XPost: nf.general, mun.general, can.university.grad   
   XPost: alt.education, misc.education   
   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   In article ,   
    David Dalton  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   
      
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