Elon University - Phi Psi Cli Yearbook (Elon, NC)

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xcelsior ' The shades of Tii;;ht were falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed A yniith, who bore, mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device — Excelsior! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung In accents of that unknown tongue — Excelsior! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright; Above, the spectral glaciers shone And from his lips escaped a groan— Excelsior! Try not the pass, the old man said; Dark lowers the tempest overhead. The roaring torrent is deep and wide. And loud that clarion voice replied, Excelsior! O stay, the maiden said, and rest Thy weary head upon this breast. . tear stood in his dark blue e e. Hut still he answered, with a sigh — Excelsior ! Beware the pine-tree ' s w ithercd branch ! Beware the awful avalanche! This was the peasant ' s last goodnight; A voice replied, far up the height — Excelsior! At break of day, as heavenward The pious monks of Saint Bernard Uttered the oft-repeated prayer, A ' oice cried through the startle l air — Excelsior! A traveler, by the faithful hound, Half-buried In the snow is found, Still grasping in his hand of ice That baruier vith the strange tievice — Excelsior! There in the twilight, cold and gray. Lifeless, but beautiful he lay. And from the sky serene and far, A voice fell, like a falling star — Excelsior!

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gXPHRIEiXCH 1, ' lls us l iat before looking on this page yiiu liai ' i- madf al least a hurried inspection of the hook as a whole. In just the measure that you are pleased or displeased luilh tins ins pedum ii-e. the SlajJ. are successful or unsuccessful. We sunerely hope that this, the thirteenth I ' olume of the Phipsuli. speaks fur ilseli. In the preparation of it Ihis has heen mii aim. The yiiiilh made famous by Loiii fellai ' s puein. ' l:xi elsinr. has been our inspiration to excel, ll ' e should lihe for you to folloij through this hook the progress of this youth up the moun- tain side, until on lop: And from llie sky serene and far, A voice falls like a fallim star — Excelsior. ' Our greatest ix;ish is that this theme will inspire some- one else to excel in life ' s mountain climb, as it has in- spired us to present hereii-ilh a true catalogue of one school year at Eton. To those friends who hai ' e given us inspiration and aid in any way we wish to express our heartfelt appreciation. THE EDITOR.