Our Alma Mater Explained

"Our Alma Mater" is the alma mater of The College of William & Mary.^[1] It was written by James Southall Wilson, a William & Mary alumnus from the class of 1904.^{[1] [2]} Usually, only the first and fourth verses are sung. The song is set to the tune of Annie Lisle, which is used in the alma mater songs of many other colleges, most notably Cornell University.

Notes

• The line "Bless the College of our boyhood" in the Alma Mater was changed to "Bless the College of our fathers" in the 1928–1929 student handbook. Additionally, there were discussions and contests to change the Alma Mater in 1941 and circa 1959.

External links

• College of William & Mary choir
• Virtual Alma Mater by W&M Choir and choral students and alumni

Notes and References

1. http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Alma_mater The College of William & Mary alma mater lyrics
2. Web site: College of William and Mary Choir Alumni Section . 2008-08-21 . 2008-12-09 . College of William & Mary . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091107101952/http://web.wm.edu/so/choir/alumni.html . 2009-11-07 .