The ballad of Manila Bay and other verses . d to the members of a college classWith apologies to the author of Yellow and Blue Sing to the colors of sun and of wine; Hurrah for the Golden and Red !Golden the nuggets of Tornias mine, And fit for a sovereigns head;Golden the sun as he dips in the wave,And red is the glow of Mars planet brave. Hail !Hail to the colors of sun and of wine ; Hurrah for the Golden and Red ! Red is the rose lifting fair her round face, A kiss coming soft from the South ;Red was the wine of the Lesbian race That tinted the rosiest mouth ;Red is the light gleaming out i
The ballad of Manila Bay and other verses . d to the members of a college classWith apologies to the author of Yellow and Blue Sing to the colors of sun and of wine; Hurrah for the Golden and Red !Golden the nuggets of Tornias mine, And fit for a sovereigns head;Golden the sun as he dips in the wave,And red is the glow of Mars planet brave. Hail !Hail to the colors of sun and of wine ; Hurrah for the Golden and Red ! Red is the rose lifting fair her round face, A kiss coming soft from the South ;Red was the wine of the Lesbian race That tinted the rosiest mouth ;Red is the light gleaming out in the nightTo flash its high scorn at old oceans might. Hail!Hail to the colors of sun and of wine; Hurrah for the Golden and Red ! 57 Heres to the college by whom we swear; And heres to the hearts she has led !Heres to the girl with the golden hair And cheeks so bewitchingly red !Rich sun and red Mars together combineTo tell us lifes joys should eer intertwine. Hail!Hail to the colors of sun and of wine;Hurrah for the Golden and Red ! 5«. A. L. CHAPINFirst President of Beloit College By Lor ado Taft TO THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE Read at the Semi-Centennial of Beloit College Unveiled in marble, touched by master hand To Greek-like calmness, look forever now Upon thy college — blessing with thy browOf benediction what thyself hadst six-and-thirty years thy hope far spanned The college future, and thy prayerful vow Of love and lifelong labor did endowHer life with faith and strenuous careful strength stood round her like a shield; Thy balanced brain kept knowledge as her goal;And with thine upward finger on the field Of stars, thy spirit traced as on a scrollThe thought divine that softly lay revealed, And led her by the greatness of thy soul. 61 THE CRY OF THE HIGH HURDLERS At a Ravenswood meet three runners were a tie over the last hurdle With bodies bowed, with breath drawn in, Were waiting for the sound;Our hot hearts shake the start to
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