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With the April Violets Poem
Nellie Bakeman Donovan, Alpha,, Colby College, transcribed this poem by Henry C. Wood.
To the Violet Poem
Nellie Bakeman Donovan, Alpha,, Colby College, transcribed this poem by May Wheeler Woodman.
Violet Talk Poem
Nellie Bakeman Donovan, Alpha,, Colby College, transcribed this poem by an unknown writer.
Song! Poem
Nellie Bakeman Donovan, Alpha,, Colby College, transcribed this poem by James Russell Lowell.
The Violet - Mrs. Freake Poem
Nellie Bakeman Donovan, Alpha,, Colby College, transcribed this poem by Mrs. Freake.
Sorority Flower
AT the annual reunion meeting in 1892, the violet is chosen by unanimous vote as the sorority flower at the earnest request of Nellie Bakeman Donovan.
The Rose Is Fragrant Excerpt
Nellie Bakeman Donovan, Alpha,, Colby College, transcribed excerpts from classic poetry and literature that reference violets, by writers such as Dryden.
The Faded Violet Poem
Nellie Bakeman Donovan, Alpha,, Colby College, transcribed this poem by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
Violet Planting Poem
Nellie Bakeman Donovan, Alpha,, Colby College, transcribed this poem by Elizabeth Akers.
