Vassar College - Vassarion Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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Qc Qegend of QSIP '92 gamma omiueaa: ABOUT NINE Mrnnsp All empty at ye Tables Long ben ye Siege of Senior State, Which Sir 191, ye hapless Wight, ben called to vacate. And among ye great and mighty ones that dwell in Collegelot, In solemn conclave gathered, ye debate ben long and hot. There was he Whose blow-pipe soundeth 'mid ye battle's rolling dun, lflis vassels are ye Pipettes, and his war-cry, 2 She whose graceful hand-wave sweeps away from Cal. ye thickest dus She who with compliments Q15 direct ye Freshman page doth crust 5 She Who oier ye heavens conducteth, in spite of many a Hunk 5 He who logically shovveth how all human thoughts ben thunk. And many other wise ones, and ye King, who, though not tall, Ben not ye leastest nor ye lastest, and ruleth over all. N ow blacker, than ye blackness of King l reXy's Sabbath hat, Ye black despair it settled down and on ye assembly sate. For who should fill ye Senior Siege which must be filled full Well, And on ye sacred Corridor in worthy manner dwell? Now, While they sat debating, ye Church-bell gave a peal, Ye messenger did disappear with ye swiftness of oatmeal 3 But soon returned and kneeling, unto ye King did say, May it please your royal Prexiness, a maiden comes this way. By ye shades of Matthew Vassar, let her enter, quoth ye King, And a maiden knight in armor bright did step into ye ring. Upon no pony rode she, but behind a squire was seen, Whose doublet was in color of faded Freshman green. And on his arm ye Squire did bear ye Amazones shield, With this device emblazoned in ye ,four quadrants of ye field. In argent on ye quadrant tirsi, which was of azure hue, Like ye skyey-tinted water in ye swimming tank so new, Stood Botany oppressant, verte: in ye second, History, Surmounted by a Salmon regardant note-books three, And ye monster Trigos rampant 3 in quadrant third, a sell From ye many cells of a brilliant brain began to push and swell : And though ye fourth ben vacant, from its brightness all might know, That ye future many a doughty deed for ye Amazon would show. Acljincm have l pergcdf' this ye maiden did declare, Through many a danger, that l might lay claim to '90ls chair. '33 Show your certifica.te,,' quoth ye King, and as surely, maiden sweet, As we upon next Sabbath day shall roast-beet have for meat ,H 13

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QAnd here ye King did sigh somewhat,J so surely, maid, I say. Ye Senior Siege it shall bc yours. And first your name, I pray 5 UI am Sir ,92 yclept, my esquire, ,94. Enough, enough ! ye Faculty in unison did roar, Ye Siege is yoursi'- Not so, ye maid, I will my rightful claim, By ye method of inductive proof, establish to ye same. And first, ye facts observed, to wit: All Collegelot doth iind That I have excellently filled ye dreaded Siege of Grind 5 My scope ben nowise limited unto ye telescope, iVit-h which, my brain nutating, ye stellar sky I swope. My biologic quest was marked with bacteria and frogs, Nor did I reach my limit in ye differential bogs - But here ye door ben all to-brast by a breathless wight, and pale. Sir '93, his shield did read Thus he King Prex did hail. Sir '92 is dead, my lord, I killed her in a bout, And I demand that this, her ghost, be straigh tway kicked out. I want to be a Senior. Already have I knelt, And in dreams ye sheepskins' tickle on my itching palm have felt? Then '92 her browes frowned, and to ye rash one said. Don't you think you uvzclertaise too much, when you assume me to be dead ? I'm sorry that a certain jest found not favor in your eyes, But that you would watch upon ye stair, pray how could I surmise ? And by eyes all heavy-lidded with sleeplessness, ye ken, Ye Hnest points be seldomseen, so full of sticks they ben. Sir '93, ye King remarked. I've some advice for you. My words of wisdom it were well if you would tumble to. - Don't use to much prolepsis, for there still be two long year Between you and ye sheepskin. Which when ye wretch did hear, He called for ye chloroform, and ye minions him did lay On ye prehistoric shutter, and he swift was borne away. My conclusion from ye facts observed, King Prex concluded, is, That to fill ye Siege of Senior State, ben this maid's exclusive biz. But behind ye fire-portcullis let nary light be found, I Nor bleating lambs, nor pointed hats, when ye watchman goeth round. Let ye spoon-holders be empty, and ye Freshman crush nowhere. Your esquire, he shall knightcd be, and have ye wise fool's chair. - For Prexyis wise selection, ye applause they did prolong, And '92 ye place did take at ye head of Tables Long. But ye last we heard of '93, when ye meeting did let out, He had not yet returned from his sojourn up ye spout. 14