I'm sure the Drake administration understands this, because the carillon system gives us an incentive to arrive to class early - just before that hourly bell sounds that would shatter us like a dropped ice cube. I really wanted to write this to promote a genuine, natural bell system. Authentic bells would be nice. Charming, chiming, natural bells sounding their euphony to every student. Indeed, most would appreciate real bells, but our practical predecessors probably chose the carillon system because it is cost-effective and needs little maintenance.
Natural bells are much more expensive.
In fact, with the money donated for the carillon system, only two natural bells would have been feasible. I guess I'll just have to wait for lightening to strike the carillon system, while of course funneling the electricity into my DeLorean traveling 88 mph. Only then could I travel back in time to change the system. But because it's not likely I'll be Marty McFly anytime soon, you best get to class before that hourly synthetic system sounds, otherwise you'll become chunks of ice on Drake's upcoming cold campus climate.