Sing As One

In 1972, The Dartmouth polled undergraduate women, the first to matriculate at the College, asking them whether or not "Men of Dartmouth" was still an appropriate alma mater given its masculine overtones. The majority said absolutely, the song should be kept and kept intact. One woman remarked that her sister students should be proud to call themselves "men" of Dartmouth.

Cobra, the women's secret senior society, recently recognized a need for at least an addition to the Hovey favorite, and submitted a fourth verse to the trustees last spring for their approval. The verse, which stresses the friendships men and women have found here and the mutual fondness they have for this New Hampshire setting, was sung at commencement between the first and third verses of the original. Traditionally, the second verse of the original has only been sung during wartime.

Men and women sing as oneFor the college we all love!Stand as sister stands by brother,Give a hand to one another,Build a dream in the North to endure!In the family of old Dartmouth,Our family of old Dartmouth,When all the leaves of red have fall'nTo winter fires draw near.Then feel the magic of the spring'Til summer warms the year,And the friendships made at DartmouthWe'll all treasure and hold dear.And the friendships made at DartmouthWe'll all treasure and hold dear.

Ford and Gertie Whelden at home in Norwich: a prophet proved right in his time.