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OK, so I just crawled out from under the proverbial rock (or just missed
something in this thread). What
is the "alma mater" played at RPI? If I had my Latin dictionary handy, I could
look up the literal translation of the phrase, but I've only associated it with
"the school from which I graduated", not a song.
Confused in Cambridge,
-Dave
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>At 08:58 AM 11/18/98 -0700, you wrote:
>The answer is YES, the alma mater was always played at the
>start of the 3rd period from 1960-64 when I was there. Bob Stagat how
>about 1965 and on??? I am sure it was played pre 1960 back to the early
>50s when the first NCAA crown was won. I do not believe there was an
>official ECAC league in the early 60s.
>
>AT RPI, the US and Canadian national anthems are played at the
>start of each game.
>At the Christmas tournament, when the student band is not present,
>they either bring someone else in to play it, or
>play a recording. The Pep band plays the alma mater
>toward the end of the second intermission. For those games when
>the band is not present, no alma mater is played.
>
>Mark Lewin RPI '69 (hell, I can't even spell Rensselaer)
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