1. Come dear schoolmates, let us rally
Round the educator’s stand,
Where true wisdom’s ever sounding,
And with truth goes hand in hand.
Let us seek for all true knowledge,
And from ignorance get free,
And, with joyous, gladsome voices,
Hail the dawn of victory.
2. Education throws her portals
Open widely to us all;
Shall we gather round her standard?
Shall we answer to her call?
Shall we longer waste the moments
That to us are kindly giv’n?
Shall we, by the pow’r of error,
Into darkest night be driv’n?
3. Hark! I hear an eager answer:
“Yes, dear friends we’ll join with you,
We will aid you in the battle,
Struggle manfully and true.
Darkness, ignorance shall vanish,
Light and knowledge take their place;
And improvement be our motto,
We’ll advance with rapid pace.”
4. Then we’ll clasp our hands in friendship,
And a mighty phalanx stand;
Be impregnable to arrows
Hurled by superstition’s hand.
Now the field has opened widely,
There is room enough for all;
Rally, then, and join our army;
Answer education’s call!