University of Illinois Song Book e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Women's League of the University of Illinois, in response to an urgent demand from both the faculty and the student body. The need of rousing songs which belong solely to our Own University has long been felt and new material in this line has been secured as the result of song contests which have been held from time to time during a period of two years. The collection now completed con sists Of old and new songs peculiarly Illinois' own, and the general college songs which have been favorites in this and other colleges for years. If this book succeeds in bringing about the more general singing of college songs, especially of Illinois songs, we shall feel that it has filled a want long felt in the University community, and that the efforts of the Women's League in this direction have not been in vain.