Rawlings Institute - Hits and Bits Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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IHSS v IIQUGII l'm not inspired like Milton, Now l bring to you' these verses. Do not slight my etl'ort feeble, Look thou ll01'0ll1!0ll with mercies. l am of a elass of ten, Finding hard the task to render Into verse my thoughts expressing All my feelings t1'ue and tender. Many are the pleasant hours NVQ have spent upon this mound, Strolling here and there together With the many friends we' ve found. Now our hearts just swell with joy, For we've laid our hooks aside 3 We have studied long and well- May the truth with us abide. Ilboem. Though we' ve often much displeased them, Still we love our teachers dear, Who have been so kind and patient Through the trials of the year. lVe gaze long into the future, As we leave our tasks hehind, See the clouds about us gather, And the sun upon us shine. But the time has almost reached us- Time when we must say farewell lVith our teachers and our school-mates May our memory always dwell. May we scatter seeds of kindness In our homes, where'er we go, Making bright, hearts sad and weary, Leaving here, we trust, no foe. 2-1 7 C. B. Flmgncn

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