This was considered rather too anacreontic by some members of the Board, and one gentleman thought it was rough on Maud. It was voted to send the stanzas to the Echo as a college song. Mr. Francis Bret H-rte was then called upon, and responded with
OUR SOCIETY.We once had a society, Miss Anna X and I,
With semi-weekly meetings round the corner on the sly;
And we had a constitution which it had this end in view,
To provide that our society be limited to two.
Now nothing could be finer or more beautiful to see
Than the first six weeks' proceedings of that same society,
Till Anna took it in her head the by-laws to amend
To provide that our society admit another friend.
Which friend his name was Snodkins, and I swore I 'd not agree
To associating with a man what was in '83,
When Anna, who was President, revealed to me the door,
And the subsequent proceedings interested me no more.
Though I was quite disgusted, speaking freely, for I knew
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