Elmira College - Iris Yearbook (Elmira, NY)

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STAR-GAZETTE PRINT, ELBURA, NEWV YORK

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Volume XII be tis Wilwllwtllwfll WQDWQDWQDWQDZ Class Of 1 9 1 0 ,Q -.L Q2 u Kisses? Nfwf t'sr Elmira Publish d annually by th 1909 Junior Class of Elmira Colleg

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reeting Once long ago, when the skies were much younger Zeus llll'llCd his over-watchful eye down from Olympus and it 1-hanced that his gaze fell upon at rainbow of surpassing brightness. Dlindful o'f his subjects he stralghtway determined to give to mortals ai- wondrous Surprise. As this thought rose within him and took shape, the air without gave answer. The rainbow filaments quivered and split. XVierd nielody hung about as in a. sudden burst the surging, vari-colored light tool: On a 1naiden's form. ' Vague and nnpalpable as was the vision, it seemed so beautiful even unto Zeus that, stretching forth his arms in mighty passion, he clutched and drew to him the thin air, maiden-shaped. And as he held it inusie- matl, writhing, twisting, turning, tossing, the form beeamje palpablfg and real. New Zeus, though his heart melted within him for this maiden, remembered the purpose for which he had,f01'ced her from the mar- velous bow, and pushing her reluctantly from him he sent her down to gladden the hearts of mortals, earrrying in her robes bits Of all the colors which he himself saw and knew. And the winged messenger of the rainbow he called Iris. In the year 1910 it is given to lnen to peri'orm on a lesser scale the work of the Gods of old. Standing upon Olympus, we, the class of 1910, have seen the beauty of the college rainbow, the ominous depth of the clark colors, the bright hopefulness of the light. XVe have first marveled, then grasped them as best we could, and elasping them to our hearts, have forced forth maiden-shaped expression of our vari-colored college life. XVe send Xvinged Iris, Messenger of our Rainbow, out among you, 3