Good Morning, Class of '64
Did you ever learn the words to the
Alma Mater while you were in school?
Some people say that "Alma Mater" should
only be used for a college or university - to
do otherwise is being "pretentious". Had it
ever entered your mind that we were being
"pretentious" when we sang our alma mater?
Were the adults who taught us these words
encouraging us to be "pretentious"?
pre·ten·tious
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| The Old Tygarts Valley High School Building |
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| The Old Tygarts Valley High School Building |
Alma Mater while you were in school?
Some people say that "Alma Mater" should
only be used for a college or university - to
do otherwise is being "pretentious". Had it
ever entered your mind that we were being
"pretentious" when we sang our alma mater?
Were the adults who taught us these words
encouraging us to be "pretentious"?
pre·ten·tious
adjective \pri-ˈten(t)-shəs\
: having or showing the unpleasant quality
: having or showing the unpleasant quality
of people who want to be regarded as
more impressive, successful, or important
than they really are
Alma Mater
Latin
alma "nourishing/kind"
mater "mother"
mater "mother"
1 : a school, college, or university
which one has attended or from
which one has graduated
2 : the song or hymn of a school,
college, or university
Tygarts Valley High School Alma Mater
1.
Close beside the Tygarts waters
Of historic fame
Stands our dear old Alma Mater
Glorious her name.
2.
Nestled in a quiet hamlet,
Neath the azure blue,
Sends she forth her sons and daughters
Loyal loving true.
3.
Fondly in our memories resting
Happy gladsome days
Still to thee dear Tygarts valley
Offer we our praise
Close beside the Tygarts waters
Of historic fame
Stands our dear old Alma Mater
Glorious her name.
2.
Nestled in a quiet hamlet,
Neath the azure blue,
Sends she forth her sons and daughters
Loyal loving true.
3.
Fondly in our memories resting
Happy gladsome days
Still to thee dear Tygarts valley
Offer we our praise
CHORUS
Lift the chorus
Send it onward
Loud her praises ring
Hail to Thee
Dear Tygarts Valley
Hail all hail we sing
Cornell Alma Mater
(The tune to the
Tygarts Valley High School
Alma Mater)
Lift the chorus
Send it onward
Loud her praises ring
Hail to Thee
Dear Tygarts Valley
Hail all hail we sing
Cornell Alma Mater
(The tune to the
Tygarts Valley High School
Alma Mater)
Be True to Your School
Recorded on Monday, September 2, 1963
Charted at number 6 on the Billboard charts,
and number 4 in the UPI chart survey for
newspapers across the United States.
Charted at number 6 on the Billboard charts,
and number 4 in the UPI chart survey for
newspapers across the United States.
Beach Boys - 1963
Have you ever crossed
one of these bridges?
The Tygart Valley River Bridge
Constructed in 1900 by the
Canton Bridge Company of
Canton, Ohio.
http://bridgestunnels.com/bridges/west-virginia/tygart-valley-river-bridge/#prettyPhoto
Railroad Bridge over Tygarts Valley River
one of these bridges?
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| http://bridgehunter.com/wv/randolph/42A126/ |
The Tygart Valley River Bridge
Constructed in 1900 by the
Canton Bridge Company of
Canton, Ohio.
http://bridgestunnels.com/bridges/west-virginia/tygart-valley-river-bridge/#prettyPhoto
Railroad Bridge over Tygarts Valley River
New Bridge Over the Tygarts Valley
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| http://www.panoramio.com/photo/69919763 |
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| WM Durbin Sub crosses the Tygart Valley River - http://www.wmwestsub.com/gcesub/huttonsvillejct.htm |
I kept looking at that red bridge and then I seen the house in the back ground .It is at Don Bosco or across the road from it .Pretty picture!! jmc
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