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THE CRIME

Phillipic

At Harvard on the riverside,

And but a minute's flivver-ride

From Chapel, lived the apple

Of a doting mother's eye.

As a gentleman and student,

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He was prudish, proud, and prudent,

But his laurels and his morals

Were unquestionably high.

This model of propriety

To safeguard well his piety

From libel, read the Bible

And a bulky book of prayers;

Thereby bringing down derision

And a most unkind decision

On his prudence by the students

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