Mortarboard . You twittering young Freshmen that giggle on the stair,Though sniggring at our pompousness, at heart you are awareThat never can your wit be brought to such a high degreeAs that which sparkles on the brows of nineteen-three. Hear! Hear! Freshmen! Cheer!Raise your little treble notes for nineteen-three! You gentle, gushing Juniors, so kind and sentimentalI vow it must be very nice to be so ornamental;Tis you who make the Mortarboard and fill the ball-room, too,But tis because (Ill whisper it) youve not much else to Scott!Recollect the lot( )f mediaeval history the Sophmor

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Mortarboard . You twittering young Freshmen that giggle on the stair,Though sniggring at our pompousness, at heart you are awareThat never can your wit be brought to such a high degreeAs that which sparkles on the brows of nineteen-three. Hear! Hear! Freshmen! Cheer!Raise your little treble notes for nineteen-three! You gentle, gushing Juniors, so kind and sentimentalI vow it must be very nice to be so ornamental;Tis you who make the Mortarboard and fill the ball-room, too,But tis because (Ill whisper it) youve not much else to Scott!Recollect the lot( )f mediaeval history the Sophmores must get

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