Far Above Cayuga's Waters
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"Far Above Cayuga's Waters" is Cornell University's alma mater. The lyrics were written circa 1870 by roommates Archibald Croswell Weeks, and Wilmot Moses Smith, and set to the tune of "Annie Lisle",
View of Cayuga Lake from Cornell University
Lyrics to the alma mater as they appear in the 1976 Cornell commencement program
Akwe kon program house, Cornell University
Cornell Chimes
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The Cornell Chimes is a 21-bell chime in McGraw Tower on the central campus of Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York, United States.
Far Above Cayuga's Waters
…Cornell athletic contests attended by the Cornell Big Red Pep Band. A rendition of the tune is also used to conclude all of the school's daily afternoon chime concerts, whose evening performances traditionally ended with the "Evening Song"; the morning concert begins with the "Jennie McGraw Rag" but has no traditional…
McGraw Tower
John McGraw Hall, foreground with McGraw Tower in the background.
A late 19th or early 20th century view of the clocktower