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Show j ALMA MATER PRESENT I Our Alma Mater Present is a jewel fine and rare; ; Another of its kind cannot be found. : Ten thopf ard skillful hands with ardent toil and care. With manv a fervent, prayer, With Veart to do and rlare ' Have carved it ut and raised it from j j the eroujid. j Our Alma Mater Present is a gem of j nohlp caste; j Whop e setting is of adamantine strength I Cemented in the clutches of an ever j rrlowincr nnr. Whose truth will hold it fast, Whose brilliancy will last, And flood this land throughout its hreadth and length. Our Alma Mater Present is our Alma Mater Past, With our Alma Mater Future in its wake. 'Tis a ship that sails Life's ocean with a firm and steadfast mast Then the storm and tempest pist. In clear waters 'twill its onward journey journ-ey tn'e. May our Almi Mater Present e'er approve ap-prove with smile benign All who now appaar around her happy boaH. And may your children at her tables sit and dine, On her bosom here r-?clin3. Here work out her design, ' And here receive the everlasting work. ZINA A. WOOLF. j |