Columbia University Teachers College - Tower Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Page One-Hundred THE WATCHMAN They stood in the center one evening As the lights were dipping the hour, And the watchman rose from his armchair l With expression, severe and sour. He saw the youth's eyes sparkle As into the girl's he gazed- But the watchman never falteredj Nor did he seem amazed. And soft near the stately pillars QNO thought of approaching foej The waiting couple whispered In accents hushed, and low. They talked. But the words unspokenj The light in each other's eyesg The lingering clasp of the handshakeg M eant more, as you may surmise. As steadily, wrathfully toward theinn, Came the watchful guard, They had no thought of others, N 0 person their rapture marred. Now often, O, how often In the weeks that had gone by Had the watchman seen such a tableau- Heard other lovers sigh. How often, O, how often, He surprised such youthful pairs,' Disturbed their 'passioned nothingsj Had caught them unawares. But now his expresssion changes, His wrath and anger subside, N 0 more his dark eyes glower, With impending homicide. He forgives the innocent lovers, Enjoying a thing new-found, And leads them, penitent, downward To a corner of the old Fish Pond. -sixty-nine

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TUNE: Underneath the Stars There's a new committee at Teachers College Working to establish perfect rule, No more sleeves of sheer tulle, Anyhow, they're much too cool, And no more ten-inch skirts for girls at our schoolj Chorus Alma Mater, Teachers College forever, For you we'll always make our best endeavor. Your classes all are working together, Teachers College, here's to you. Did you see the 1916 Festival? Who can say which part of it was best of all? Cake that kept us all awake, 1 But willing to suffer for Canton's sake We took a chance, and made a thousand dollars. Chorus Who knows where the Freshman Class is meeting? Who talks to-day on sanitary heating? How about that twenty-five dollar fee That's supposed to pay for our degree? If you want to know-just look it up in the VVeekly Bulletin. UPREPAREDNESSU So eat that when thy dear chance comes to join The joyous multitude, which moves To that huge T. C. dorm., where each shall take His chamber in the narrow halls so dark, Thou go not, like the starving diet crank, Thin, even sad-eyed 5 but, sustained and soothed By much avoirdupois, approach thy food Like one who holds preparedness most dear, And with great ease attacks beans and brown bread. Page One-Hundrc'd-sixty-eight

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And forever and forever, As long as men come and go, Must those who would linger longer Leave when he tells them so. The watchman, thus careful and cautious, Looks about for us all, Wlzen we try to avoid and evade him In the darkness of lflfhittler Hall. 'INSIDE- QIIMQII!!! X W , V 'lil -fi, f v E, 4' l l an ll l .N .x.Q, ' at l lll f IM lf O O Inlun l l k 4, ., x - oursms- l TUO POINT5 or vbE.w Page On-e-Htmdred-seventy