University of Southern California - El Rodeo Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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wma JI-Hlater A Once more and' yet this time we come Amid the sound of martial drum, To offer at thy feet, for thee The tribute of our hearts, S. C.: Thy noble men have left these halls For fields unknown, where justice calls, And we, whose lot ,twas to remain, Have come once more to praise thy nameg Time-honored school, the hours with thee To us, like golden memories Remind us of the days of yore XYhen first our sires trod before The path, o'er which thy halls have sent, Brave men of worth, on justice bent, Oh U. S. C., in days gone by, You did not stop to reason why, XYhen justice called thy men to ight For noble things you taught were right, Before great men have cheered thy name Have fought for thee, preserved thy fameg Again from out our ranks-from thee True hearts have gone for liberty: And now We come wtih honest pride, Exalting them who side by side Are loyal to the last for thee, The idol of our hearts, S. C. v STANLEY FORD l2O 32

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By George W. Nix, President Three years ago some two hundred freshmen tripped with the light fan- tastic toe into the preliminaries of a legal career. Men and women assembled from the four corners of the globe to the halls of learning of our U. S. C., in order that they might from this democratic institution receive a nucleus of law upon which to propagate those principles for which fifty per cent of our boys are now offering their lives. As one glances over the class history he can notice that within a very few months after entering college the light and frivolous heart of the freshman was eliminated to give way for the real foundation for which they came. And why? Probably tear and the toss, the result of battling with Quasi-Contracts and Ele- mentary Law. those two grand old monuments of freshman discipline tended to serve as danger signals, guiding toward an education of service. These college days are about over. As the class unit of '18, we have come to the parting of the ways. It has been the privilege of the majority of our boys to join the colors, that they might with their overt acts perpetuate liberty and justice, that the seeds of Democracy shall not have been planted in vain. To these boys, we who remain, dedicate all respect, all love. and all honorg and now as we stand at the gateway of the final farewell we extend to our Dean, to our faculty, and to our school, not only the sincere appreciation for the services ren- dered, but also for the friendships made. 34