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Skip to Main Content WashU Libraries Menu back to library.wustl.edu WashU Libraries Ask Us! Warning: Your browser has Javascript disabled. Without Javascript some functions will not work, including question submission via the form. Q. What is the official school song? Toggle menu visibility Ask Another Question Search Browse: All Topics 4Art & Architecture Library 8Audiovisual 54Brown School Library 13Catalog 17Circulation 2Citation Management 9Copyright 6data repository 8Data Services 18Databases 22Dissertations & theses 2East Asian Library 10eBooks 19eJournals 7Film & Media Archive 18General info 5Get it! 3Instruction 21Interlibrary Loan (ILL) 1Kopolow Business Library 4Medical Library 6MOBIUS 8Music Library 11Newspapers 7Off-campus Login / Passwords 13Olin Library 8Open Scholarship 12popular periodicals 9Quick Search 14Research Help 2Research Studio 6Reserves 24Special Collections 3St. Louis History 12technology 40University Archives 4Visitors 11Washington University in St. Louis 4West Campus Library 11Where is... Answered By: Alison Carrick Last Updated: Dec 21, 2022     Views: 4338 The earliest surviving collections of school songs date from the 1880s. Many of these early school songs were popular tunes of the day, such as songs from Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, with parody lyrics about college life. The first known Alma Mater was written in 1906 by William Schuyler, class of 1874. Sheet music and lyrics to the song were published as a supplement to the February 1906 issue of Student Life. At the bottom of the title page to the sheet music is a notation: "In the absence of an official Song, this is the Alma Mater for the time being" In 1907, the director of the W.U. Glee Club, Arthur Lieber, proposed to his students that they write an Alma Mater and suggested that it be based on the traditional German song, "How Can I Leave Thee". Two glee club members, Milton Rosenheim and George Logan, both class of 1908, wrote verses to the song - Rosenheim wrote the first verse; Logan the second. The lyrics were printed in Student Life and the song quickly became accepted as the University&＃39;s Alma Mater and is sung at Commencement. The words are: Dear Alma Mater, thy name is sweet to me Our hearts are all for thee, fair Washington Thy halls shall honored be throughout this great country For all eternity, our Washington Those days of youth which all of us spent with thee Form a dear history, fair Washington Could they renewed be, we&＃39;d live our days with thee For all eternity, our Washington The song has no title other than "The Alma Mater". The tune "How Can I Leave Thee" is also the basis for the Alma Mater at the United States Military Academy, West Point. View the sheet music to the song How Can I Leave Thee (from the American Memory website, sponsored by the Library of Congress). In 1994, as part of an effort to update the University&＃39;s official songbook (last updated in 1922), the music department invited students and alumni to submit original school songs. Entries were judged in two categories: sentimental song and fight song. The winner in both categories was Chris Tess, Washington University Class of 1993, who wrote music, lyrics, four-part harmonies, and piano accompaniments to two songs: Fight Song: "Fight for Washington" Sentimental Song: "Our Dear Washington" Both songs received their world premiere at a W.U. Wind Ensemble concert held at the St. Louis Art Museum in the Spring of 1994. The songs did not replace the existing fight song or Alma Mater. Toggle action bar FAQ Actions Print Tweet Share on Facebook Was this helpful? Yes 4 No 1 Comments (0) Add a public comment to this FAQ Entry Submit a question Ask WashU Libraries: Our goal is to respond within a day, but it could take longer during weekends and holiday-related reduced service hours. Click the clock icon at upper right of the homepage to see our hours of operation. Or, see if we are on chat. If your question requires extensive research, consider contacting your subject librarian. Thanks! 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