The Edwardsville Intelligencer from Edwardsville, Illinois • Page 14

Page 2 'EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER-CAROUSEL Song About City Uncovered Tuesday, December 31,1174 'Old By Dick Norrish Of the Intelligencer "0, Edwardsville, Old Ed- wardiville, on seven hills like Home, "Thy wand'ring sons, in exile drear, turn longing eyes toward home." The old song, its words typewritten on yellowed manila paper, was found stuffed in a tattered book of "college songs." The song book, dating from 1880, was among several old music books discovered by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Means of Glen Carbon in the old Alfred Rant home, which they recently purchased. The home sits in a wooded area off Franklin Avenue, behind LeClaire School. The late Mr.

Raut was ''county agent" here, starting in 1920. He had been graduated from the University of Illinois in 1P14, with a degree in agriculture, according to H. U. Lan- tloti of served as assistant agricultural adviser under Rant from 1921 to 1923. Kaut had decided on an agn- Price Terms 93rd Congress Reform-Minded Rep.

Melvin Price. D- East St. Louis, describes the recently ended 93rd Congress as "reform-minded' 1 in i jear-end report to 23rd District residents The district includes Eduardsville. The 93rd Congress convened "uith a feeling that it was time for a change in our nation's policies and the way cur nation conducts its Price said. It began what at times became a painful process of restoring the balance between the executive and legislative branches of government.

This process will continue, but the 93rd Congress laid solid groundwork in its 1 Landmark legislation in three major areas political reform, economic reform and social welfare was passed by the Congress, Price said. Political reform measures in- eluded the Federal Election Financing Act amendments, a strengthening of campaign laws by limiting contributions to candidates and campaign expenditures for federal representatives. iPLITT THEATRE EnWARDbVILlK NOW SHOWING THRU TUESDAY Matinee at 1:00 p.m. Today Tuesday Shown at 7:00 9:00 A romantic adventure! STARTS NEW YEAR'S DAY 2 5 8 nites at 7:30 The Trial BHlyJack Starring DELORES TAYLOR and TOM LAUGHLIN PG culture career rather late in life, Landon said. He left the of I at age 40.

Before studying there he had worked in a bank in Missouri. Raut went to Virginia, and was replaced as farm adviser in 1929 by Truman W. May. When Raut retired he and his wife returned to Edwardsville and the home at 611 FranWin. In retirement, Raut operated a commercial greenhouse off Franklin where LeClaire play fjelds are now.

He died in the early 1950s. The opening stanza is repeated at the end of the song. In between are four stanzas. "Thy avenues on tree-crowned hills are bordered all in green, In verdure clad, bedecked with flowers, thy vallies (valleys) lie between. There all along her winding stream, the red man once held sway, There built his vigwam, lit his fire and Jived in primal a Here courts and order first prevailed.

the church the school, the law, An empire in the wilderness the early Fathers saw. Through all the coming centuries, this prophecy we speak, No true born son, will cause a blush to burn upon thy cheek." The author of the song is unknown, though it could have been Raut himself, said Mrs. V. H. Mindmp of Edwardsville, president of the Madison County Historical Society.

"He wrote many things, including letters to the editor," said Mrs. Mindrup. Whether the work was intended as a song or just a poem, is also unknown, although the words do fit roughly to the tune of "Maryland, My or "Oh Tannenbaum." Raut was known as rather eccentric, and an intelligent man of wide interests. Mrs. Means, who is secretary at Le- School, said she and her husband found old books on a broad range of subjects in the Haut home.

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