"This was what was finished on October 7, 1868- this idea of Cornell University. Seventy-five years later there is not…"

"The individual is better, society is better, and the state is better, for the culture of its citizens; therefore we d…"

"I hope we have laid the foundation of an institution which shall combine practical with liberal education, which shal…"

"Cornell remains remarkably true to its founders' vision of what a university in Ithaca should be. What has been const…"

"When the sun fades far away In the crimson of the west, And the voices of the day Murmur low and sink to rest,"

"Music with the twilight falls O'er the dreaming lake and dell; 'Tis an echo from the walls Of our own, our fair Cornell."

"Welcome night and welcome rest; Fading music fare thee well! Joy to all we love the best, Love to thee our fair Cornell!"

"Far above Cayuga's waters, With its waves of blue, Stands our noble Alma Mater, Glorious to view."

"Far above the busy humming Of the bustling town, Reared against the arch of heaven, Looks she proudly down."

"Lift the chorus, speed it onward, Loud her praises tell; Hail to thee, our Alma Mater! Hail, all hail, Cornell!"