Ode to the Class of 1905. ODE TO THE CEASS OF 1905. All hail that verdant horde and great! That mob of Freshmen here at State ! A hearty welcome we extend, Yet still our college rights defend. And as our ranks fill up again We hope to find the Freshmen men, Not egotists of common stripe Nor braggarts, that unworthy type Whose very presence here would bar Our progress to the Gates Ajar. And so, ye Freshmen, we advise That you affect not to despise The friendly counsel you receive, But make an effort to believe. Your trials here may hardships seem But they are proved to be the scheme That makes a college class unite And trace a record wrong or right. Adapt yourselves to college ways; Help entertain in divers ways The men who come to visit you On nights when you are feeling blue. And think ye not the students rude, Who in your rooms sometimes intrude, And ask for story or for song To help our social life along. Keep in your places, don’t be rash And try to raise a small mustache, For ’twill arouse the jealous ire Of older students, who desire That such appendages shall grace Only the upper classman’s face.
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