William Carey College - Crusader / Pine Burr Yearbook (Hattiesburg, MS)

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PINE BURR, 1929 Vn

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PINE BURR, 1929 — For Grrli I ' yoii mil Iniir tlic ichisptrint i iihniit yoii .hill never ylclil tn ileal in Wkhperi., ton: IF yon eiin hnively smile lilu n loved ones tlonht you Anil never doubt in turn lihat loved ones do: IF you eiin ieep a siceet and yentle spirit In spite of fame or fortune, rank or place, .hid thout h you iL ' in your e oul or only near it (Jan ivin leitli poise or lose liith equal yraec. II - ' you ean meet liith unheliej. helieviny And halloiv in your heart a simple ereed : IF you ean meet DECEPTION , undeceiving Anil learn to look to God for all you need; IF you ean he ichat iris should hi to mothers: (Alums in joy and comrades in distress. .hid he unto others as you ' d have others Be unto you — no more, and yet, no less. Ill ' you can keep leithin your heart the poller I ' o say that firm, unconquerable No, IF you ean hrave a present shadoiced hour Rather than yield to build a future ivoe; IF ' you can love, yet not let lovin j master But keep yourself ivithin your oirn self ' s clasp. And let not dreaming lead you to disaster Nor pity ' s fascination lose your grasp. : ' ' ; ' ' ' : ' . ■ ;:•: ' ■■ „■■ iv IF you can lock your heart on confidences Nor ever needlessly in turn confide : IF you can put behind you all pretenses , Of moik humility or foolish pride: •• ■ IF you can keep the simple, homely virtue Of ualking right uith God — then have no fear Fhat anythin in all the ivortd can hurt you — And—rehich is ' more—you ' ll he a JIOM.IN, dear.

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PINE BURR, 1929 S V The Bridge Builder All iilil iiuui going iiloiig a liighiiiiy Ciiiiif lit I ' vi ' iiing, mill iinil gi ' iiy. To ii ihasiii vast iiiiil deep and iiide. Tilt old IIUUI crossed ill the tiiiliglit dim: fill ' sieolleii slieiiiii liiid no fiiir for him. But III turned iihen safe on the other side. And I ' liilt a bridge to spun the tide. Old miin , said a fair pilgrim near, You are Hasting your time icith building here. i on never ng iin ivill pass this U ' iy : ou r journeys liill end uitli the eo iiing day. ) oil have erossed the ehasiii deep and iride: Why build you this bridge at eventide. ' The builder lifted his old gray head: Good friend . on the path I have eoiiie. he said. There folloiced after me today, A youth liho must pass this icay. This ehasiii that has been as naught to me. To that fairdieaded youth a pitfall may be. He, too. must iross in the tiiilight dim: Ciood frii III, I am building this bridge for him.