Ladycliff College Song
While sorting a box of paperwork, a membership officer found a college song that is not the Alma Mater. She asks graduates to help date it.
Mabel Callahan Galu, class of 1959 and the association's membership officer, found the words of a Ladycliff College Song in her box of college papers and posted them, noting it is not the Alma Mater, which begins Oh Alma Mater, Ladycliff, we pledge our love to thee. She asks whether anyone knows when the song was first sung. The verse runs six lines, from a thriving little village on the Hudson to a cheer for the gold and blue. Undated.
Hello to all in the Ladycliff Family. While trying to sort out papers in my box of Ladycliff paperwork, I came across the following Ladycliff College Song. This song is not to be confused with the Ladycliff Alma Mater..."Oh Alma Mater,Ladycliff, We pledge our love to thee...."
If any of you know of this song and when it may have been first sung, please post your thoughts here on this site.
LADYCLIFF COLLEGE SONG
In a thriving little village,where the lordly Hudson flows,
Stands a white historic building, one that everybody knows.
'Tis the abode of wisdon's power, And of strength and learning too;
Of the knowledge of earth and of heaven,
Hurrah for the gold and blue!
Hoping to hear from some grad with a strong memory!
Mabel Callahan Galu, Membership Officer, LCAA '59
A few questions
What is the Ladycliff College Song?
It is a song Mabel Callahan Galu found while sorting her box of Ladycliff paperwork. It describes a thriving little village where the Hudson flows, a white historic building, and ends with a cheer for the gold and blue.
How does it differ from the Alma Mater, and what is asked?
She stresses that it is not the Ladycliff Alma Mater, which begins 'Oh Alma Mater, Ladycliff.' She asks anyone who knows the song, or when it was first sung, to post their thoughts, hoping a graduate with a strong memory will respond.
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