In a letter to The Virginia Tech published on Dec. After passing in review before the grandstand, the four companies formed a hollow square with the band in the center, and the band played our new song, ‘Tech Triumph.’” “On arriving at the grounds, the battalion was formed for the review on the football field. At 1 p.m., the cadets paraded through the streets of Lynchburg, then headed to the car barn to board street cars for the trip to the Fair Grounds. and headed to the Carroll Hotel, which was V.P.I. The cadets arrived by train in Lynchburg at 11:30 a.m. 5, 1919, issue of The Virginia Tech, there were problems with obtaining uniforms for the entire Corps, so only the junior and senior classes, along with the band, were able to attend the game. The song was first performed on Saturday, November 1, 1919, at the Fair Grounds in Lynchburg, before the football game between V.P.I. Maddux (class of 1920) and Mattie Eppes (Boggs). The university's most popular fight song was composed in 1919 by Wilfred P. He also updated the arrangement of "Tech Triumph" to replace the multiple versions being played. James Sochinski, Director of Bands (1978-1990), created many arrangements of the music played by the Marching Virginians, including the "VPI Victory March" and The Hokie Pokie. Some have stood the test of time and remained intact, others have had minor adjustments to a word or two to reflect changes in the university and its student body, and others have come and gone and are long forgotten. There have been many songs written by Tech students and alumni down through the years, and one important song, "Moonlight and VPI," written by a non-alumnus on request of the Corps of Cadets.
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