Men of Dartmouth

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Men of Dartmouth, written by Richard Hovey (class of 1885), was the alma mater of Dartmouth College. On May 28, 1988, in deference to the College's 1972 switch to coeducation, the title and words were officially changed to reflect the presence of women as part of the College.

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[edit] Traditions in Mass Recitation

When the "Alma Mater" is not sung solo, the following additions to the song commonly occur:

  • Students strongly emphasize the line "Lest the old traditions fail!"
  • Students shout a second "Hail!" after "Greet the world, from the hills, with a hail!"
  • Students shout the last two digits of their graduation year after "their old undying faith."
  • Students make blowing sounds after "the hill-winds in their breath."
  • Students make sounds such as "Bleh!" after the first of the two "is made part of them till death" lines.
  • Students opposed to coeducation will turn away and refrain from singing any references to the "Daughters of Dartmouth". Fraternal organizations frequently sing the non-altered lyrics.

Also, the middle verse is rarely ever sung, or even known, by most students. Historically this second verse was only sung in times of war.

[edit] Original Lyrics

The lyrics are taken from the sixth edition of the Dartmouth Song Book, last revised in 1950.

Men of Dartmouth, give a rouse
For the College on the hill!
For the Lone Pine above her,
And the loyal sons who love her,
Give a rouse, give a rouse, with a will!
For the sons of old Dartmouth,
The sturdy sons of Dartmouth,
Tho’ ‘round the girdled earth they roam,
Her spell on them remains;
They have the still North in their hearts,
The hill-winds in their veins,
And the granite of New Hampshire
In their muscles and their brains;
And the granite of New Hampshire
In their muscles and their brains.
They were mighty men of old
That she nurtured at her side;
Till like Vikings they went forth
From the lone and silent North,
And they strove, and they wrought, and they died;
But the sons of old Dartmouth,
The laurelled sons of Dartmouth,
The Mother keeps them in her heart
And guides their altar flame;
The still North remembers them,
The hill-winds know their name,
And the granite of New Hampshire
Keeps the record of their fame;
And the granite of New Hampshire
Keeps the record of their fame.
Men of Dartmouth, set a watch
Lest the old traditions fail!
Stand as brother stands by brother!
Dare a deed for the old Mother!
Greet the world, from the hills, with a hail!
For the sons of old Dartmouth,
The loyal sons of Dartmouth,
Around the world they keep for her
Their old chivalric faith;
They have the still North in their soul,
The hill-winds in their breath;
And the granite of New Hampshire
Is made part of them till death;
And the granite of New Hampshire
Is made part of them till death.

[edit] Altered Lyrics

These altered lyrics are now the official alma mater of Dartmouth, and the song is now called the "Alma Mater." The second verse, which has always been sung only in times of war and at memorials, has been similarly changed, and language that refers to Dartmouth as a men's college has been removed.

Dear old Dartmouth, give a rouse
For the College on the hill!
For the Lone Pine above her,
And the loyal ones who love her,
Give a rouse, give a rouse, with a will!
For the sons of old Dartmouth,
For the daughters of Dartmouth,
Though ‘round the girdled earth they roam,
Her spell on them remains;
They have the still North in their hearts,
The hill-winds in their veins,
And the granite of New Hampshire
In their muscles and their brains;
And the granite of New Hampshire
In their muscles and their brains.
They were mighty men of old
That she nurtured side by side;
Till, like Vikings, they went forth
From the lone and silent North,
And they strove, and they wrought, and they died;
But the sons of old Dartmouth,
The daughters of Dartmouth,
The Mother keeps them in her heart
And guards their altar flame;
The still North remembers them,
The hill-winds know their name,
And the granite of New Hampshire
Keeps the record of their fame;
And the granite of New Hampshire
Keeps the record of their fame.
Dear old Dartmouth, set a watch
Lest the old traditions fail!
Stand as sister stands by brother!
Dare a deed for the old Mother!
Greet the world, from the hills, with a hail!
For the sons of old Dartmouth,
For the daughters of Dartmouth,
Around the world they keep for her
Their old undying faith;
They have the still North in their soul,
The hill-winds in their breath;
And the granite of New Hampshire
Is made part of them till death;
And the granite of New Hampshire
Is made part of them till death.

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