THE DAYS THAT ARE GONE

In the heart of the hills by that still silver stream Where the burden of time is borne changelessly on, There's a spot that once sheltered my youth's golden dream:

Now it speaks to my heart of the days that are gone.

From that nest in the hills I have wandered afar,. And the veil of the years o'er my spirit is drawn; Yet no distance nor time can obscure that fair star That once shone o'er my life in the days that are gone.

For the ivy still clings to those moss-rusted towers, And the tall pines still burn in the glow of the dawn, While young hearts weave their hope from the swift-flowing hours As my hopes were woven in days that are gone.

Ah! Thou Fostering Mother! Be with me tonight, Let the charm of thy memory beacon me on; Till the cares of the present are lost in the light Of the dreams and desires of the days that are gone.

The alumni present were: William J. Tucker, Hanover, N. H., '61; Mr. Sawyer, Kearney, Nebr., '72; A. S. Hazelton, Council Bluffs, '81; A. K. Dame, Fremont, Nebr., '82; H. O. Wood, Aurora, Nebr., '44; H. E. Lewis, Lincoln, Nebr., '72; Mr. Pierpont, Omaha, '76; S. H. Burnham, Lincoln, '74; Nathan Berstein, Omaha, '92; S. Burns, Omaha, '99; Doctor Towne, Omaha, '72; D. Ford, Lincoln, '.99; E. J. Rodwell, Norfolk, Nebr., '88; Mr. Norris, Kearney, Nebr., '00; Mr. Loff, Central City, Nebr., '06; Mr. Merriam, Omaha, '74; Reverend Adams, Omaha, '59; Doctor Pollard, Omaha, '95.

The officers elected for the ensuing year;

President, A. K. Dame '82; vice president, Doctor J. A. Pollard '73, and secre- tary and treasurer, Doctor C. W. Pollard '95.