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The Class of 1905 Behold, the torch of Venus fades! Dawn in the wake of the morning star Now lights up the leafy glades. The muses and the graces, grouped in three, Sing praises from afar. In their midst is a fountain bright, And here and there on latticed edges lies A lute or book; the dawning light Tunes the harp of many strings, And sings the sweetest melodies. Long live your noble class! They sing in accents clear; To it is praise that none surpass; The learning of the highest minds Can furnish them no peer. To it be eternal fame, And memories ever blest Shall guard and keep the name. May piety, the soul ' s securest guard, Upon its members rest. Willing, unknown to fear, While charms their youth adorn, Phoebus finds no suppliant here; For virtue has its own reward, And greatness is not yet unborn. Be there no frost when buds appear, Nor wind when flowers blow, To blight the promise of a youthful year, Nor shake the blossoms from the bough, For them life ' s fruit shall grow. May the fruit at last be gathered, As harvest of the soul’s true gold, May this in heaven be treasured, Sealed by eternal bonds of fame And joy that is yet untold. O muses, never cease your praise! But ever keep alive The memory of the Class through all your days, And let me join your chorus— Three cheers for the Class of 1905! 17
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The History of the Class of 1905 ( Compiled from contemporary works by one of its members.) Grievous and very much to be commiserated is the lot of the sympathetic historian who writes the history of his own class. With feeling hand and tearful eye, he draws back the curtain of oblivion that veils the great actions of former years. In the month of September, in the ever memorable year 1901, we gathered at the Main Building of the University of Arkansas, which is, as you may perceive by looking at the map, one of the grandest, goodliest, and most magnificent buildings in ' the entire world. It is situated on an eminence in the midst of a group of splendid departmental buildings, which our all-wise, but hard-up Legislature has generously granted to us. This mighty array of eighty-nine valiant youths and fair maidens, led by De Woody Dick¬ inson, prepared to take the field. The eyes of all prepdom were turned upon us. Antiquity scowled sulkily out of its grave to see itself outdone, while even posterity stood mute, gazing in ecstacy on the eventful day. Some of us came from distant countries, but many others had just escaped from King Cole of prepdom. The year was spent in constant warfare with the tyrannical rulers who were called Profs. It would have fared ill with our noble band if the mighty generals, Hinds and Noble had not assisted us with their mercenary cavalry. Nevertheless, several were utterly vanquished by the merciless tyrants, and others were so severely wounded that they were not able to keep up with their fellows, and were obliged to fall behind or join the ranks of the Special class. I June of 1902, a truce was declared. In September of the same year hostilities were resumed. The army had been reduced to a small band of thirty-six, led by A. H. Beard. We continued the struggle and were able to go through the campaign without any numerical loss. Finally after a nine months ' struggle, a cessation of hostilities was agreed upon, but the mighty conflict was again renewed in September, 1903. The band strove mightily for another year, and was engaged principally in killing Math IS
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