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To You We're Always True With purpose true as heart of oak that stand beside her door, With heart as pure as snow-crowned hills that look her campus o'er, Our college stands for all that's true in learning, work, or play; For truth and right, we'll win the fight, we'll win for you today. Chorus: McMinnville College, our dear old college, We'll work and live and fight for you. To you we give our heart, for you we'll do our part, To you we're always true. McMinnville College, McMinnville College, Three rousing rah, rah, rah's for you! Hail, hail to dear Old Mac! To you we're always true. With courage brave as ocean breeze that sweeps across the plain, With motive clean as summer sun that shines down thru the rain, The bow of promise paints thy sky with glories yet to be; We bear thy name, we share thy fame, we'll strive to honor thee.

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DALLAS COLLEGE

In 1889 the Evangelical churches of Oregon started a seminary at Lafayette. For their first buildings they used the courthouse, the jail, and later a church. W. C. Kantner was the first president. Dr. C. C. Poling was president when it was moved in 1900 to Dallas and united with LaCreole Academy, which dated back to 1855, combining high school and college instruction under the name of LaCreole Academy and Dallas College. The institution was dis- continued in 1914. Daniel Poling, who wrote the words of the song given here, is the son of Dr. Poling and was a member of the first graduating class at Dallas in 1904. He is now a well-known minister, lectur