Millersville University - Touchstone Yearbook (Millersville, PA)

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12 THE HAMMER. These our lives—in each there may be Germs of good which thou and God see Hidden there. x. Bluest skies are o'er us bending, Earth and sky arc meeting, blending, Each to each its beauty lending; Incense sweet from earth’s ascending— Life, so rich, to thee we’re sending Greetings fair. XI. We would live each moment wholly; Live it proudly, live it lowly, Live it richly, live it solely With the purpose high and holy In each action, great or lowly, To do right. XII. Fare thee well! Dear halls of learning! Oh! Our hearts to-day are yearning For the days no more returning; In our eyes the tears are burning, And our feet are almost turning Back to thee. XIII. Though the old life we are leaving, Fuller, better, we’re receiving. Breezes soft are round us breathing; Fragile vines great trees are wreathing. We will enter life believing It is good. XIV. We will cease our backward turning, In life's school new duties learning,

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CLASS SONG. 11 V. Hail! we greet thee, thus we meet thee, Welcome now, our friends we bring thee, Songs of joy and gladness sing thee, Carpet all the earth before thee, Bend in loving guidance o'er thee This glad day. VI. Thus the realm of nature singing, To our feet her treasure bringing, Sweetest notes of joy are flinging, Flower bells, their glad tones ringing; Gaily greet us, nodding, swinging In the breeze. VII. Mother Nature, hail, we greet you! Soft advancing, come to meet you, Softly, slowly, come to greet you; More than reverence we bring you, This the gift most precious bring you— It is love. VIII. You have given us richest treasure, Hours of work and hours of pleasure; Filled our hearts with fullest measure Of the beauteous sunny treasure; Sang thy songs to give us pleasure All the way. IX. Lowly here we bow before thee, Lowly kneeling we adore thee, Nature, teacher, see before thee

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CLASS POEM. 13 All things base, ignoble, spurning. Hearts afire with noble yearning, Using life, and thereby earning More of life. xv. Let us banish care and sighing, Take the years before us lying, Use each fleet-winged moment flying, Pluck life’s roses ere their dying, Hear God’s voice in nature crying, Fully live. XVI. Welcome, life! Thou art the dearer As we see thy meaning clearer, Live to man and God the nearer, Seeing in all nature clearer God’s love, than in crystal mirror We see self. XVII. Swing then, flowers, censers holy, Ring your bells, ring fast, ring slowly; Bring your garlands rich and lowly; Who for right do battle solely, Conquering self in conflict, wholly Conquer all. XVIII. And the Father, never sleeping, O’er His own His love-watch keeping, Even when the stars are peeping From the heavens and earth seems sleeping Has us in His holy keeping Evermore. Jessie E. Schindle, Ex-’03.