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THE BATTALION Thursday, August 25, 1960 College Station, Texas Page 7 T raditibns Unique Fish Polishing ‘Sully 5 One of the many traditions at A&M is the polishing of the statue of Lawrence Sullivan Ross, father of A&M, located in front of the Academic Building, by freshmen members of the Corps of Cadets. Fly there. it's faster by far! DALLAS Lv. 11:31 A.M. 6:11 P.M. QUICK CONNECTIONS TO EL PASO, ALBUQUERQUE VIA IH POWER VISCOUNT U! For reservofions, cofl your Travel Agent or Continental at VI 6-4789. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES Since A&M was established in 1876, its customs and traditions have grown to help make this school one of the most nearly unique in the world. • For the past 84 years customs and traditions have come and gone at A&M, some remaining only a few weeks while others have lasted nearly the whole time. It is these which make the school rich in its heritage. Probably the first tradition and one of the most important is that “Once an Aggie always an Aggie.” The class of 1880, first to graduate is said to have inaugurated it to promote school spirit. Today as we Agfies travel around the coun try we often meet one of these Aggies from older classes who in evitably greets us as a long lost brother and goes all out to make us feel at home. This custom of sticking together is now world known, and wherever two Aggies meet, no matter what their ages, there is sure to be much hand shaking and back slapping. Speaking Another great custom at Aggie- land is speaking to and meeting everyone you come in contact with. This custom isn’t as old as most of us may think. F. J. Mikeska, ’28, now an engineer in Shreve port, La., says when we went to school here nobody spoke as they do now. This has changed now, however, as you all so well know. The familiar “howdy” rings throughout the campus. Another tradition which dates well back into the beginning of the school is the custom of the senior ring. The first Aggie senior ring was worn by the class of 1894. The design has changed very lit tle, so today we still wear the ring designed by that class. The tradition of class distinction stems from the military training at A&M. Th f e adage “rank hath its privileges” is very true here. The senior is the top dog and his word is law. The junior enjoys some prestige over the sophomore and the “fish” who are low men on the ladder. By the way “fish” is the name given the freshmen by one of the classes) in the 1880’s which one is not exact. The “fish” catches all the little messy jobs and lives only for the next year. Separate Language The Aggie has a language all his own. A person eating in one of the cadet mess halls would like ly starve unless initiated in the Aggie mess hall slang. For ex ample meat is called “bullneck,” butter is “grease;” beans, “artil lery;” dessert “cush;” and syrup “reg,” a term which stemmed from the early 20th century cadets’ name of “regulator” given syrup, because it was then sent in big 100 pound barrels. By the time the cooks reached the bottom of the barrel, fermentation had set in and made it a very effective laxative. Other terms which are familiar to” the Aggie are “Bull,” which means one of the Army officers stationed here to teach military science; “the gate,” meaning the North gate business district; and one of the most important words to every Aggie—“sack,” meaning his own bunk where he catches as catch can, 40 winks. The Corps Trips are another tra dition which is of long standing. Today the Corps Trips are made by autombbile to the cities to watch j football games, but in the early j days the school would rent a train j and the entire Corps -would pile in and chug away to the game. There are many traditions in volving Corps Trips. One of the most widely known is the Twelfth Man tradition. It started in 1922 game against Centre College in Dallas. The opponents were tear ing the Ags up and the reserves on tjie Aggie bench were fast dwindling away. When the coach was down to his last reserve a young sophomore named King Gill, who had worked out with the team several times dashed out of the stands where he was sitting and suited up. Gill didn’t get to play but his gesture gave the school its famous tradition and today during the football game the entire stu dent body, dates and anyone who happens to be in the Aggie section stand while the team is playing, ready to go in as the Twelfth Man. Another Corps Trip tradition which is not as pleasant as the Twelfth Man tradition concerns the trip to Waco, for the Baylor when the Aggies played a football game in the 20’s. During the game there was a fight between several of the students from both schools. In the fight an Aggie was killed accidentally by a thrown chair. The entire Corps left the game, stole the train they had come from col lege on, and returned to A&M to load up the cavalry and artillery. The Aggies worked all night load ing the train with the small army of cadets in full battle dress, with the intent of going back to Waco and leveling the campus of Baylor. The Governor called out the Na tional Guard however, and the train was stopped before it got to Waco. For this reason there has never been another Corps Trip to Baylor and there probably never will be, such is the bitterness over the event. Another custom at A&M is Final Review, which is held on the last day before final exams in the Spring. At this time the Corps stapes a full dress review on the main drill field. After once pass ing by the reviewing stand under the command of the seniors the command is turned over to the jun iors, next year’s seniors and they march by saluting the graduating seniors. For the largest selection of styles in shoes COURT’S North Gate All Freshmen. Must Take P. E. Courses All freshmen under 