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#WittHistory: College Songs & Yells

In the 1920s, The Students' Handbook of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ College provided an introduction to the college and its traditions.

Advice pages called "A WISE FRESHMAN MAN WILL" and "A WISE FRESHMAN WOMAN WILL" both began with this admonition: "Learn the college songs and yells at once."

Among those songs and yells, this is my favorite:

DON'T SEND MY BOY TO WESLEYAN

Don't send my boy to Wesleyan
    A dying mother said,
Don't send my boy to O.S.U.,
    I'd rather he were dead.
But send my boy to Âé¶¹´«Ã½,
    'Tis better than Cornell,
And rather than to Denison
    I'd see my boy in --- Vassar.

Source: The Students' Handbook of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ College, 1927-1928, Hazel M. Messimore, editor-in-chief.


About The Project

With Âé¶¹´«Ã½ now celebrating its 175th year, and the University unable to hold regular in-person classes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Professor of History Thomas T. Taylor has started circulating several pieces on Âé¶¹´«Ã½'s history. Some originated in earlier series, either This Month in Âé¶¹´«Ã½ History or Happy Birthday Âé¶¹´«Ã½. Others have their origin in the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ History Project or in some other, miscellaneous project. Sincerest thanks to Professor Taylor for connecting alumni, faculty, staff, and students through a historic lens.

Looking Back: Historical Briefs by Professor Thomas Taylor

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