Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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“ I hanatopis’ With A|K logios to Our Friend Bryant Dedicated to Hop Grtug ' I •• him who in fear of expulsion holds Communion with its awful sliapi s, it speaks A various language; for Ins gayer hours It has a voice of warning, ami it glides Into his darker liuisiugs. with a strange And fearful irony, that steals away llis comfort, ere lie is aware. When thoughts Of that .august Sll reign comes, in sooth. Over thy spirit, ami said images Of tin stern questionings, and conferences. Ami breathless moments, and the forbidding countenance. Make thee to shudder, and grow sick at heart Cio forth from out your room, resolved to keep Your guilt unto yourself. For all around College and its boundaries, and the students' rooms. Arc waiting spies yet a few days and thee The loyal hoys ami girls will see no more Around the place: nor yet in thv cosy room. Nor in the chapel, nor the dr class-room Shall thou lie seen. The cold, cold world. That nourished thee, shall claim thee once again. And. lost each cultured trace, surrendering up Thy post of honor in the class, thou go To mix forever with the 'hoi-polloi.' To he a brother to the working man And to the merchant, who shall take thee in And use thee in his business. And the Suzercign Shall say unto the Dealt. 'We'll now have peace.' Yet not to thine eternal banishment Shalt thou retire alone nor couldst thou wish Companions more congenial. Thou shall go With the bravest men this college has produced — With 'Steve' and with our own beloved 'Hop,' All in the same condition. For the Duke. Severe and unprogressive as he is. Sad and broken-hearted Handy Wailcs. Our dear Librarian, and the History prof. And dear old 'Reds.' and last but never least, That splendid system of espionage That does exist around these classic halls. Are but the willing instruments of him Who rules. So why should we protest the fact? All that tread the campus may be called. So shall it be and what if thou be sent Without a word concerning what you've done? That is their wav. Our Dean will surely laugh When thou art gone, and our dear President Will silently decide who next shall go. So live, that when the Dean shall silent come. And rap upon thy chandler dour, and call line forth to meet His Highness, thou shall go. Not like the sneak who for a pittance squeals And fawns before tin- man who holds the power, last he should find his honk with 'DV all filled. Hut. go and tell him what thou thinkest. then Depart ere Hirsch a coin call flip and laitc h. 16

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