Long Island College Hospital - Lichonian Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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.,, 1 .3 l X ,H gl I 1 3 ' lift :gill alll ' igjll Section of the resting marnmary gland At stroke of midnight must all be begun lfli And hnished as the churchyard bell tolls one. lie? And when the product is required to do lts deed, dissolve in spirit of home brew. 'Ill if '1iI'lE Powen OF STRONG SPIRITS All things which in that ancient script he read. Things written by the hand of one long dead Our fearless youth digested till at length L-Q, He saw that most depended on the strength W Of home brew used, for that old parchment said, i'Qnly.strong spirits can evoke the dead. lhen in all things most faithfully he wrought. Dissolved each milligram in costly quart Until that potent liquid was prepared Then he to a dissecting room repaired. Into each mouth open with gruesome gape He poured the burning Huid as to slalce The agelong thirst consuming every part Kept from its rightful rest hy human art. liiflgne fraught is lien enough to rlaiiiz the diadu qw at usty crum ing pare ment a a egec. And so in truth it was. Each grisly head Upraised itself upon its stony bed. 'lil Each ghastly form with wonder gazed around iw' Then all with one accord their rags unwound. Only the Evil Qne who rules below Is able to describe such utterlwoe. As gripped each form when it beheld the state X311 Into which those pursued by ruthless fate Are cast. In truth it was 11 fearful sight YVhich our intrepid youth did e'en affright. IV iQ THE ASSENIBLY Now in that place of death there is a room Where those who rule are wont to mete out doom 'P Cut limb from limb nor stop at vital heart. To students who with scalpel razor sharp lgfl Into this room as tho with one accord That motley crew, from death arisen, poured if A crunch, a moan, a creak, a stifled sigh- Unearthly sounds-were heard as there passed by An arm, a leg, a trunk, an eyeless head. i Oh! who can picture such a scene of dread? 5, When to that place of judgment all were come , :Wifi A Then there arose a murmur and a hum 'lit fig e are are T fr- i- -- l .j.Vl ' lr l fl .l A kg,- ,..17,fv-.:.' X -4 bfi. 4, lik jig, br T 'f5 '-fir: t - fs, , ,-,J fl, - 1 ' -.-K 1-...- J K, -,L--- - -., Page I-wo hundred and .six

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25521325-Ilniszminrrrfc-T - of ini I. ,eil Freshman Fancies. E lflfritten by Rapaport in collaboration with Grolnich. liiil lti fir l l PART THE FIRST li CWhich being explanatory, explains nothingj X On Thibet's lofty mountains , , The holy llamas dwell ' V And Buddha gives them knowledge H Beyond which tongue may tell. These sacred priests nor eat nor sleep. They strive with rigor but to keep Their minds upon great books from Wisdomls fountains. l Each llama holds within his hand A ponderous ball, f Which, if he chance to fall asleep F To earth must downward fall And strike upon the iron floor With hideous clang and high pitched roar ld! And wake him. For this purpose it was planned. l 4 'T PART THE SECOND Y 5 Cln which we plunge into the very thick of it.l , X I . y THE SEARCH T A youth there was well versed in every art Ear. To whom but pumping muscle was the heart To whom the luring glance of maiden fair Was but an artifice nature put there H For the perpetuation of the race In this youth's mind hut one chief thought held place. The awful secret of life's spark he sought For which great masters struggled but for naught. 1 t 3 Long time in massive tomes of ancient lore , N He strove to penetrate life's inmost core. i 'Till once a yellow manuscript he scanned Written by a thrice mighty masterls hand, JI And there with starting eye he slowly read In The method whereby to evoke the dead. II ll, .THE RECIPE l'Essence of foetal heart, injected lung Together mixed the while this chant is sung. A Here followed such an invocation dread J As cannot aloud hy mortal he said .1 Unless the daring Wight hold in his hand ff.7'i?:'pQy-igfi l'L'2QHMEAEl?i si in Page two lumdrcd and five iltf iff: 4

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Pa li .,-5 . I, , I l ' I l l Which only those by spirits fortified l ' Can understand. Our youth was qualified. ',' For often from the hottest depths of hell ll He summoned hery spirits who there dwell ly I il And made them do his bidding. So he heard . 3 That speech which needs no air, for every word Is but wave motion in a spirit fluid X I Uncomprehendecl but by Satarfs brood. I V THE NEGRO EMPLOYS 'ms HEROIC COUPLET If The negro who on Table Nine reposed I Standing with all his viscera exposed I ' Declaimed in tones of pent up agony Ili Showing the loathly maggots all could see Crawling upon his neck. There was X21 clay When first upon that table I did lay When I was clean as any in this place. IH Those four who on my body try to trace, With burning stab, each nerve, each artery, 1 1 Oh, brethren, look what they have clone to me. I ' Such careless creatures wholly ignorant i Upon whose faults for hours I could descant 1 I never yet have seen. Are all like that, i'l Those thoughtless ones who our poor bodies hack? H VI . IN WHICH We CoMPL1MEN'r 'rnu WEAKER SEX Ml As this one glazed eye shot out a gleam 1 One face whose skinless features seemed to beam My Attracted the attention of that crowd. li Robbed of the consolation of the shroud. ' I Nay, brothers all, this happy face announced, an Let not such wrongful words be here pronounced Listen but to my tale, and you shall hear, l l Of students who :1 spirit's heart do cheer. i ' On Table Two my naked limbs I lay Awaiting patiently that distant day When plodding life upon this orb is done, M y Then dead and living all shall be as one. N . , But to my tale. Une day-such my surprise- 'Ea' I thought myself brought to that paradise lfll In which the Turks believe-There hour is set Id To solace those who die, so it is writ- For over me, with sympathetic glance, ,S 1 There bent a form which put me in a trance ,fp Sweeter by far than death. It was a maid J Who fearful of me yet seemed unafraid. , ig And after that three others like the first ,g -'Vg -,-, V - lla, LICHONIANIEK 1141933 i. is-475315 ge two lzuzzdred and seven 'E