The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-20
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BRFaANY1OLLRaR.


BETHANYtOLLEGE.
a Maehlne Poem read a. the SasIoR n,
hibIliOn DuEing COmmenosnSAi week
To al the VlFioua VRIkl o LA
To lhAlO the honor and the ItrthR;
To have p sources Ht tommAndt
To lard our race Z halpt 4 hand;
10 rain the mlnd-hGtl had and han,
To mt receive and then lmpani
To q 1.-The .Oul with 10 j hhoVlsiEa
We came and OntsrSd Bethany C0llSgi,
wha' pl AaIBP pictures met y NiaW,
What Images o. VHrtI Q huPi
VIVA Who IelrIhed IN bright aFFaH
DLrced o bttoFe Us night And dAyl.
For m0nlhs Or years h1NFa We otma
We d. an d Of steady ltinB I me,
And on the plsltIm, 1t the bar,
All othOn We txselled BY la.
AIasl q pOW haze proof enough
b deans are unIubSlantiAl 1iun,
Ilia long OincA w were N DE- 10 tos
That visions ar not AVayS Tsalj
Fptt FuA advancement every IeAl0n
htksH ili 81 Nied thN Teinl 70 reason,
For hTra FrRa Il our place,
And noE0 the loo We have 70 lace,
What mountains 70 have ISen removed,
What strange enigma clearly pTOVodS
v hHro Wild nlpIuAnn used 70 felknI
The WINS aud WhertiOreS nov are Plbln.
llSh. a ot' the mtnd | on earth I'D sha
4, dtTeryW hSrr new heaulN1 rise.
1h' duFrEsl night Is turned N day
hen our prof SsOIS lsAt the way
IT'S tue We have pu picIoNS strong
They siVR Is less NJ "a her l0TBi
Aud nit when kn0Ity y lntb 6essI u
We'd make q change but they Eon't lot u
With dtsappFOV'Ng tunes and lo0kl
ThsS old uS re- 0 y ut our books;
With lralOuS eve they watch eRoh moV0mIAt
Aud IAy our Oh 'pGstl no imDFVV.RuAL
When goaulrg under m1nthI Of toll
A sick I uar mAkss uiSmiis,
A IRT Oi sunshine chez . Ou' beast
u cause We cOnt mpl u . real
While muLlng DER tn DAYS dOslgnl
We hsaFAY p--''Add IWOntJ lines
And c ms W rcd for work Tomorrow"
SO every head now drOoPI in SorroW.
When Ere hmsn wa are gI,nts wise,
Profess II DIV iTti before our eyes
When So hJmOIGs though WO get smaller,
r. fas'ors EruW a little lall II,
Whvn JuuiOrI W0ATH 10 col fusion,
And now Su,p'C our Del conclusion
When seniors gave With minds compliant,
Thrn each pfOttSsJr 10 IiAnt.
To Weld 4 power 10 each profession,
Que liVl, g thoughts NUT hud expression.
Our mother toni 10 IN ISt DO reap, el0d
AID AWARD Slert u clrTecLod
BY We adjusted evolution
Our p0Ve ! ara trained In eloGution,
To Slf ID "a dres yitniR 10 hid
We Just invita- Professor KIDD.
Fer LAtlu roots, for syuhK's laws
App led 10 ether word Or clause:
For + oElOiga Of pure olASi 10 ore,
F,Om dhlAnt lands 'ni days VI yore,
To comprehend eAch myIh lnu tAbl6,
10 tr'cs 'ArIh's various tongues 70 BiblA,
In stud yluR these b lWe'eF eToatIAllOn
just cali to aid Professor Allen,
With mlnd con used the tongue may aiammer,
TIL dTllISd 10 ThALor,N aud grammar
With Q 70 and pU yer We write aud IptAk,
II trained iu these aud c!AAAle Creek.
Al forms u thought 10 learn 70 trace,
Each hpr0's conflicts, aims And race;
But all concern We lay aside,
PfoieIIoE h~ASeEmRn'S our guide.
The earth q AOld for thought displays
From ArehBan limes " recent days;
We trace CREATIONS WOndrOuS plan
From prUtoEoA up 70 mao.
The elements We next explToe,
And know and name the Ity:louF.
Though great the task We noGhii 4 fear,
PrUtOS or Eastwood makes II clear.
Our poWe'S ara stepped In hSEy llumbor
M tain d 10 quantity and lumbtTj
But matthew liIS bids Us trace
All ! ambeTS, blE'B, '0rm9 and tpIce,
LINES, clrci,S, squares and grAtitAlon,
Unlock lhB M 8 cries Of creation.
though p~robleDs great our minds appl
Professor kemPer knows them ALL
We further need Ito mAkS Us Criun)
Logic, ThB irC, homl Vtics,
And Ill our mentA pOReIB dlllec'ed
We Eed apart and TecUnn, ctBd,
Whom thus the mIud 10 polIIhOd bright
Al, creltIOn teens v th light.
A BAiIlul hand completes the plan,
PTUlOS VT PondIltOu'S the nan.
We learn by textbooks Hnd by lecture
lhA Languages, their laws Aad structure;
= Dizzy We nut ~ through,
A. OhAni'I, botany PnJbtcS, too.
We 10 Fn Alg"l ~ aud surveying,
Drawing, leyellrR, lAndt-Ou la Ing
GleuloI, field Operations
And many lhlGES which try our patience.
Well dlIllet 10 ancient classic lore,
vs. Vies the v rid 10 days o y0TS;
B ave CRSAI's pOSers rrspltndSnt ShlAe,
Aud eAliuSt t-IlB Of Latline.
Our hearts respond In ready chorus
To virgil and | . Ids HIrSee,
W IL icsfU huSH Kln.s Rnd nations
Enchanted BY his gtRnd oFAuopI
Plain x'rCphon shows srudilon,
netOdOtGs ttpnOVes Ambi tIDi
But HOmeIs straiuO w m Of enjoy
A. d. and men cot III for Troy.
0Teat u toe spec hes alRAys please,
And seta b tMn ued DIM i hsues;
1hSir vivid iAuey makes VI lie
Depicting scenes IN glowing style.
That sacred truth VI oil may learn,
We read the Biol 0 oh III lur,;
and tier TUNtfon'kl PRAYER
Mistakes are ppiu III Uut with cart.
Then prAc itHl and moral hints
huete d BY way IL suVrt cammentSi
lIlrsli i light marks EVER Inc
And TtasUn owns The Box divine.
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