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CLASS HISTORY.

ITH parting words of fortune and sin We bent our steps toward thie sacred s| I Some months ago, from learning's cup to si] Strange and unknown we were to every 01 {'mil we in one happj body met To organize that great machine our class. How our voung hearts did swell with nscious pride When from the chapel rostrum "tw - inounced In deep stentorian tones, The Freshmen meet

W i t h i n the room a h o \ e at three t< lav.

W ith great eclat at the appointed time The Freshmen gathered "round the fast -hut A^^w Each one as anxious a- he well could be

To gain an entrance and an office too.

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Many the faction- were hoih wise and slv, Each putting forth it- most approved attempts To place its favorite in the seat ^( power. Long we debate and hot the speeches were Fill finally the \ote \\as reckoned up And Hattie Gaston chosen to preside, With (trace Dickinson as our wort In scribe We left the meeting in a friendh mood.

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olved that we o u r union would p r e s e r v e

Though trouble and disaster -hould assail. Wc Ktudied hard through all the bus> davs

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From 111 \ morn to the dead hours ^\ night I nfil Thanksgiving came to greet with CIHHM

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(>i11* w«;u \ heart- and ii!• d intellects. lip n * 1111• • i round the table full ^>\ my \ | our 1 IH ti\< home or nome OIK els< 1