The women of Milwaukee-Downer College shared their voices with grace, dignity, and intelligence鈥攁nd continue to speak up as vibrant, vital members of our community.听 This song, written as remembered by Carolyn Stephens M-DC 鈥62, paid tribute to their Class President, Caroline Meci.
Caroline Meci! Where are you? City Student! Physics Major!
I last saw you in New Mexico. You鈥檇 finished work at Los Alamos.
Betty said, 鈥淯se Lawrence magazine to talk about singing at Downer鈥
鈥eavy oak staircases鈥ongs rising up trough the Tower.
You were President, and I wrote your song for you.
鈥orty red jackets, crunched on the stairs,
Sang 鈥淭hat鈥檚 Amore鈥 with gestures, like Dean Martin,
That soared to the to the top in the air.
Whea - ther mornin鈥 or night, if she鈥檚 doin鈥 alright
Its鈥檃 Meci.
She will walk through the snow when its forty below.
Its鈥檃 Meci.
If there鈥檚 work to be done, and you ain鈥檛 got time
For to wor- r- ry,
Well the girl you should see, shes鈥檃 got lots energy
Its鈥檃 Meci!
鈥淩ed Class- 1962,鈥澨 Milwaukee-Downer College, 1961
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