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  • Re: Memorial University and the Ode to Newfoundland

    From David Dalton@21:1/5 to David Dalton on Tue May 30 05:59:31 2023
    XPost: nf.general, mun.general, can.university.grad
    XPost: soc.college, alt.education

    In article <dalton-891659.05575330052023@news.eternal-september.org>,
    David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com> wrote:

    For the last two Convocations Memorial University of
    Newfoundland and Labrador (MUN) has

    not

    followed its
    past practice of having the Ode to Newfoundland sung,
    saying that it omits reference to Labrador, is too
    Christian God-centred, and refers to fathers but not
    mothers.

    So I guess MUN finds the Ode to be Ode-ious :-)
    even though the university was founded in memory
    of Newfoundland soldiers who held the Ode in
    high esteem

    Quite a few years ago I wrote a letter to
    The Telegram saying that in the Ode that
    "fathers" could be replaced by "forebears".

    Also, "God guard thee Newfoundland" could
    be replaced by "We love thee Newfoundland",
    and perhaps one repetition of it replaced by
    "We love thee Labrador".

    David Dalton, Ph.D., MUN, 1988

    --
    https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page) "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
    This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
    Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)

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  • From David Dalton@21:1/5 to All on Tue May 30 05:57:53 2023
    XPost: nf.general, mun.general, can.university.grad
    XPost: soc.college, alt.education

    For the last two Convocations Memorial University of
    Newfoundland and Labrador (MUN) has followed its
    past practice of having the Ode to Newfoundland sung,
    saying that it omits reference to Labrador, is too
    Christian God-centred, and refers to fathers but not
    mothers.

    So I guess MUN finds the Ode to be Ode-ious :-)
    even though the university was founded in memory
    of Newfoundland soldiers who held the Ode in
    high esteem

    Quite a few years ago I wrote a letter to
    The Telegram saying that in the Ode that
    "fathers" could be replaced by "forebears".

    Also, "God guard thee Newfoundland" could
    be replaced by "We love thee Newfoundland",
    and perhaps one repetition of it replaced by
    "We love thee Labrador".

    David Dalton, Ph.D., MUN, 1988

    --
    David Dalton dalton@nfld.com https://www.nfld.com/~dalton
    "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
    This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
    Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)

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  • From David Dalton@21:1/5 to David Dalton on Tue May 30 06:12:47 2023
    XPost: nf.general, mun.general, can.university.grad
    XPost: soc.college, alt.education

    In article <dalton-891659.05575330052023@news.eternal-september.org>,
    David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com> wrote:

    David Dalton, Ph.D., MUN, 1988

    Ha, I should proofread more, especially when I am
    half awake. 1988 was when I got my M.Sc. from UBC,
    and I got a B.Sc.(Hon.) from MUN in 1985 and a
    Ph.D. from MUN in 2018.

    I have send my post, with corrections, to
    letters@thetelgram.com as well.

    DRD

    --
    https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page) "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
    This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
    Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)

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