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The Spike: or, Victoria College Review, October 1906

The Wail of the Athlete

The Wail of the Athlete.

The Council thinks that too much importance is attached to athletics. "Dulce est desipere in loco."

Dusted o'er with Uncle's treasures
All my sporting heart held dear,
Let them lie, my quondam pleasures,
Laurels for no athletes here.

All the hopes we fondly cherished
That our trophies might be seen,
'Neath the Council's ukase perished,
As the hues of yestereen.

Flood and field we won them, toiling
For the olive, green and gold.
Now in base Nirvana spoiling
As the leaves in Autumn wold.

This is now our faithful Koran
Read and swat the week end through,
Poppied pages for Maclaurin,
Brown and Hunter, Salmond too.

But our high wise-acres, turning
May be to the long ago.
Ere the rime of years and learning
Chilled the glad Olympic yearning
Must with pity on us glow.

Throne the trophies high in glory,
Raise the pæan, loud and keen,
Far into the future hoary
They will tell the childhood's story
Of the old gold and the green.

"Nine-Two-fifts.'

Aftermath.
Hence we scorned to snatch this season
Aught of hockey, football, fame,
Fear of trophies was the reason
That the III. B. sold the game.