Talk:Men of Dartmouth
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[edit] Traditions in mass recitation
Is there a reason for this edit?: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Men_of_Dartmouth&diff=prev&oldid=35224818 . Those are very common additions to the song (in fact, I've only heard the 'bleh' dying addition maybe twice, while shouting 'Hail!' is one that has happened at every singing of it I've been to), and I think the point that very few students know the middle verse is quite useful for people not from Dartmouth. I'm a current student and a legacy, and I didn't even know there was a middle verse until I saw this article. I'll revert the edit if no one gives a reason. --└Smith120bh/TALK ┐ 00:22, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
Maybe some context would be useful -- a dozen years ago, the bleh and the blowing wind (and the turning away -- is any current student really opposed to coeducation?) simply did not exist. The shouted year was common, as was the shouted "traditions" line, although there was also a counter-movement pointing out that the shouting was associated with anti-coeducation or pro-mascot sentiment. --Jonny.Triumph 21:01, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Title and focus of article
This seems to be an article about Men of Dartmouth masquerading as an article about the Alma Mater. The lyrics of a Hovey poem are pretty trivial; Wikipedia users are far more likely to want to learn about the (current, actual, official) school song and its history, which includes Men of Dartmouth. --Jonny.Triumph 21:04, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
