University of Virginia - Corks and Curls Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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CORKS AND CURLS VOL. XXIII X Against this horde before them, Trembled the silent Three, One glance, then courage left them And forthwith did they flee, Whereat the student numbers Came flocking in amain, And such a sight in Colonnade XVill ne'er be seen again. XI They broke up 'Reddy's poker game, They seized the keg of beer, Then started in to clean the house With mingled shout and cheer: When Tony saw this outrage I-Ie backed against the wall, And with a gesture of his hand, A word, he stilled them all. XII Oh, by the mem'ries gamered here, For Orange and for Blue, Be men tonight my students, Be men my colleagues trueg Forget the yawning chasm, Forget pink lemonade, See, see, oh, see, the booze Hows free, A toast to the place you've made. XIII I-Iere's to Virginia's founder, And to her glorious name, I-Iere's to her sometime students Who played the football game, I-lere's to her baseball heroes And to her track team true, To every one who ever won For 'The Orange and the Blue.' XIV Here's to the old Rotunda And to her classic shades, I-Iere's to her social functions And to her Easter maids, I-Iere's to her former glories And to her fame today, I-lere's to honor in after years, To honor U. Va. XV He ceased, then silence reigned supreme Until he reached the door, s Bring on the booze, Fitz l..atinus,' Sir Tony did decreeg And then to all his comrades, Oh, may ye merry be. XVI This revelry continued For hours near a score, Ah, then it were a grewsome sight To witness on the floor The forms of all professors, Of students near a score, Each muttered as he passed away This one word, ' Nevermoref' XVII And in the years to follow When the Zoos have ceased to be, And Sevens wear their seven pins Where every one can seeg When I-lot-Foot joins with Raven, And football is no more: When Chancellor gives drinks away To make the students sore. XVIII When 'round the ancient Corner, As in the days of old, The students flock in numbers, Then are these stories told: How Sixie -beat Car'lina, With a swat to leftg and then, How Stantie won the Navy game, With two-score yards and ten. XIX How Rector wrecked the records, That won from good old Yale, I-low Walker pitched a two-hit game, That twist the Tiger's tail, I-low Georgetown had been vanquished, By twenty points or more, So many times the Bridge of Scores, Could scarcely hold the score. XX When all these things have happened, Then will the tale be toldg I-low students and professors In good old days of old, Forgot the yawning chasm, Remembered they were men: A big soiree at Colonnade, In dear old I9l0. And then such cheer as shook the house S- D- GODCH I-lad ne'er been heard before:

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