original passage: The school song, "Fair Reed," is sung to the tune of the 1912 popular song "Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms." It may be imitative of the Harvard anthem "Fair Harvard," which is also sung to the tune of "Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms." It was composed by former president William Trufant Foster shortly after Reed's founding, and is rarely heard today.
original sentence: It was composed by former president William Trufant Foster shortly after Reed's founding, and is rarely heard today.
sentence2: Assuming that President Trufant Foster had been able and willing to copyright his composition, would his estate be receiving any noticeable amount of royalties from the song today?
sentence1: The school song, "Fair Reed," is sung to the tune of the 1912 popular song "Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms." It may be imitative of the Harvard anthem "Fair Harvard," which is also sung to the tune of "Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms." Shortly after Reed College was founded, former president William Trufant Foster composed the song, which is seldom heard today.