Shorter College - Argo Yearbook (Rome, GA)

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Here ' s to Our Alma Mater Here ' s to our Alma Mater true Here $ to the White and Gold, I fere ' s to her daughters, the best on earth, Here ' s to her worth untold. Here ' s to our good friend, Uncle Dan, Here ' s to our teachers all, Here ' s to the best school in all the land, Shorter, the place ire love. Miss Louise Bf.nnet, ' 14.

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A Benediction The day is done And weary laborers Homeward ivend their ivay O ' er rocky winding roads, Note fur pie in the shadow of the hills, Noiv gold, emblazoned in the dying sun, II hich casts a ruddy glow On countless little homes and trees. As in the days of old The Roman family, gathered round the hearth, Invoked the Vestal 1 irgins Jl ith a sweet incense To bring them through a night of peace, So rise white puffs of hearthstone smoke, Climb high in circling spirals To meet the fading colors Of the broadened western sky. Then float together, thus en massed A dusk blue haze to soothe The world-tired eyes. Then darkness falls: It is God ' s benediction On the evening incense Rising heavenward As a twilight prayer for rest. 4 T h