“Upon a sunny Kansas plain, our college towers rise high.” The Friends University Hymn by Dean and Mrs. O. B. Baldwin made its debut appearance on page 7 of the Talisman.
Upon a sunny Kansas plain,
Our college towers rise high,
Her massive walls, her lofty heights
Stand etched against the sky,
The morning sun first gilds her spire
To call to labor on,
While midst a gorgeous West she spreads
Her ev’ning benison.
Within her storied walls, there clings
The mem’ry of those hours,
When dreams were dreams and visions seen
High pointing like her towers.
And ever t’wards eternal truth
Her fost’ring spirit leads
To honors high or humble toil
Of lives of honest deeds.
Her sons and daughters proud are we,
And from the world’s far ends,
We’ll sing her praise with hearts that thrill,
To hear the name of Friends.
Oh, Father hear her children pray
That they may all hold true,
And that their lives full nobly may
Bring honor to Friends U