On Mon, 2 Dec 1996, MATTHEW CALDERWOOD wrote:
 
>      Sorry to bring back a thread that's run it's course, but speaking of
>      "chants", etc. by fans...
>
>      Is anyone else bothered by the way some schools yell at key moments
>      during the national anthem?  I'm referring to my alma mater (RPI),
>      Clarkson, and Union crowds (those are the only ones I know of, anyway;
>      they're probably not the only ones).
>
>      As an illustration, suppose these three schools were in Lake Placid at
>      the same time.  During the US National Anthem, the Union crowd would
>      <<YELL>> first:  "Oh say, can <<U>> see..." followed by the RPI fans:
>      "And the rocket's <<RED>> glare..." and then the Clarkson section:
>      "Gave proof through the <<KNIGHT>>".
>
>      I'm all for school spirit and displaying it in a positive manner, but
>      to me this seems to show a lack of respect for our country.  I have
>      several ROTC friends who cringe every time it happens.  Roseanne
>      Arnold and Kelsey Grammer, to name a few, have been taken to task for
>      their less-than-patriotic renditions of the song; this practice seems
>      no less excuseable.  It's even more annoying when there's a live
>      singer trying to do his/her best in front of several thousand people,
>      and suddenly half the crowd is yelling just for a second.  I would
>      imagine that it would be quite disturbing.
>
>      Matt   RPI '94
>
Does anyone else have the shameful tradition that UND (North Dakota)
has where the fans yell out the name of the mascot when the anthem gets to,
"...and the land of the free, and the home of the (mascot)"?  Should
people be allowed to say this, sure.  Is it disrepectful, IMHO yes!
                                                        charles
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