The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-25
THE SIGMA LAMBNA SOCIETY
HAVE vALEDIcTICN CEREMONIES
Students at ~. Mary's Close the Contests With
Debates in the Most Unique
Manner.

me Valedietion ceremonies of the Sig
ma LAMBDA Society at st. Mary's SchooT
,ook pace Friday evening May 23rd.
az SIX CLOCK novel and in
terestlhg ceremony took place in ST
Marys grove, beneath the shade Of the
green IVY vine" on the East Rock when
the Sigma Lambda Literary Society laid
the debates of the past year to their
sumner rest and celebrated their obse-
qules in due and respectful manner.
Inc funeral march began in the Society
Hall. and proceeded to the place of in
terhl9hI' LED by the banner bearer. Miss
henderson, carrying the banner. "Sa-
cred TO the memory of dozen learned
uepateS. departed this session. May. 1902
VNe not thelr ghosts. o let them mass
hey nate us, That upon the rack of
these rough tasks, Would stretch us ont
one Point the longer" Next came the
oihcers OF the society. followed by the
orchestra ard choir and by the Grim Sex
toh' MISS Redwood. with her ominous
narrow All the society bringing up the
rear, and singing to the strains of Miss
Jaws "alllng violin, The first touching
hymn 10 the tune of Yankee Doodle was
sigma Lambda went to school And
wrote a score OF papers, Now sticks a
ticket in its purse And cuts vacation co
pefs' . Sigma Lambda went to school.
But never used pony. Wrote debates
Oh every theme, And thought them very
tony"
The next thing on the programme
was the following address by the presi-
Heht' MISS Meare's. Dearly beloved Sis
teren, We have met together on this fes
I'VE occasion, to lay to rest the vexed
spirit OF debate, lest it's troubled ghost
should haunt st. Mary's Grove through
the summer. 1t shall sleep the sleep of
vacation. until next September. when the
voice of the president shall wake il from
It's long repose, and from the dust of
these vacant chambers Sigma lambda
shall arise again, with it's youth renewed
like the Phoenix How sleep Debates
that sink to rest. BY Sigma L.ambda's
wishes blest, By school girls hands their
kneH IS rung, BY school girls glad their
| dirge is sung Here Honor comes a
pilgrim gay, To part above this toilworn
clay, And Freedom homcwards shall re-
pair, 10 dwell rested schoolgirl there
Here rests it's lines upon the lap of
earth, Debate TO toll and anguish known
Strict knowl edge frowned not on it's hum
own" M farther seek it's merits to dis
close OF draw its frailties from its lowly
grave. There they alike in hope for next
year shall repose, And hard won laurels
DER them wave
Then followed the interment bv Miss
Redwood. with these remarks. Here we
inter until next September the wild
statements the weak points and all
other 1pfnpfS of
feats are all entombed in this grave but
he good training that they gave lives
after them. Then rest perturbod Spirits.
rest, you shall revisit these glimpses of
the moon next September" One more I'M
fortunate Poor old Debate So rashly
caught in it, Gone to its fate!
Lay it down fearfully, Handle with
care, Written so tearfully. Ideas so rare
Debates upon Debates! L.aurels upon Lau-
relsi And away to the Shades the grim
Spectre fades-Resquiesca in Pace"
The Society then sung the hymn. GLORY.
Glory Hallelujah! Last years debates lie
a-mouldering in the grave, But their soul
goes marching on! Hang all debates on
the green ivy vine, While the girls go
marching home" Miss Holt then buried
the Wig of Mary Queen of Scots, and
both of which had figured largely in a
debate during the past session. Then
portraits of Washington and Lee were
erected by the debaters, Misses Lillian
Clark, Burgwyn, Ward and c. Cowles,
with these appropriate lines, Though
lost to sight to memory dear, Our heroes
are not buried here, The dust of Ages
cannot hide Honor that shall aye abide
IN
glory fadeth never, never." The defeat
ed Monk of an other debate was next
hid to rest by Miss NJ Hughson. with
tits requiem, 'St Mary's girls will never
burn Into poor starved Monks to turn,
They've enough of simple fare. At st.
Mary's college here They will seek
no convent home, Where Dughi's wagon
cannot come, The warrior saint is all the
go even in this Grove so slow And even
rhro this week of woes, For Baseball
knights their praise still flows!'' Then
followed the Exhibition of the Tiger and
tho Compensation of the disappointed
Lady by the gift of "a perfect picture of
a man" little the worse for baseball
wear. and the presentation of this years
laurols to the Society, when they were
handed over by the ex-President, Miss
Venahle, to the safe keeping of Miss
Meares, the present president The pro-
gramme then closed with lullaby to the
Infant Poems of the Soph Class, sung by
Miss Steadman. the Sigma Lambda be-
ing established as the Patron of Poetry
in a recent debate, and after a Shakes
pearean Benediction by the President, the
Society dispersed upon, singing the last
hymn,
Society, Society" to the air of Mary
land my Maryland"
Debating voices in thy halls,
Society, Society,"
They echo thro' ST. Mary's walls,
Society, Society!
Crowned with, laurels won of yore,
Our Sigma LAMBDA II still do more