Alma maters list

   While a number of "top 50 fight song" lists have
been generated, none seems to have been done for
alma maters.  Herewith an attempt to start to fill the void.
(URL's, where available, were accurate as of Jan. 24, 2011).
Where possible, the selection is by the school's band.

1. University of Idaho
   "Here We Have Idaho"
   http://tinyurl.com/4kopak9
   http://gov.idaho.gov/fyi/song/song_index.html

2. Washington and Lee University
   "College Friendships" appears never to have been
   recorded for wide distribution except by RCA Victor
   in a 1938 album of 10-inch shellac discs
   Victor Album P-34 # 26683

3. Oregon State University
   "Within A Vale Of Western Mountains"
    http://osumb.oregonstate.edu/media/osumb.osu-alma-mater.mov

4. Cornell University - University of Alabama - et al
   "Far Above Cayuga's Waters" - "Amici" - et al
   A large number of schools use this tune, with minor
   variations.
   http://mb.bigredbands.org/Music/34%20Alma%20Mater.mp3

5. Ohio State University
   "Carmen Ohio"
   The only all-brass band in major U.S. colleges, has
   recorded this item many times on LP's and CD's.
   http://tinyurl.com/4pfkvju
   http://tinyurl.com/4obbu6q

6. Texas Tech University
   "The Matador Song"
   http://www.orgs.ttu.edu/goinband/Sounds.asp

7. Kansas State University
   "Alma Mater"
   One of the oldest songs, composed in 1888.

8. Brown University
   "Alma mater"
   To the tune of "Old Oaken Bucket"
   http://students.brown.edu/band/media/recordings.shtml

9. Texas Christian University
   http://www.band.tcu.edu/audio.html

10 Notre Dame University
   "Notre Dame, Our Mother"
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0720QXzPSP0