This is Throwback Thursday #47.  In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general.  If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please sent them to esconi.info@gmail.com.  Thanks!

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Today, we have “The Rockhound’s Creed” a poem by Agate Pete, which appeared in the October 1957 edition of the newsletter.

The Rockhound’s Creed

By – Agate Pete

The Rockhound’s creed is a simple one
   But it leads to a happy life
In a cold and ever-changing world
   Where selfishness is a rife.
To search the hills for gemmy rocks
   And take and leave a few;
To share with those that cannot go
   As others have shared with you;
To leave a camp this clean and neat,
   Unmarred by the vandal’s taint;
To gain permission to come and go
   Nor risk an owner’s complaint;
To polish a stone to its highest sheen
   And bring out its beauty rare;
Ever strive for a perfect gem
   For to adorn some lady, fair;
To make of each daily hour a gem
   Which may brighten someone’s day;
To gaze on high with a faith serene
   When he comes to the end of the way