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THE BATTALION
-TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1942
Ex-Aggie Relates Reveille’s Early Days
Before She Became Nationally Known Dog e
Reveille, famed symbol of Ag-
gieland, had an humble beginning
at this institution one summer
night in 1931 when W. L. (Rip)
Collins, found her in the weeds
alongside the road between the
campus and Wellborn and brought
her to his dormitory room. A let
ter received from Collins, who
graduated in 1934 and is at pres
ent County Agent of King County,
tells of. Rev’s early history that
has become somewhat clouded by
the years that have passed since
she became an integral part of the
college and its life.
Excerpts from Collins’ letter
follow:
"One night in the late summer
school of 1931 I was coming from
a little dance at Wellborn with
two other Aggies in a model T
and had a flat near a railroad
crossing. While we were fixing the
flat I heard a pup whining and
went out into the grass to investi
gate. It seems that the pup had
been thrown out there or was wan
dering along and hit by a car be
cause it was slightly wounded in
one of its back legs. I took it home
to the dormitory and brought it
food from the mess hall until she
outgrew the little ailment. After
a few days she began to feel at
home and was of such little trouble
and friendly we decided to keep
her. She immediately made friends
with all of the boys in the dormi
tory and began taking her meals
in the mess hall too. She would
always come back and sleep in my
room. Every night when she
thought I was asleep she would
crawl up on the bed and sleep be
tween my feet. The following sum
mer she was accidentally run over
again by a “hoopee” loaded with
Aggies—but she was taken care of
'by a couple of veterinary students
who gave her a general tune-up
besides, and she soon recovered,
never to be a mother of pups.
The reason all boys made friends
with her was because of a little
trick she played. When she saw a
boy standing around idle, she
would go about looking for a rock
or piece of brick and would place
it in front of the boy who would
p{ course throw it off so she would
bring it back, then when the boy
would reach for it she would dodge
around and try to make him chase
her. I have seen as many as eight
or ten boys trying to hem her in
and take the rock. Her teeth were
finally worn down from biting
rocks. That game and leading the
band became her favorite sports.
There was never a more proud-
acting majorette than Rev. She
seemed to be pleased to parade in
front one of the world’s largest
college bands.
“During the regular terms of
running around the hall waking
everybody up. This is why we call
ed her Reveille. About the first
three or four weeks of school I
nearly ran my legs off trying to
keep her at home. I finally let her
go because I knew she was some
where safe on the campus. That
was my last claim on her because
I guess she found out that all Ag
gies were about alike, and like
most other girls she just liked
khaki. Later she started staying
around the Y.M.C.A. following the
night watchman, and greeting ev
Aggieland’s Coed
seen a more loyal pet and mascot
than Rev. She always remembered
me when I went back to the! short
course every summer. I know you
Aggies will take care of her to the
end and pay just tribute to her for
all of us.
“Here it is Rev.:
Many are regrets over loss of pets
By people who possess them
But none compare by Aggies out
there
Who knew Reveille of A. & M."’
Navy To Continue
V-7 Enlistments
school Rev. learned to like all boys
with khaki, because I guess, she
was never abused by them. I’ll
never forget how much she liked
P. O. (Pat) Bellinger (now de
ceased) because he could blow a
bugle. I know she missed him when
he didn’t return from summer
camp.
“About a week after the regular
term started Reveille was stolen
from me and of course I had about
a dozen fish out looking for her.
They brought her in but the same
thing happened nearly every night.
We always found her in a different
Aggie’s room in bed. In the morn
ing when she heard reveille sound
she would jump up barking and
ery passing Aggie that came in
late at night. After she began act
ing as majorette, our yell-leader,
Herman (Two-Gun) Parker took
up nickels from Fish to buy her a
jacket and some light harness. A
Fish was always appointed to care
for her on visiting trips. If she
happened not to go on some of the
trips she would meet all trains and
busses until the boys and the band
came back.
“Now, I have a three-legged
spitz, and a bird dog in the clinic
with a broken thigh and being
treated by a couple of Ex-Aggie
Veterinarians—Burch and Roberts
of Wichita Falls. No one likes pets
better than I, but I have never
College graduates and college
seniors may continue V-7 enlist
ment in the United States Naval
Reserve after May 1 despite the
earlier announcement that begin
ning about that date this class
would be closed to all men attend
ing college who have not enlisted
in Class V-l, it was announced to
day by Commander F. C. Huntoon,
director of the Office of Naval
Procurement of the Eighth Naval
District.
In addition to seniors and col
lege graduates admitted to Class
V-7, all juniors who while sopho
mores were not eligible for Class
V-l service may enlist in V-7.
Class V-7 consists of men study
ing officer training in the Navy,
who are commissioned upon the
successful completion of their
training period.
It was also announced that those
previously eligible for V-l train
ing are not- eligible for Class V-7.
Boney Appointed
Veterinarian for
xtension Service
Dr. William A. Boney, Jr., who
received his Doctor of Veterinary
Medicine degree at A. & M. Col
lege on May 15, has been named
Extension Poultry Veterinarian of
the Texas A. & M. College Ex
tension Service, according to an
announcement made by George E.
Adams, vice director and state
agent. *
Dr. Boney began his duties to
day at the headquarters office at
College Station, where his work
will deal with poultry diseases,
their eradication and control.
A native of lola, Grimes county,
where he received his high school
education, Dr. Boney attended
John Tarleton Agricultural college
at Stephenville two years. For
some time he was assistant bank
cashier at lola, before coming to
A. & M. to complete his work to
ward his B.S. degree in Poultry
Husbandry. Upon his graduation
in 1940 he entered the school of
Veterinary Medicine at the college.
“In view of the fact that Texas
farmers have been asked to ex
pand production of their poultry
and poultry products to meet war
needs, Dr. Boney’s services will be
a great deal of help to Texas
poultrymen. His work will supple
ment that of the extension poul
try specialists, Geo. P. McCarthy
and H. H. Weatherby,” Mr. Ad
ams said. “Only by control and
eradication of poultry diseases can
we expect to have healthy, pro
ducing flocks which can meet the
1942 production goals.”
Aggieland Loses Summer Coed
Due to the Speed-Up Program
For the first time in the history
of Texas A. & M. College the uni
form, the military regime for
which it stands, and a regular
school curriculum marks the open
ing of the June term. Along with
other Aggie traditions abolished
to further the school’s war efforts
has gone the old out-board-shirt,
no-meal-formation, care-free sum
mer session.
For the first time since the
question became a matter for court
debate Texas A. & M. will be a
men-only institution not only for
nine months but for twelve months
out of the year. No longer can
Walton Hall boast of housing Juhe
beauties, can the Battalion sponsor
a staff of Jane Arden reporters,
or can you sit and ponder over
what shade of lipstick your lab
partner wears. Neither the local
400 nor visiting T.S.C.W.-ites will
be allowed this season to portion
their vacation between the Chem
istry Building, the Library, and
Casey’s (and at the same time ac
cumulate credit hours!).
In adopting its speed-up pro
gram for victory, Texas A. & M.
has done away with its last sem
blance of frills—the summer coed.
She has gone out with cuffs, sa
bers, and details. By the grace of
a new open air dance pavilion,
however, and barring the rationing
of gasoline, the present all-out-
for-victory Aggie hopes to develop
a class of perennial Juke Box prom
trotters this summer.
BANK HOLIDAY
The Bryan banks will be closed Wednesday, June 3,
1942, in observance of Jefferson Davis’ birthday,
a legal holiday.
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