The Grassburr, Yearbook of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1917 Page: 79
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r 'THE RASSBURR I
John Tarleton Faculty in the Days of Yore
By JENNIE MAE KERBY
I was lounging on my pillow in my room of ivory white,
And the memories, how they stirred me on this cool, sweet, summer night.
Memories of my happy school days spent in Tarleton years before,
When we wiped up every athlete who ever dared to venture o'er.
Would we get snowed under in the battles that we gloated o'er?
And my memory softly whispered, "never-nevermore."
And I thought of "Prexy Coxie," whom the students all adore,
As a man whom we could honor and respect for evermore.
I remember, oh, distinctly, in the chapel days of yore,
How he'd beg the lazy students who'd make E's and F's "so shore"
To be earnest, lively workers and make B's and A's galore.
But when he'd find the brilliant student, mercy me! how he would soar.-
And we'd almost lose our balance as he'd picture us our future,
How if we would not "cut classes" and be busy evermore,
We might some day be a Wilson, Ferg' or Coxie as of yore.
But if we failed in these requirements we'd succeed-oh, nevermore.
He secured for Erath county this new Argicultural College,
Where the boys who have ambitions may get such wondrous knowledge
That they'll develop and expand, and so improve the Texas land
That the "weevil" from our school goes to return-no, nevermore.
Can we e'er forget our "Prexy" seeking for our future store?
Forget him, can we students?- comes the echo, "never, nevermore."
Then I saw my model woman, who was busy evermore,
Thinking, planning for her pupils, who will love her more and more.
And we'll not forget the quizzes that she added as a token
Of her joys that lay unspoken, to see us pass them nicely o'er;
She has held up high ideals and has wished that we'd aspire
To be prepared to meet the conflicts which other friends have met before;
To be keen to meet our future and its mysteries explore,
And we'd thus bring untold pleasure to "Miss Pearl" for evermore.
And my thoughts have led me on to dreams I'd often had before,
Of the gentle, manly "Fergie" whom we long for evermore.
The happy history man who talked "good study-hall'' times o'er and o'er.
But we enjoyed his noisy pleadings to be silent when we entered
That sacred sanctuary, where they mastered problems by the score.
JOHN TARLETON COLLEGE VOL. II
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John Tarleton College. The Grassburr, Yearbook of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1917, yearbook, Spring 1917; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth541960/m1/85/?q=%221916%2F1917%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Tarleton State University.