Shaw University - Bear Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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CLASS POEM Alma Mater , the Mother of us all, whom we ' ll: always obey, Eagerly have we waited and worked four years for this day. It has been a steady, but pleasant toil we can say. Now that it is here, our hearts are filled with dismay. We love you, Alma Mater, Dear . Memories of you always will linger near. Your campus, halls, faculty and staff have given us so much cheer That we are reluctant to leave; but with the courage that you have given us to be brave and stout-hearted To our duties we go without fear. It never can be farewell to you; Never can we forget you; how can we? We are certain the skies will not always be blue, But for you, your portals we shall forever see. When shadows of sorrow have all passed away When our youth has been stolen by patches of gray, At the end of a perfect day; May we recall the sweet memories of yesterday? Dear Lord, we pray. Nefferritte Fisher Delma G. Sanders CLASS SONG To you, Alma Mater, the school of our hearts, We pledge Thee our loyalty true, For the work of Thy teaching and Thy loving care, Which has taught us to know and to do. Here within Thy walls, four years we have toiled, For the knowledge that we have obtained, We will love you forever and ever shall prove, You alone in our hearts will e ' er rule. As your dear sons and daughters go out from Thy walls, Your true Spirit shall with us remain, For Your Name we shall praise and Your Banner we ' ll raise, ' Tis Your Glory we ' ll always sustain. Alma Mater, may you forever long stand Crowned with honor as none in the land, As we go from Thy Portals we ' ll ever be true, Dear Shaw U, we bid Thee adieu.

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