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Cornhusker,' Written by Professor Stevens of Music School, Fought Hard to Obtain Recognition on Campus

The Daily Nebraskan, November 27, 1929

This article describes the history of "The Cornhusker" song written by Professor Stevens. It first began as a quartet performed by glee club at a football game. Despite a cold reception initially, "The Cornhusker" began to catch on in the absence of any of fight songs of note.