Show STUDENT LIFE mon cause throughout the remainder of years in old Brownell’s curriculum All his fellows liked Jack fluence of music is felt even by a His universal popularity met with advantage to enjoy almost every consistent phase of student life Never before however had Garret seen his student chum fraternity brother and fellow of the cold world appear quite so benignly resigned yet still so much a man He had fought defeat-tthe bitterest end when the argument had closed and it came to that breathless moment of decision in the court-roowhen a possible million hung in the balance to be delivered as a reward to him that or to that venomous reptile incarnate He heard he saw he smiled and turned away Tonight that revolving mind yas perturbed and restless appreciative of flooding thoughts seeming greater than could be borne His plans had been blasted and he appreciated that awful depression of spirits that trails in the darkness of apparent ruin Jack Murane was cognizant of every phase of human impulse that moved the Scottish bard to write “Alan's inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn The atmosphere of the Flora-dor- a dance hall — the “jickey” suggestion stratified smoke the clink of glasses and rattling chips contrasted most favorably with all that is most appreciated by those who have known the greater joys of life on a higher plane But the in o m de-serv- 197 eth savage With the first strains of an old familiar waltz Murane’s head tilted back and with steel-gra- y eyes he looked with sad yet wistful ardent gaze That rough primitive environment was tempered the beautiful transition rendered complete Sweet concordant strains of symphony carried him back to dear old alumni days The happy transformation or reminiscence made him forget for the time being the sterner contentions of man Four short years at old Brownell University —they had made the most profound impression of his life Unwinding through the kinetescope of mind tonight was memory’s transparent film of the past Freshman sophomore junior and senior— four in all — deliberately reviewed A divinely beautiful picture appealing normally to the heart of fevery thorough collegian but further enhanced tonight by slow music flooding the warm air sweet and low Those many happy days were on the The ground was rich and uniform The coming days of the greatest commencement were drawing near — and the speed of film was slackened memory’s Those Tune days were entered reduced to hours Again that vain wish of the grave old grad — “although my years meant much they might have stood for Soon was cap and more” gown to be relegated — that som- pay-stre- ak |