The Monticola . VAN W. GILSON. There was a young Junior named Van,Who was a Rhodes Scholarship man,To Oxford hell go,With the last of the snow,Take more honors there if he can. E. S. LIVELY. This gallant young Junior, tis shocking,Has a passion,—with girls to go walking, While walking one day, Found, to his dismay,That the girl had a hole in her—hat. fi5. JAMES KENNEDY. Goodlooking Kennedy, how he can dance,Till the girls of his choice, all stand in is Jim,So dont speak to him,For at talkative people, he will lookaskance. List, ye Students, In this collegeWest Virginians, Hold
The Monticola . VAN W. GILSON. There was a young Junior named Van,Who was a Rhodes Scholarship man,To Oxford hell go,With the last of the snow,Take more honors there if he can. E. S. LIVELY. This gallant young Junior, tis shocking,Has a passion,—with girls to go walking, While walking one day, Found, to his dismay,That the girl had a hole in her—hat. fi5. JAMES KENNEDY. Goodlooking Kennedy, how he can dance,Till the girls of his choice, all stand in is Jim,So dont speak to him,For at talkative people, he will lookaskance. List, ye Students, In this collegeWest Virginians, Hold and mightyIf, at all, ye should to stories proud ye hearken;List then, to this tale of Juniors. In September, in the Fall the year of Xiueteen-eight, there to this seat of learningDivers products of the High Schools,High Schools of our West Virginia. And these youths and fair young the presence of our Tommie,Fearful of his show of power,Heard the words that they had hoped for,Freshman Class, dont try to argue. And the lots of these young people, Noblest ones in West Virginia, So, withal, were cast together For the years that were approaching, For the grind to cop the Sheepskin. Soon upon the field of opposed by Sophmores was their courage,Drove the foe from off the Campus,Cha
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