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New Tunes Orton Hall Chimes rededicated
The bells of Orton Hall, one of the most familiar of sounds on Ohio
State's campus, were rededicated with new bells last month in a ceremony
marked by speeches from President Karen Holbrook and Alumni Association
President Dan L. Heinlen, as well as a presentation of colors by the
OSU Reserve Officers Training Corps and the national anthem performed
by the Navy ROTC Choir. The original chimes were a gift of the Ohio
State classes of 1906 through 1914 and were dedicated in 1915. The existing
bells, which play in the key of D flat, weigh 25,000 pounds. The new
bells, which will play the notes of G sharp and A sharp, will expand
the bells' repetoire, with songs such as Across the Field and
Buckeye Battle Cry now able to ring out across the Oval. |
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