Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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EKNEST HARTSOCK May 5, 1903

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£ €M.m April Sadness by Ernest Hartsock How sweet it shall be soon To lie beneath moist grass Under a white-flowered moon Where no men pass. Then place no carven stone To watch my eternal bed, I long to lie alone When I am dead. When I have had my day Of mortal loves and care, The rose from my decay May blossom there. Then I shall give the sod Return for life ' s pale star — A rose is closer God Than angels are [Editor ' s Note — This poem, written by Mr. Hurtsock, is strangely prophetic of the author ' s sudden untimely death]

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■ Dedication A modern poet sings of one who cannot die, for loveliness Is an eternal thing. So shall the two friends of Oglethorpe Univer- sity, to whom this issue of the Yamacraw is grate- fully and affectionately dedicated, Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Lupton of Chattanooga, survive the centuries because of the beauty which they have created and have bestowed upon future generations to be their inheritance forever. Because of these two beloved and honored friends, an Institution of learning, built upon the lofty ideals of the great leader who founded the Commonwealth of Georgia, is enabled to extend its sphere of usefulness, and to look forward to a fu- ture of increased service and achievement. So always shall the achievements of Oglethorpe ' s mcst illustrious alumni embody something of the great vision that abides in these two revered and beneficient friends, from whom the Lupton School of Liberal Arts derives its name.