Show J OUR SOCIETIES 70 To one most Jost modest and retiring it is truly inspiring awe The way in which the Poly with societies is filled By a computation prudent there are th three ee to each poor student i And to join them all he is besought with eloquence eloquence elo elo- q quence ence most skilled First we have the one athletic and it really seems pathetic That its enterprising treasurer must be ever crying More For he takes us by the collar and demands demand of ofus ofus ofus us a dollar In a tone which is suggestive of Your money or your gore Next with objects scientific and with lectures soporific Some have joined themselves together Natural Natural Na- Na 4 tural History to learn Sanskrit Hebrew Greek and Latin they're familiar with and pat in i And for birds and bugs outlandish they quite touchingly do yearn Then our struck stage-struck youths romantic in a away away away way to drive one frantic Long required us to buy tickets to their charming little play Which according to their story would achieve such lasting glory They were really forced to ask of us to help them on their way Our reporters cute and youthful if reports we hear are truthful Recently have formed a syndicate to corner Poly news j jAnd And the amateur debaters for debaters for weve we've many tongued lithe-tongued With their arguing and wrangling would Demosthenes confuse While our geniuses melodic with contrivances methodic Have been organizing clubs of those to har harmony harmony harmony mony inclined At their entertainments expected to be present Though hou h their music has few charms indeed to soothe our savage mind Then progressive energetic with a title alphabetic alphabetic alphabetic alpha alpha- betic r c i ii ii i y A mighty mystic brotherhood but lately cam cameto came came- to view They'd a war-cry war strange and fearful and a pin so o neat and cheerful For a band of blithe young infants was the K L. L M. M N. N Q Of I these very few Ive I've spoken my oer o'er soul to open Now to tax your patience longer I most most willingly will will- willingly forbear But when this realm terrestrial I have left for for- j 1 that celestial I humbly trust I shall not find societies up j a there A A Victim The above is copied from the Polytechnic Polytechnic Polytechnic Poly Poly- published by the students of the- the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn N. N Y We Weare are glad to find that we are not the the- only on ones s suffering from the society society- plague Misery loves com company pan y |