West Philadelphia High School - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Zllma Mater OVED Alma Mater, at thy shrine On this Commencement Day, A garland of forget-me-nots We reverently lay,- Blue as the sky that arches o,er Thy heaven-pointing towers, Sweet as the love that blooms for thee ln these fond hearts of ours. Four years ago, as Freshmen, first We met to sow the seed, An earnest of our purpose high, Our longing to succeed, With prayerful hands we smoothed the bed Beneath the warm Spring sod, For he who trusts a seed to grow Proclaims his trust in God. As Sophomores, we guarded well The young shoots, springing green, And weeded out each noxious growth Of thought or action mean, Of tactless word, or broken rule, Or cold, unhelping hand, Until we saw the leafy stalks In stanch uprightness stand. All through our happy Junior year We watched the wee buds form, And built a wall of loyal hearts To shield them from the storm, We toiled to make our garden fair Till, blue as vaults of Heaven, Burst forth in beauteous burgeoning The flower of ,27. The Seniors, privilege it was To twine this garland bright, To weave it by thy rule of Love, Of Honor, Truth, and Right. Life calls us hence, and, out beyond Thy dear, familiar gates, Needing the knowledge thou hast taught, A new, strange world awaits. With sorrowing hearts we leave thy halls Our mates and teachers kind, Our garland of forget-me-nots A love-gage left behind, And, as its fragrance rises now, Like clouds of incense rare, May it bespeak our love for thee, Our Alma Mater fair! MIRIAM RosEMoNT.

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