or three cornered cat," "fox and geese," prisoner's or dare base," and 

 others requiring much action, that have been handed down for genera- 

 tions or perhaps for centuries. 



Let us help to keep the old young and the young gay by prolonging 

 the pleasures of youth as far as possible. Mind and body will be 

 plastic and "thoughts of youth will be long, long thoughts." 



A. B. G. 



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O EVERGREEN. 



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FOLKSONG. 



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1 



1. O ev - er - green, O 



2. O ev - er - green, O 



3. O ev - er - green, O 



ev - er-green, How are thy leaves so ver-dant; 

 ev - er - green, Thou dost afford me pleasure ; 

 ev - er-green, Thy dress will something teach me ; 



Thou art as green in winter's tenow, As in the sum-mer's richest glow, O 

 How oft hast thou our Christmas treat En-no-bled by thy verdure sweet, O 

 En-jurance, joined with cheerfulness, Will always cause us hap-piness, O 



ev - er-green, O ev er-green, How are thy leaves so ver dant. 

 ev - er-green, O ev - er-green, Thou art a re - al pleas -ure. 

 ev - er-green, O ev - er-green, Thy fol-iage this shall teach me. 



EEE 



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Gantvort's Music Reader. Used by permission of the American Book Company, 



Cincinnati, Ohio. 



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