But when I saw those eyes mirthful and bright,
And beaming soft with intellectual light,
My groundless fears that moment winged their flight,
I felt that joy would on their path attend.
May Heaven this favored Institution bless,
Man’s “high endeavor” crown with “glad success,”
And on each patron’s noble brow impress
The glorious title of “The dumb man’s friend.”
1822 E. P. K.