The Lanthorn 1900 . —the Preps, the Subs,Our Profs, the foragers of ages past,All in one mighty scheme combined. Old maidsRockribbed and aged as the sun, :;: ;;: *Are but the solemn monuments allOf the neglect of man * * *And what if thou withdrawUnheeded by the Preppies ! All that ponyWill share thy destiny. The girls will laugh whenThou art gone; the widows brood of carePlod on ; and each one as before will courtTheir favorite phantom, * * *Freshmen in lifes green spring, and he who ridesIn the full strength of years, Senior and TheologShall, one by one, be gathered for exams.,By those who,

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The Lanthorn 1900 . —the Preps, the Subs,Our Profs, the foragers of ages past,All in one mighty scheme combined. Old maidsRockribbed and aged as the sun, :;: ;;: *Are but the solemn monuments allOf the neglect of man * * *And what if thou withdrawUnheeded by the Preppies ! All that ponyWill share thy destiny. The girls will laugh whenThou art gone; the widows brood of carePlod on ; and each one as before will courtTheir favorite phantom, * * *Freshmen in lifes green spring, and he who ridesIn the full strength of years, Senior and TheologShall, one by one, be gathered for exams.,By those who, in their time, have ponied live that when thy summons comes to joinThe trembling caravan that movesTo the pale realm of exam., where each shall takeHis sweating in the silent halls of dread,Thou go not, like the students here at night,Scourged into chapel, but, sustained and soothedBy an unfaltering gall, approach thy doomLike one who has the contents of his horseAbout him, and lies down to pleasant 159

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