Illinois Loyalty

"Illinois Loyalty" is the main school song of the University of Illinois.

First performed March 3, 1906, ″Illinois Loyalty″ is one of the oldest songs of its kind in the United States. The song was written to be played by the University Military Band, the only band at the university at that time, by Thacher Howland Guild (1879-1914), instructor in rhetoric and a member of the band′s solo cornet section.

The words of the song as listed in the 1906 program are:^[1]

We′re loyal to you, Illinois,
We′re Orange and Blue, Illinois;
We′ll back you to stand
′Gainst the best in the land,
For we know you have sand, Illinois,
Rah! Rah!
So crack out that ball, Illinois,
We′re backing you all, Illinois,
Our team is our fame−protector,
On! boys, for we expect a
Victory from you, Illinois.

Che-he, Che−ha, Che−ha−ha−ha! Che−he, Che−ha, Che−ha−ha−ha!
Illinois! Illinois! Illinois!

Fling out that dear old flag of Orange and Blue
Lead on your sons and daughters, fighting for you,
Like men of old, on giants placing reliance, shouting defiance—
Oskey−wow−wow!
Amid the broad green fields that nourish our land,
For honest Labor and for Learning we stand,
And unto thee we pledge our heart and hand,
Dear Alma Mater, Illinois

The University Summer Band plays ″Illinois Loyalty″ at the close of each of its Twilight Concerts on the Quadrangle in June and July.

Due to the song's length (over a minute long), it is normally played only at the beginning, halftime, and end of a football game. However, it is not considered rousing enough for a large crowd at a game. For that reason, Oskee Wow-Wow was written five years later as the school's fight song.

Other prominent composers who wrote marches for the University of Illinois include John Philip Sousa ("University of Illinois March" 1929), Edwin Franko Goldman ("Illinois March" 1953) and Karl L. King ("Pride of the Illini" 1928). Words were added to the Goldman march by Guy Duker and the King march by Ray Dvorak.

The song is now used by several high schools in Illinois and other states—-for example, Pequot Lakes High School (Minnesota), Morton High School (Illinois), Bowie High School (El Paso, TX), Batavia (Illinois) High School, Palatine (Illinois) High School, Lake Zurich (Illinois) High School, Morgan (Utah) High School, Havre (Montana) High School, Prairie du Chien (Wisconsin) High School, Marshfield (Wisconsin) High School, Marshfield (Oregon) High School, Medford (Minnesota) High School, Hollywood (California) High School, Grandville (Michigan) High School, Middlesboro (Kentucky) High School Yellow Jackets for their fight song, Webster City (Iowa) High School, Shenandoah (Iowa) High School, Anna-Jonesboro (Illinois) Community High School, Nashville (Illinois) Community High School, Bradley Central (Tennessee) High School, and Waverly-Shell Rock (Iowa) High School—as the tune for their fight song; and is the official alma mater of Long Beach Polytechnic High School (California).

References

↑ Sixteenth Annual Concert of the University of Illinois Military Band at the Armory Saturday March 3rd, 1906, 8:00 P.M. A.Austin Harding, Conductor; T.H. Guild, Cornet; Earl E. McCoy, Violin; Miss Irene Parsons, Accompanist. Unpublished printed concert program.

Staff. "Thacher H. Guild Scrapbooks, 1893-1912 (holdings control card)". Holdings Database. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Archives. Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2006-08-22. Statement of authorship; note discrepancy in spelling of first name - 'Thacher' vs. 'Thatcher'
Thatcher Howland Guild. "Illinois Loyalty March, recorded 1916-12-05 by the Victor Military Band". Library of Congress National Jukebox. Victor Records. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
Ken Wallace. "Marching Illini Recording Info". Marching Ilini, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Archived from the original on 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2006-08-22. Note: a recording is available linked off of this page; see "Illinois Loyalty" link → http://www.bands.uiuc.edu/MI/media/1997CD/1997-illinoisloyalty.mp3; this is an unverified reference.
Aaron Osborn (2005-08-08). "Illinois Loyalty, Homecomming Version". The Fossils Archives (email list archive). Marching Illini Baritones, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 2006-08-22. Note: contains lyrics to a second verse of "Illinois Loyalty" written specifically for homecoming celebration in 1910
Herman, Richard (Summer 2006). "From Chancellor Richard Herman". UIF Newsletter, Issue 47. University of Illinois Foundation. p. 2. Statement of historical continuity in usage of the song by the University

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Official fight songs of the Big Ten Conference

Illinois Loyalty and Oskee Wow-Wow (Illinois)
Indiana, Our Indiana (Indiana)
Iowa Fight Song (Iowa)
Maryland Fight Song and Maryland Victory (Maryland)
The Victors (Michigan)
Victory for MSU (Michigan State)
Minnesota Rouser (Minnesota)
Hail Varsity and Dear Old Nebraska U (There Is No Place Like Nebraska) (Nebraska)
Go U Northwestern (Northwestern)
Across the Field and Buckeye Battle Cry (Ohio State)
Fight On, State (Penn State)
Hail Purdue! (Purdue)
The Bells Must Ring (Rutgers)
On, Wisconsin! (Wisconsin)

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Illinois Loyalty

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