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I\u2019m 91, and my 70th in June may well be the last one I attend\u2014which is why I was determined to sing onstage at Cornelliana Night<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChime In\u201d comprises brief first-person essays by Cornellians. Do you have a topic in mind? Email us at cornellians@cornell.edu<\/a>! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Barbara Travis Osgood \u201956, PhD \u201980<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019ve attended every Cornell Reunion since my graduation in 1956. The most recent, my 70th, will probably be my last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A trip to the campus every five years yields many surprises. There are always new buildings to appraise, new courses of study to understand, and new classes of students to meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Returning Cornellians usually discover something that delights them, but also other developments that give them pause. Cornell never stagnates! On the other hand, changes provide ample material for dinner discussions.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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For an old \u201creuner\u201d like me, there are the memories: favorite professors and courses, living in the dorm, drinking coffee in the Ivy Room, dancing to the jukebox at Leonardo\u2019s. All gone, but still treasured memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For an old ‘reuner’ like me, there are the memories: favorite professors and courses, living in the dorm, drinking coffee in the Ivy Room, dancing to the jukebox at Leonardo\u2019s.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Deep in my heart are the special friends I used to meet every five years at the Reunion tents\u2014a memory so vivid that I think if I made my way over there, they might still be waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At her 55th Reunion with classmate Joe Manelski \u201956.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Cornell always hosts Reunions superbly, and along with new programs and ceremonies, there are the traditional ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favorite is Cornelliana Night, held on the last night of Reunion in Bailey Hall. It\u2019s filled with celebration, memories, and farewells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each Reunion class is introduced to much fanfare, clapping, and whistling. There is competition among the classes as to which one will be the largest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For mine, there was no competition: there were just 20 of us, representing a graduating class of about 1,900 in 1956.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cornelliana stage is always inhabited by an informal mix: past and present Glee Club members, faculty, reuners, current students, and people who just want to join the chorus!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There were just 20 of us, representing a graduating class of about 1,900 in 1956.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The audience delights in singing the \u201cgolden oldies\u201d\u2014admittedly, rather corny songs\u2014that Cornellians have been singing for generations, like \u201cGive My Regards to Davy” and \u201cSong of the Classes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A joyful noise: Alumni onstage at Cornelliana Night 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Every year that I have been at Cornelliana, the program has concluded with the \u201cEvening Song\u201d and the \u201cAlma Mater.\u201d Anyone in the audience who is a former Glee Club or University Chorus member is invited to come to the stage and participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this time, much to my horror, there was no invitation. Yet I had been a member of the Women\u2019s Glee Club as well as a singing group, the Cornellaires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Cornellian<\/em><\/figcaption>
The author (front row, second from left) with fellow members of the Cornellaires.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I knew that I would be terribly disappointed to miss singing onstage with the group; it was always the high point of my Reunion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The singers always made the \u201cjoiners\u201d feel so welcome. I remembered a few years when I practically climbed onto the stage and willing hands helped me up. I absolutely could not miss this at my last Reunion!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The singers on Cornelliana Night always made the ‘joiners’ feel so welcome. I absolutely could not miss this at my last Reunion!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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There was a brief moment of indecision\u2014and then I was sure. Regardless of any protocol, I was going to spend the last day of my last Reunion singing the \u201cAlma Mater\u201d on the Bailey Hall stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the chorus began to sing \u201cWhen the sun fades far away \u2026\u201d I left my seat, headed down the aisle alone, found the stairs, and started up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Osgood (far right) at Commencement with her undergrad roommates ….<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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… and (third from left) with Cornellian friends in the mid-1980s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I was immediately grasped by some undergraduates, who helped me the rest of the way and opened their arms to draw me into the group. My Reunion was complete!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between songs, I asked the young man standing next to me what he was studying. His response was chemical engineering\u2014one of the most difficult courses of study. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was immediately grasped by some undergraduates, who helped me the rest of the way and opened their arms to draw me into the group. My Reunion was complete!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

He continued, \u201cI hope to get a PhD in biology and then get into pharmaceuticals. I want to discover a new drug!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brief conversations like that make me proud to be a Cornellian. So many brilliant and dedicated young students with aspirations to change the world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The author with several of her beloved Labrador retrievers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Despite my 91 years, I felt as if this young man and I had something in common: when I got my PhD, I was going to change the world, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t know his name, but he helped me to the stage. He drew me into their group. I could tell how kind he was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope he gets to save the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two-time Human Ecology alum Barbara Travis Osgood \u201956, PhD \u201980, <\/strong>is an environmental sociologist, retired senior executive of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and longtime rescuer of elderly Labrador retrievers. Her books include<\/em> Diary of a Cranky Old Feminist<\/a> and<\/em> 84 Paws<\/a>: A Life with Old Labs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(All images provided, unless otherwise indicated.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published July 7, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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