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BOULE—

The Boule is not a man-maker,
But is composed of men ready made;
Men, whose reputations
Are true and tried and staid;
Men with taste and character formed,
Beyond the dangerous age.
Men who can breast the fiercest storm
On life's tempestuous stage.
The Boule oath connects its men
In strong fraternity,
The civic and political trend
With religious activities.
The social tie predominates
With discipline and education.
Then its advisery and creative,
With directive inspiration.
The Boule makes no outside show
To attract the world at large,
But silent work within its doors
Directs its human barge.
The vicissitudes of a busy life,
Part thought, part work, part play,
Dispels all signs of human strife
And stimulates a real Boule.