Northwestern State University - Potpourri Yearbook (Natchitoches, LA)

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Retrospection Backward, turn backward, O Time, in your flight ! Make me a Normal girl, just for to-night. Classmates, come back to your place as of yore ; Honest, own up, isn ' t teaching a bore? See on my forehead these furrows of care; Soon silver threads will be touching my hair. Come, at the Normal once more let us meet — Our own Alma Mater, it cannot be beat. Backward, flow backward, to old Normal joys ; I ' m growing so weary of school-girls and boys, Boys who are stupid and girls who are vain — Take them and give me my school-days again. I have grown weary of le=son and test, Weary of saying, Now, do your best, Weary of gleaning the tares from the wheat — Take me to the Normal — it cannot be beat. Normal, dear Normal, the years have seemed long Since last T looked back on your full-numbered throng; Then, in the strength of my pride and my youth, Loudly I boasted what I ' d do, forsooth ; Now I know better — just try me again ; 1 ' 11 stand by the Normal from beginning to end. Friends, teachers, and pupils, once more let us meet At Louisiana State Normal — it cannot be beat. Backward, come backward, my old Normal beau. What if your manners were clumsy and slow? Your heart was all right and your promises true — How often now, Charlie, mv heart turns to you ! Let me feel once more the thrill as of old As I stole a quiet talk with my lover so bold; I ' d take mv due scolding; I Yl not like to cheat Mrs. Hawkins of scolding, for she can ' t be beat ! 23