Friends University - Talisman Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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PROFESSOR H. ERNEST CROW Page Five

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University Hymn Upon a sunny Kansas plain, Our College towers rise high- Her massive walls, her lofty heights, Stand etched against the sky, The morning Sun First gilds her spires Calling to labor on, Wlhile midst a gorgeous west she spreads, Her evening benison. Within her storied halls, there clings, The memory of those hours VVhen dreams were dreamed and visions seen High pointing lilfe' her towers And ever towards eternal Truth, Her fostering spirit leads To honors high or humble toil, Of lives of honest deeds. Her sons and daughters proud are we, And from the world's far ends We,ll sing her praise with hearts that thrill, At the fair name of Friends. Oh, Father, hear her children pray, That we may all hold true, And that our lives full noble may, Bring honor to F. U. Page Seven