Susquehanna University - Lanthorn Yearbook (Selinsgrove, PA)

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Then fare ye well, ye rock-ribbed hills, Ye rills and valleys, woods and streams, Whence came our spirits ' hope and cheer At noon and night and morn ' s first gleams. Ye classic halls, farewell to you. Round which sweet memories will cling Long after we have entered life. And felt the pangs of the world ' s sharp sting. One long and last farewell to thee. Our Alma Mater ,kind and good, Whose hand hast led us all the wav And given mind and heart fit food. Adorned with this go forth to win Thy laurels green from shore to shore. And still will hills revei berate Thy name, Nineteen-four, Nineteen four. 24

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Farewell. $ O years, blest years of toil and joy, years of all life ' s years the best, In which the gushing springs of truth Have flown forth with eager zest — Kind years, too soon have ye fled And left us dazed at forking ways With the ceaseless world of strife beyond. Beyond the memory of happy days. No more the silvery maple boughs Will sway above our weary heads, No more the stately pine, the oak, Nor fragant flowers in grassy meads. Surrounding Susquehanna ' s shrine, Will greet us five in search of love Which gracious Nature gives so free From out her rich and boundless store. No more shall we as in days of yore Rove o ' er bold Shikillimmv ' s crest; Nor climb the steep sides of Mahanoy, Nor glide so swiftly o ' er thy breast, Fair Susquehanna, placid stream, Along whose arborescent shore Ne ' er more shall wander gay and free, The noble class of Nineteen-four. Some other feet must tread the nooks Where trailing arbutus grow ; Some other ear must list to the sound Of gurgling brooks as they flow, The bluet beds will still reflect The hue of the heavens above ; But ne ' er again shall we stroll o ' er The hills and dales we dearly love. 23

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