title:
Berea College Song
creator:
Dinsmore, John Wirt, 1858-1941
creator:
Weaver, William W.
subject:
Alma maters (Songs); Berea College -- Students
subject:
Berea College
description:
Published copy of "Berea College Song" - voice(s) and piano, six verses (unison) with refrain (four-part harmony)
description:
Transcript: [ handwritten: About 1905 Berea College College Songs 88 ND ] BEREA COLLEGE SONG J.W. Dinsmore. W.W. Weaver. 1. Oh, Berea is the college, In Kentucky; It's the place to get your 2. Her students are the brightest, In Kentucky; And their happy hearts are 3. Our President is the greatest In Kentucky; When he speaks you hear the 4. Our football teamΓÇÖs a roarer In Kentucky; And our varsityΓÇÖs a 5. Now you hear our glee club sing In Kentucky; How it makes the welkin 6. Then here's to Old Berea In Kentucky; May she have a grand ca- knowledge, In Kentucky; It assembles in the fall With its lightest; In Kentucky; From the hilltops far and near Lads and latest In Kentucky; Whether in the East or West, Crowds he scorer In Kentucky; When you hear the rooters yell You can ring In Kentucky; When our band comes out in style Tedious reer In Kentucky; May she never cease to grow, Never pupils large and small, And you couldn't count them all, In Kentucky. lasses gather here ΓÇö You can catch their hearty cheer In Kentucky. often has addressed, But heΓÇÖs always at his best In Kentucky. nearly always tell That our boys are playing well In Kentucky. hours to beguile You can hear it full a mile In Kentucky. fail to strike a blow Against ignorance here below, In Kentucky. REFRAIN. Good old Berea! Kind old Berea! There's no spot in Kentucky quite so dear; Good old Berea! Kind old Berea! There's no spot in Kentucky quite so dear. If used as a male chorus, 1st tenor should sing the alto, 2nd tenor the melody.
description:
Original Size: 5.5 x 8 in.
publisher:
Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Ky
date:
date:
type:
Image
format:
jp2
identifier:
BC-1301-00001
identifier:
identifier:
source:
Berea College Records: RG 13.01: Songs and Music/Alma Mater. Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Ky
language:
eng
relation:
Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Ky
rights:
Resource provided for educational purposes. Please cite all references to item. Materials used for any commercial purpose (as opposed to an educational, non-profit use) must have the prior permission of the Berea College Head of Special Collections and Archives or copyright holder.