The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-17


Quick looks he round but n9ds place to turn;
A thousand visions fash and burn
Across his mind as he stands there at bay
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And md turns s 70 feeSiensss his Iowers grea.
Yet stands be firm to meet his rate.
And die as should hero Of his nation.
When 10. he feels q sudden inspiration,
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MS twisted hauberk, and his polished greares
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Es, i Ike asi fsilins i'ah !ofrens. a PUSHES down
pefsre his onset all give way,
None None ss aAss q drew near.
smitten By his terror and his frown;
80 through opposing man and horse
And dsS down VI the Mountain comes unto his neet.
whsrs ref, friends end { Scasousnins @ meet
Then rose skAid, with whitened hair and hoary.
Kaised bigh his drinking horn and said,
without 9TH Thy IS SSmor o nSss M thou M fought M '
And 70 thy foes confusion brought;
Like tpose old Berserks. famed IA story.
But To- 70 iminors a slze thy skin
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So runs the saga, strange nj old
Wild, barbaric song;
In this our modern world what doubts oppress u.s.
What cuAning foes our minds asssii ,,.
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1utSor1fy Of teachers, dead and cold.
And Syg6ne doenas blacksmith ancient mold.
rhen cast away the useless weight.
And stand IN thine own spirit bold
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The Jndgee cr!nine ana the soldiers crown
or shoys.iived slory, then are soon forgot
euch bAdge awaits thee not.
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But In these days no deeds OF war inspire
NO dreams of camp and march before as hover.
The times Of violence are over.
80 more % ssrsossn Seids o. Ssssie. BATTLE
No more heath frowning forts
Where cannons thunder, muskets rattle.
Are victories OF progress won.
And inthe busy streets where lifes great arteries
There i Is our field, there must our work be done.
Our nszss may not be writ on tablets brazen
our deeds may not the storicd pages baron.
or sea om y s wa,s,ns us asss pls%a ox shn
Our bSst ate m,,ss Appear bur poor a mi smau
Our works may seem TX castles old 10 crumblc,
Not 20 o. our nsS tate With ~ every True endearor
The worlds riumphM march gains added sire myth.
Ernrs L IN msjsssy % clio Close 1 az Ienssh never
Then do they part beside thy frieEd aud neighbor.
Through dawn Of YOUTH through ages twilight
The night when none can work approacheth fast.
After the benediction Reeves orchestra
struck up the Second Regiment march.
This ended the exercises till the band con-
cert at $780,
H Exercises at 4P. NJ.
The first on the program was l.. A.
Bowen with an address on the subject,
Certain Requisites In Efficient Educa-
tion."
''The class Of '92 has witnessed many
changes In the life Of the university
More especially, certain measures have
tnaugurated in connection with the class
itself, In accordance with the demands of
modern education. Among these most
prominent Is that which makes daily at
tendance upon recitations no longer OBJ
ligatory upon seniors, and dispenses with
the marking system for ordinary recita-
tions.
Naturally these innovations have sug-
Rested 10 many minds the propriety of
dispensing also with the frequent exami-
nations or tests now required. of reduc-
ing the contact of student with instruc-
tor TO the minimum, aud Of leaving TO
the student throughout all the college
classes almost complete option In respect
70 courses Of study and attendance in
class rooms
The education Of the time is In tran
sition state, and as Is always the case with
such a condition it has peculiar perils as
well as great possibilities aud opportuni-
ties. The ruling ideas as TO the relation
Of the faculty TO the students contain
many Of the elements of harm and good.