take the Seniors, name by name. And tell, e ' en though briefly, just what paths they ' ll tread to fame. Not one will disappoint ycu, for they ' re as loyal as can be. Then quietly and cautiously he whispered this to me : To start with, there ' s Joe Harrel; why, he ' s famous even now; You ' d think he owned McKendree (in partnership with his frau) ; But greater things await him, and to glory he will rise, For he is a minister and leads souls to Paradise. I can picture Lola nowhere except in a happy home. Where housework, neat and tidy, boasts of labor that ' s her own. Family quarrels may arise ; love ' ll be stronger for the jar. And she ' ll usually get what ' s wanted, whether a Wagon-er a car. There ' s Ed Gould, quite domestic, and with lots of manly pride; E ' er he starts his great career, he will capture some fair bride. Though he is musical, he ' ll not be a great musician, For Time has recorded that he ' ll be a mathematician.

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