Seattle University - Aegis Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Seattle College Annual Page seventeen

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Page sixteen THE PALESTRA Sit? i5 p?U of (§tfl GL I. 1 wanted the medal and 1 sought it; I studied and strove with a might; Was it Latin or English, I fought it; 1 hurled my youth into the fight. I wanted the gold and 1 got it; 1 came out with the prize last spring; Yet somehow school’s not what 1 thought it; And somehow the medal’s not all. II. No! There's the class. (Have you seen it?) It’s the cusscdest room that I know. From the big brick walls that screen it, To the small seats of wisdom below. Some say the architect dreamt when he planned it; Boys say it’s a good place to shun; Maybe; but there’s some would trade it For no room at all—and I am one. III. You've come to get knowledge (darn good reason) You feel like a bonehead at first; You hate it like sin for a month, And then you arc worse than the worst. It grips you like some kind of fiction; And leads you a merry old tune; It seems thus it's been since September, And I think it will be so till June. IV. There’s the room where studies are nameless; And problems that come from—God knows where; There are lives that are erring and aimless; And promotions that hang by a hair. There arc hardships that teachers don't reckon; There’s the Jug- -oh! the bitterest pill. But there’s the class it's calling and calling, And I want to go back—and I will. V. Bumming is making my brains diminish. And I am sick of the thought of fun. Thank God! when vacations are over, I'll hike to the college again. It's hard and what Sherman calls war, It’s well, I've been there before; And it’s better than bumming by far. So me for the college once more. VI. There’s the medal and it's longed for. It’s luring me on as of old. Yet it's not the medal I’m wanting, Nor yet the winning the gold. It’s the big brick building on the corner: It’s the ground where pleasure has lease; It’s the joy that thrills me with wonder; It’s the feeling that fills me with peace. Hugh Callaghan, 2d High.

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Page eighteen THE PALESTRA HENRY ANDRUS Plunging right tackle of Mr. F. near foot-ball team. Affiliated with the Loyal Order of Midnight Sons. Familiarly known as “Evaristus.” Plays pool, bats and talks right-handed. A Sub-debutante. WILLIAM L. BARTHOLET Quondam Song-bird. Incorrigible medal winner. Aspires to Shakespearian acting. Chronic winner at Pic-eating events. Village cut-up. Primarily a ladies’ man and known as “Hossus” or “Holofernes.” HENRY M. BARTON Has bright thoughts and like Bright William above has the medal winning habit. Yet pays his dues in a wad. Third High representative on the Palestra staff, a friend of the editor. The treasurer calls him “Mister” but all others call him “Erysipelas.” LEO E. BARTON Foot-ball, Orchestra, Glee Club, Dramatics and Palestra. A charter member of the “Rusty Can Club” and a firm believer in 9:05 as opening hour for class. “Husk” or “Peripatetic” he is called from his Marathon walks fat night.)