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Published Weekly by the Students’ Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
VOL. XXIII.
BRYAN, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 26 s , 1924.
NUMBER 10
AGGIE-LONGHORN CLASSIC For THANKSGIVING
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* SAY AGGIE *
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On Thanksgiving Day, A. and M.
College will be on exhibition before
n;any thousands of people from all
parts of this vast State of Texas.
From the arrival of the special trains
until the end of the Thanksgiving
holidays the conduct of the students
will be observed by some who are
ever ready to criticize and by word
or action do what they can to injure
the good name of our institution. Ag
gie, when the occasion presents it
self—and it will present itself,--
think, “Will this bring discredit to
the banners of Aggieland?” Govern
your action according to your answer.
Austin bound! That suggests many
things to men who have made the
trip in previous years, and others are
waiting in anticipation of that event
ful day which is so near. This year
there will be a renewal of the old cus
tom of parading upon arrival in Aus
tin. Probably the greatest crowd ever
gathered together in Texas for a foot
ball game will be there to witness it
There will probably be the usual mass
of white-sweatered coeds with then*
yellow balloons. But more than all,
there will be an entirely new place
to play. The Memorial Stadium wiil
be formally opened and shall be
“duly” christened.
Again we must appeal to the
higher ideals of men in the corps to
preserve the tradition that an A. and
M. man is alwmys a gentleman. A
cadet can do many things on a trip
of this kind and get by with them
without the blame being placed on him
personally, but some one nearly al
ways sees anything out of place that
happens and they always put the
blame on the school and not the stii-
dent. Anything good or bad done by
cadets will be attributed to A. and
M., so let’s not have anything happen
that would cause anyone to lower his
opinion of our college.
TO THE TEAM.
On Thursday afternoon, you will be called upon to defend the
honor and traditions of Aggieland at the opening of the Memorial
Stadium against our enemies, the University of Texas. To you falls
the task of defending the Maroon and White goal line against the
attempts that will be made by the Longhorns. You have been called
upon to defend the sacred traditions upon which our great school
is founded; traditions that were not estamisiied by us, but by the
teams and student bodies that were here nearly a generation ago. Be
sides fighting for the honor of the school and the glory that victory
will bring, you will be fighting for the Aggies of past years, to whom
a victory over the University is the realization of their fondest dreams.
You will be fighting for a student body of which you are a part and
one that will be with you no matter what happens.
Yours is a great task, but we know you will come through with
the laurels of victory clutched in your grasp for a fighting Aggie team
cannot be denied their greatest ambition. We have faith in you.
TO THE CORPS.
Your task in the annual classic of the Southwest is of huge pro
portions. You are the twelfth man on that team, and the outcome
of the game depends upon you. Your attitude and feelings will be
reflected in the team out on the field by some unexplainable pro
cess of transmittance. As you fight, so will those eleven maroon-
jersied warriors fight. The eyes of 35,000 people wil be focused on
the two teams that will battle for the athletic supremacy between the
two institutions. You will be included in their vision. • Perhaps half
of this number will want to see the colors of old Aggieland fly tri
umphantly over the new memorial stadium when the smoke of the
battle has cleared.
Fight, Aggies! Fight hard and with that desire for victory surg
ing in your hearts. Fight with that team; cry with them; share the
sacrifices they are making for you and old Aggieland. If you do,
then when the last whistle blows bringing the game to a close, the
1924 season, and the football craeers of six members of the team,
the maroon and white of old A. and M. will float out oyer the mag
nificent edifice, victorious over the Orange and White of Texas U.
PARADE OF CADET
CORPS TO BEGIN
DAY IN AUSTIN
A. and M. Band to Lead Dedication
Procession Into Stadium
Thanksgiving.
“On to Austin,” that battle-cry
which for two weeks has been the
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DEDICATION OF
NEW STADIUM TO
BE IMPRESSIVE
Longhorns Will be Fighting For the
Integrity of new Memorial
Stadium.
FIGHTING FARMERS READY.
Team and Corps Seem to Abound With
Grim Determination to Win or
Die Fighting.
The Entire State Will Rejoice With
Texas University in the Completion
of Memorial Structure.
On next Thursday the Capitol City
of Texas will be host to the largest
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A glance at the dope regarding the
University and A. and M. teams will
show that the advantage is in fa
vor of the Aggies, both in the number
of games won and the total number
of points scored. The Longhorns have
won but one conference victory—that
against T. C. U.
All of this does not mean a thing
towards the outcome of the game; not
one thing that the dopesters point
out can be regarded as having a bear
ing on th eoutcome of the game. Any
one who will predict the outcome of
the game on the basis of the records
of the two teams is not a close fol
lower of the game in the Southwest.
For when these two sworn enemies
since time immemorial meet in their
annual struggle for gridiron suprem-
acy on Thanksgiving Day of every
year, the followers of both teams can
expect to see twenty-two men that
represent the two institutions on the
gridiron in this traditional feud, fight
as they have never fought before in
the previous games of the season
against other teams. This year the
35,000 spectators that will throng the
seats of the new memorial stadium
in Atystin will witness one of the most
fiercely contested football battles that
has ever been staged on a gridiron
in the Southwest. The Longhorns will
be fighting to turn their miserable
season into a briliant success by de
feating the Farmers in their new ed
ifice erected in honor of the World
War heroes. If they win, the numer
ous defeats handed to them by other
conference members during the sea
son will have been atoned; they will
have accomplished the highest ambi
tion, cherished since the begining of
the season. A victory for them will
CADETS WILL ENTER GATE 2 ON 23rd STREET