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Um atudanU of Um Acnculturml and
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' at Um Poat Offka at Collar* Station,
bf Coiifraaa, March S, 1879.
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mtoeial staff
^ Editor-in-Chiaf
Manarinr Editor
. Associate Editor
Aaaodat* Editor
Sparta Editor
Columnist
Staff Corrospendant
Art Editor
Cartoonist
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Wrirht, C. Q. McCurdy. H. 0. Sooliffson, G.
Iriavar, R. Ln Elkins, E. L. Williams, G. M
Lewis Gross, E. C. KoU rts, Hardy Mecom
BUSINESS STAFF
: Advertising Manager
^ Ci : r - Assistant Adv. Manager
‘ r j Assistant Adv. Manager
- Circulation Manager
J Assistant Circulation Mgr.
From Shreveport
have come in from Shreveport eince last
it complimentary nature in regard to the
corps during the first trip this year. The
itiea also have expressed themselves as very
atudentbody’s conduct. The followtng^x-
unaolicited letters speak for themselves.
fThere isn’t anything but praise from everyone
that Shreveport experienced in making this
with Texas A and M. Your boys made a fine
themselves and the college in their general
fge S. Sexton, President, Centenary College.
1 want to congratulate you and all your Texas
very fine showing your A snd at boys made
le in Snreveport Saturday.”—Capt/ L. L. Kidd,
It ia a pleasure, indeed to corlbe in contact with
tf young men aad 1 want to congratulate you and
|l on the wonderful- training that you have given
fill Mercer, Shreveport, La.
\. We, at Centenary, have a warm feeling of
'tor your school You can beat us and maxe ua
fhat speaks well of your high grade ot sportsman-
•Krancis A. Wheeler, Music Department, Centenary
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. There were at least fifteen hundred cadets in
Saturday morning and 1 have never seen a finer
The entire studentbody was suctfa well behaved lot
le whole of town was crazy about them, in fact, they
eir best to entertain the boys royally: Everyone nere
1 of the fine fanner in which they conducted themselves
Jyf are all thoroughly sold on Texas A and M."—A para-
trom a letter to k^iwin J. Kiest, of the Dallas limes
and member of the board of directors ot the college.
. . 1 assure you that 1 have never seen a student-
fshow as much loyalty, retmement, culture and courtesy
list displayed by your splendid studentbody. You and
matitution are to be congratulated on the work you
doing.”—Chaa. A. Overstreet, president of the State
cultural and Mechancat College, Magnolia, Ark.
These comments are only a few that were sent to Dr.
fait on. Another comment of note came from the editorial
of the Shreveport Journal, and to print it would be only
to repeat what has been said above. - ,
Why Counter-Attack?
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. It seems to be the nature of the corps to gripe most when
the least can be done about it. The feeling in the corps after
the game was not in (he least sportsmanlike, but it is a relief
to know that it was not the true feeling of the body, but a
yielding to the sentiments of a few who apparently controlled
the mob action, and didn't stop to analyze their own thoughta.
It ia easier to be graceful winners than losers, but before
we can consider ourselves sportsmanlike and gentlemanly, we
should train ourselves to be able to accept defeat without
rudely expressing our sentiments to^Air guests.
. H is an accomplishment to arouse men with a promise
of v ictory, but it is more commendable to get them to accept
defeat nobly, than to excite hatred against those who came
out with the laurels.
During the first part of September s man in Illinois
gave Jack Reynolds, amateur thumb-tourist from Aggieland,
a ride Reynolds introduced himself and made a very favor
able impression upon the man. On the very next day he pick
ed ig> Bow Flood because he wore a similar uniform. Flood
made a similar impression and the effect was shown by the
manfs saying, “I got my master’s degree from the University
of Chicago and was in business three yean before I learned
as much about meeting the public as you fellows from Texas
A and M seem to know now. I have a kid brother that I am
going to send to Texas A aad M, and now hare else, for I have
found nothing to compare with the training that you men
have shown that you are getting.’*
Some may scoff at the traditions and spirit of A and M.
Some practically refuse to recognize, much less support, such.
If this man could within such brief contacts recognize the
R. then jsn’t it important that all of us
the worthwhile traditions of
juniors, sen-
Shakespeare said that the devil might quote scripturoa
for his purpose; and though I am not a member of any par
ticular church, 1 will quote scripturoa to show you that the
spirit A and M showed S M U Saturday was not sportsman
like. .
The Bible says, "Do unto others as you would have them
do unto you.** * , ’ s * u i
A and M„ the authorities, and the cadet corps are willing
to accept the courtesies of any town or dty wo visit. These
municipalities show us their friendship, in many cases, by
providing police guards for our band, by having their band
meet ua at the railroad station, and by offering us free meals,
free entertainment and free rides. They invite us to come
and (hey treat ua in a manner that is very cordial.
A and M retaliates-—but in a very different way. We
think pf our school as the friendliest of any we come in con
tact with. The S M U visit showed us that in this, we are
mistaken. We did not invite the student body of S M U to
visit ua; neither the band nor the corps went to the station
to welcome the visitors, and although many of the students
of S M U ate in the mess hall, they were not officially invited.
The authorities proposed not to open a dormitory for
the lady viaitors. They contended that we shouldn’t do any
thing for them because they didn’t do anything for us. The
senior class proposed that several ramps in Hart Hall be
turned over to women for their comfort and convenience. It
would have been a little troublesome to vacate these ramps,
but we would have been giving them the best that we have.
Instead, we gave them two of the old and unoccupied dormi
tories—and that reluctantly.
After the game, the S M U band got off the field first.
At the suggestion of one of the yell leaders, the A and M
band went around the visiting band and re-formed in front
of them. The cadet corps DID NOT go around the S M U
band, but continued through their formation and halted them.
This whole affair ia as discourteous as anything that A and
M could have done!
- At yell practice, we preach hatNAl Hatred ia no neces
sary for victory. The desire to win does not rest on hate.
We don’t want other schools to have a feeling of hatred to
wards us, so why do we try to hate them? The keynote of
intercollegiate athletics should be friendly rivalry.
At this same yell practice, one of the yell leaders stated
that he hoped S M U would not win another game this season.
Monday night he altered this by excepting their out of state
games. It ia entirely improper and unwarranted for any
yell leader to express a personal opinion or hope such as this
through his official medium, yell brattice. After we have
met a school in contest, if that school wins or loses during
the remainder of the season, especially when we are out of
the conference race, does not officially concert! us. I cannot
regard wishing a victorious competitor ill luck as good sports
manship. ...
A and M lost the football game. At yell practice follow
ing our defeat, one of our yell leaders stated that S M U won
but that they didn’t beat us. If we were overcome; if we
war* vanquished or suryaaaad, asM
true sportsmen we would have ad
mitted it And yet A and M boosts
that it knows how to lose as wall
ss it knows how to win.
> I write this because of my love
for A snd M. On the surface this
criticism is highly destructive, but
I criticise with the hope that such
treatment as we accorded S M U
Saturday will never be jiven any
school that visits our campus
afain. -
The authorities, band, and stu
dent body of S M U are due an
apolo»y.
FRANZ ALTGELT (Band!
Editor’s Note.—As a manner of
explanation to the above unsolicit
ed letter, the corps was unable to
meet the train due to the fact
that it came in ahead of its sched
ule. arrivinf about noon, when it
was due in at 12:26 p. m.
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tist, won the first prise this yaar
at the C a mafic International aa-
hibition of modern paintings. It
was the first time sine* IMS that
an American had won the cimpo-
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