Northrop Collegiate School - Tatler Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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mrihute tn CAlma water By Miss Elizabeth Carse lAlma Mater, seated, speaks to Knowl- edgeJ What suppliant is there? Know'st Thou, My Sister Knowledge? Bid her rise and come Ambitious fair, for none shall here'ap- proach And find no welcome, no response. Ambition tapproaching the studentl. Arise thou gentle maid, no longer fear, Our noble Alma Mater calls thee; She, who dost teach us all the way To light and life. She bids me lead thee to her. Yet, first greet thou Knowledge; She is a Being whom thy spirit oft Shall meet on visioned wanderings far a'loft In the clear golden prime of thy youthis awn. tKnowledge steps forward as Ambition leads herJ tKnowledge indicating Alma Materl Her sister, I, dwell ever by her side, But she hath others who her service love; They come anon with flowers, their tribute sweet. tShe points to Simplicity, Love and Loy- alty who approach with HowersJ Simplicity tpresents a white lilyl. Simple the gift I bring, its fragrance rare Is all its merit, yet from the flowers heart It breathes; and here I lay it at thy feet, Symbolic of all truth which needeth not Embellishment of color, pomp or show. Love lccmes forward with a red rosel. Here with the lily lay I clown my gift. For love hath ever held the Rose her flower, From out its crimson heart there glows all fervour, And it binds in beauty Hope and Faith. Loyalty tcarrying blue Irisl. As spreads the arch of heaven above. Blue with the far-olf mystery of space, And tints the peaceful waters with its. hue, Bidding Earth smile, life to renew, Thus here with Thee each heart takes on the glow, The warmth. the life that Thou dost give; As Thou to us, so give we all to Thee. lHere Loyalty lays down her HowerJ tSimrplicity now approaches Knowledge who presents the student to themJ Knowledge tspeaking to Simplicity, Love and Loyaltyl: Sisters, take this maiden to thy embrace. Teach her thy sacred lessons, Then to thy Mother lead her. for she shall mold The thought, the life aright. I do but serve her. tSimplicity. Love and Loyalty lead the student forward, singing as they gol : With new hope and aspiration We are turning now to Thee, To our noble Alma Mater; Pledge we here our loyalty. With the past that soft enfolds Thee, See the Future beckoning bright; We, the older sisters, greet Thee, Lead the younger to Thy light. Page 7

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glj'amltg MISS ELIZABETH CARSE, Principal MISS EVA M. SMITH, Assistant Principal MRS. CAROLYN M. SMITH, Head of Residence MISS F LORA E. BALCH MISS MRS. MISS BEULAH BROWN MISS MISS EUNICE J. CLEVELAND MISS MLLE. MARIE GUINOTTE MARGARET BLOSSOM MARY M. BRACKETT F LORENCE M. BROADWELL BEATRICE EDDY MISS ELEANOR HADSELL MISS FRANCES HICKS Miss ELEANOR HOPPOCK MISS MISS Miss M155 M155 MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS MARIAN LYNNE ISABELL A. MARZOLF ROSA NAUNDORF ELIZABETH OBRIEN ISABEL FITZ RANDOLPH JEAN RUSSELL G. ELSA SCHULZ JANE SEYMOUR FRANCES SMITH CHARLOTTE. M. TORRANCEt; E. LOUISE TUXBURY Page 9