On busted straights and I.O.U.'s,
And dream we carry on the Same Old Game.
One of the topics for editorial discussion was continuing the practice of compulsory chapel attendance. Here is something by way of summary quoted from our 50th class report:
"Hark! the morning bell is pealing
Faintly on the drowsy ear,
Far abroad the tidings dealing,
Now the hour of prayer is near. . ...
Kneeling in the quiet chamber,
On the deck, or on the sod,
In the still and early morning,
'Tis the hour to worship God.
But don't you stop to pray in secret,
No time for you to worship there,
The hour approaches,--tempus fugit,--
Tear your shirt or miss a prayer.
Don't stop to wash, don't stop to button,
Go the ways your fathers trod;
Leg it; put it, rush it, streak it:
Run. . ...and worship God." John M. Merriam '86 (Lawyer)