the popular scotsman song was composed by student ebenezer j. kirkham, class of 1918. at athletic events, "the scotsman" is often sung immediately following "hail the utah aggies". the words are sung twice through without a break, accompanied by synchronized arm gestures originally created by a small students in section k of the spectrum in the early 90s to represent milking of a cow by hand eventually spread to the entire student section. the motions are yet another example of usu students ingenuity creating longstanding traditions at sporting events. during the final words of the second "verse", the students' pitch often rises to a full-out yell.