[Magdalen] TECnical question

Jay Weigel jay.weigel at gmail.com
Tue May 5 03:42:57 UTC 2015


My grandpa was a Michigan alum (class of 1905), but had a twinkle about it.
He had his own version of the Michigan fight song:

Hail to the victims vanquished
Hail to the conquered heroes
Hail, hail to Michigan
Ex-champions of the west!


On Monday, May 4, 2015, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
wrote:

>
>
> In a message dated 5/4/2015 10:56:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> scottknitter at gmail.com <javascript:;> writes:
>
> In  Michigan, the rivalry is between Michigan State (my alma mater) and the
> U of  Michigan>>>
>
> There was a boys' camp next to our lake property in Wisconsin.  The  boys
> were all from the Detroit area, and there were frequent campfire  singings
> of the Michigan (? Fight) Song that begins, "Hail to her sons and
> daughters",
>
> The kids of our lake neighborhood were, of course, UW-Madison fans,
> and would sing loudly, "Hell to her sons and daughters. Hell to the
> victors
> valiant. Hell, hell to Michigan, the losers of the land".
>
> The camp personnel were not amused.
>
>
>
> David Strang.
>


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