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Victoria College Students' Carnival. Thursday 29th June 1905

The Song of Victoria College

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The Song of Victoria College

Aedem colimus Minerva
Acti desiderio
Artes nosse liberates
Hoc in Hemispheric).

Aedem colirnus Musarum
Sub Australi sidere;
Nos a Musis maria longa
Nequeunt dividere.

Studiosi, studiosae
Captant sapientiam;
Circa venti turbulent
Auferunt desidiam.

Omnium Collegicrum
Surgit hoc novissimum:
Ergo vires iuveniles
Exhibent fortissimum.

Nomen quod profert, sodales
Fausto sit oraculo;
Ut Deus regno reginae
Faveat curricula.

Per vias laboriosas
Doctrinarum omnium
Docti ducunt professores
Obsequens servitium.

Corpus sanum ne sit absens
Properamus ludere
Subter iugum oecupantes
Fuste pilam trudere.

Oratores, Oratrices
Audias effundere
Voces dignas Cicerone
Et sellas pertundere.

Luce festa concinamus
Laureatos iuvene;
Ad Diploma gradientes
Concinamus virgines

Universitas salveto;
Cancellarius floreat;
Ad honores largiendos
Maltaos aunos maneat.

Chorus.
O Victoria, sempiterna
Sit tibi felicitas;
Alma mater, peramata
Per aetates maneas.