Editing Clemson University (section)

===Alma mater===
The Clemson University alma mater originated in the 1910s after a group of Clemson ROTC cadets in May 1918 was asked to sing the school's song at a gathering of ROTC cadets in [[Plattsburgh, New York]]; they were unable to do so, as Clemson had no song at the time. One of the cadets in attendance, A.C. Corcoran of [[Charleston, South Carolina]], decided to remedy the situation and wrote the words to the alma mater and set them to [[Annie Lisle]], which was the melody of [[Cornell University]]'s alma mater, as well as many others. The words were later officially accepted by the then-named Clemson Agricultural College as the alma mater and were first performed by the Clemson Glee Club on February 17, 1919.<ref name="Alma Mater">{{cite web|title=The Mystery of the Clemson Alma Mater|url=http://www.clemson.edu/tigerband/History_AlmaMater.htm|publisher=Clemson University|access-date=20 January 2013}}</ref>

In 1947, the club "Tiger Brotherhood" decided that, rather than continue borrowing another school's melody, the university should compose its own. As a result, the Tiger Brotherhood sponsored a contest to have Clemson students compose a unique melody. On May 5, 1947, Clemson University's school newspaper "The Tiger" announced Robert E. Farmer of [[Anderson, South Carolina]], a member of the glee club at the time, as the winner. Farmer's melody was slightly altered in 1970 but was restored to its original tune in 2009.<ref name = "Alma Mater" />