The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-01

Round the corner from Classical le,r,t,.
Is a room on whose black boarded wo,,,
May be seen, by the careful Observer
Faint traces OF sharp-angled scrow,s
From this chamber OF angles and symbo,.
by the aid OF most worthy seer
We left terra firma and wandered
Through the fa,homless realms OF the al,
And we could, by and by, from a point hu,,
In space twixt the dome and the floor
Construct figures of every description.
Trlangles and circles galore.
Now across to q room where "To Manace,
And ITO Train" was the theme OF the Law.
Where ruled q staunch venerable mentor
We must go, "real attention to pay.
To this sire In sheer desperation
We would go when we cen most yerc ,rr,
lie, when asked what to do with terror
Would reply, "Entertain the dear chidy
Twice week In his room we were gathered
To assist In, and be criticised:
There our triumphs were duly considered
And our flaws barred and well morallzed
Now we trippcd lightly down to Science
Which includes both the laws and thea
OF speaking and writing correctly, rhea+
Which we did TIL we'd learned them nv
For this sire we must make In good writ,,,
Theses. underlined In red Ink
And we cudgeled our brains for the wherev,h
TIL, In truth, we forgot how TO think.
They were finished at length, and we bore them
In cold, trembling fear to his gaze,
Were received with the kindest OF welcome.
And to each given heart-soothing praise
After dinner hurrying Journey
In the which not n moment we lost
For tardy mark, much more an absence
Must be paid for at terrible cost.
'Twixt these walls dwelt the patron Of tool
work,
where he points gave upon his loved art.
Ana named every wo cd and each bench toni
Not emitting the tiniest part.
d
How TO d rive nails. and bruised thumb 10
anu we chiSeled forest OF soft wood, dress.
Made yard stick, ard botany press.
The seniors will not soon forget whera
We next went, and what we next heard,
low we wondered and reasoned and ponderrd
over each weighty fact and new word.
Here the sage whom we met that first morning
Turned our young eyes to look into mind,
And In physical lore stroye to verse us,
And withal was so pleasant and kind
TAat when finished, rejoiced were we tollers
Meath a leader so true to remain,
with him turn to the subject OF Authors,
And gems OF rare beauty attain.
Need tell how we read our four Classics.
Laughed at Wimble, Mol hite and Gohbo,
closed the pitltul tale OF poor Enoch
win heart overlooking with woe
Last OF all came the beautiful story
That told of the search OF the knighn,
Drew character-portrait so noble,
Taught us beauty, and goodness. and right.
With the dainty green leaves OF the Spring
time,
came sage not wen matched 20 their tirt,
Who told us OF fierce Northern battles,
And the rise OF the far Oriant.
After chapters on lore of the ancients,
on which we had studied all night
Would encourage a well-striven answer
With, "Eem! Ies-That is quite right"
Tho our work when 1t came, was In truth
IL was OF intermingled with play, [wOrk,
Ana the minds OF the senioIs OFT wander,
With JOY 10 our picnic 50 gay.
FOR full week the cloudlets were fearful
bu' III time came bright sunshine, and then
IN gay gowns, all with laughter and testing
sped WE on TO that far mountain glen.
mere the greatest event OF the season
iook piace-twas game OF base ball
oh 'hose suns and that marvellous pitching,
"ouid hardy professional appa.
All year, on each Saturday evening
- ''N'""i'" III tNo SpdClOuS nullS,
ANA listened 20 learned debators, walls.
whose clear points fairly punctured the
But trust, that aside from all testing,
Ihese memories viii never quite fade,
for we've all received aid OF their giving
And laughed az the fun they have made.
Now another cl ub rose, grew and nourlshed,
Ana It's members with racuuets and balls
Made the mountains re-ccho with laughter,
And the valley resound with their calls.
10 the courts these bold knights their ieuds
carried,
Anu no prisoner was freed on parole,
lhey We're herce foes, but awfully Jolly,
Ana thelr order was "Knights dOriOle.'
III usl leave now, that part OF the story
And tell how, in warm sultry June,
Each senior heart shook with the warning,
"The committee will be here right SOON"
Ana meanwhile with tablets and pencils,
we visited each class In its turn,
Ana dld write for the questioning sages,
Ana good mark for ourselves did we earn
one night as we entered for sumner