The Yucca, Yearbook of North Texas State Teacher's School, 1924 Page: 19
352 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.View a full description of this yearbook.
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Shorn of the ivy, somber, there stood
Gloomily looking north, cold, abject, bare,
Plain, uninviting, cheerless, drab, nor could
One find within you warmth or comfort rare:
For you were fashioned only to make room,
No matter if your vitals had no light,
Or if they smelled like some long-used tomb,
Or seemed to speak of everlasting night.
To weary ones you offered no repose;
No academic head lay on your breast;
You sent to work, you gave command to those
Who frequently were more in need of rest.
But you are gone; your title you give o'er
To newer brick. Thank God, you are no more.
II.
But there were faces that were bright within,
And these stand out upon the glowing page
Of memory. Fair women? yes; and men,
Sweet-spirited, true-hearted, noble, sage:
Kendall and Bruce your president's office graced,
And Deans benign shed radiance everywhere;
Instructors and instructees wisely placed
Where each could act on each;-I see them there
And ever shall, if I but hear your name:
The friendships formed within your shade will live
When you are dust; these helped increase the flame
Of youthful hope, and now fond memories give;
They live, while you,-I'm glad to let you be
With other wrecks, "by Time's unresting sea."Nineteen
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North Texas State Teachers College. The Yucca, Yearbook of North Texas State Teacher's School, 1924, yearbook, 1924; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth60992/m1/23/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.