21 years of age at the time of entrance are required to complete four semes ters of physical education. Students who have completed as much as one year of active mili tary service are exempt from this requirement. C. E. Tishler, head of the De partment of Health and Physical Education, urges physical fitness to everyone and says it is ex tremely important to college stu dents. “Our purpose,” he says, “is to teach knowledge and skills of sev eral adult recreative activities so that students will keep physically fit in college and in later life.” Physically handicapped students and those recovering from an ill ness or an operation, unable to participate normally in physical activities, are required to take adapted sports. This is an indi vidual program working closely with the college hospital in pre scribing exercises to strengthen each student’s particular weakness, according to Tishler. Students unable to pass the prescribed swimming test, which is given before registration, are required to register for elementary swimming instruction. All gym clothes, except shoes, are furnished by the department. Tishler said that clean uniforms are available at all times, even during the student’s most active day. Freshmen may register for bad minton, basketball, bowling, box ing, conditioning, diving, fencing, golf, gymnastics, handball, soccer, speedball, swimming, tennis, vol leyball, weight training or wrestling. No student is permit ted to repeat an activity unless he fails it. An $8 fee is paid to the depart ment the first week after regis tration by all students using the clothing facilities. Students tak ing bowling or golf do not pay the clothing fee but pay an $8.50 bowling fee or a $3 golf fee. Thirteen full-time, instructors and one graduate student, all ex perienced and capable teachers, ac cording to Tishler, make up the department’s teaching staff. SHOES ARE IMPORTANT AT AGGIELAND BUT THEY NEED NOT BE EXPENSIVE YORKTOWN Military Shoes Will Outwear Two Pair Of Ordinary Shoes Lou’s Price $10.95 (Regular $12.95 Value) SAME SHOES - SAME PRICE FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS! GUARANTEED By LOU and YORKTOWN ALSO-US/Pro Keds “The Shoes of Champions” .... $5.95 Other Styles from $3.95 up loupots North Gate The Church.. For a Fuller Life. For You.. CALENDAR OF CHURCH SERVICES KEN 11:01 A.M.—Moruln* Worship 0:30 F.M.—Voung People's Service NAZAKENE iO:0! A.M.—Sunday School ig Worshl People’s 7:30 P.M.—Preaching Service COLLEGE HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 8:4B A.M.—Sunday School 11:00 A.M.—Morning Worship 0:30 P.M.—Voting People’s Servlec 7:30 P.M.—Evening Worship BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH (Missouri Synod) 8:15 A.M.—Morning Worship 9:30 A.M.—Church School 10:45 A.M.—Morning Worship UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP 9:30 A.M.—Church School, YMCA 8:00 P.M. Each ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHAPEL 7:30 & 9:00 A.M.—Sunday Masses CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY 9:30 a.m.—Sunday School 11:00 a.m.—Sunday Service 8 :00 P.M.—Wednesday Evening Serv: 1:00-4:00 p. m. 7:00-8:00 P.M.- ;ice Tuesday—Reading Reading Room -Wednesday, Room Sunday—Fellowship ing, YM' Meeting, YMCA CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS I 26th East and Coulter, Bryan 8:30 A.M.—Priesthood Meeting 10:00 A.M.—Sunday School 6:80 P.M.—Sacrament Meeting A&M CHRISTIAN CHURCH 8:30 A.M.--Coffee Time 0:45 A.M.—Sunday School 11:00 A.M.—Morning Service* ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH 8:00 A.M.—Holy Communion 9:16 A.M.'—Family Service 11:00 A.M.-—Sermon 7:00 P.M.—Evening Prayer A&M PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ,9.46 A.M.—Church Sehoo* 8 :46 A.M.—Morning Worship A&M CHURCH OF CHRIST 9:45 A.M.—Bible Classe* 10:45 A.M.—Morning Worship 6:15 P.M.—Bible Class 7:16 P.M.—Evening Service A&M METHODIST CHURCH 9:45 A.M.—Sunday School 10:55 A.M.—Morning Worship 5:30 & 6:00 P.M.—MYF Meetings 7:00 P.M.—Evening Worship OUR SAVIOUR’S LUTHERAN CHURCH 9:30 A.M.—Bible Classes for all 10 :45 A.M.—Morning Worship Holy Communion First Sunday Each Month FAITH CHURCH UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 9:15 A.M.—Sunday School 10:30 A.M.—Morning Worship 7:30 P.M.—Evening Service FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 9:40 A.M.—Church School 11:00 A.M.—Worship -Training Union 6:15 P.M.- 7:15 P.M.- •Worshlp But wherever it shines . . . there are shadows. Wherever there are golden opportunities there are also sombre tragedies. Some fail to grasp their blessings. Ours is a nation which guarantees to every child the opportunity for religious training. Yet ours is a nation which smarts under the scourge of a moral disease — juvenile delinquency. In blessing you with a son or daughter, God has entrusted to you a precious soul. You are required by law to give your child a secular edu cation. But, despite the scourge of delinquency, a free nation must leave to your conscience the question of your child’s moral and religious edu cation. God has blessed America. With a nearby Church ready and eager to provide Christian training for your child, and religious foundation for your family’s life — the Sun shines bright. But there are shadows. You must decide! Copyright I960, Keitlcr Aiv. Service, Strerhurg, Vo. THE CHURCH FOR ALL . ALL FOR THE CHURCH The Church is the greatest factor on earth for the building of character and good citizenship. It is a storehouse of spiritual values. Without a strong Church, neither democracy nor civilization can survive. There are four sound reasons why every person should attend services regularly and support she Church. They arc: (I) For his own sake. (2) For his children's sake. (3) For the sake of his community and nation. (4) For the sake of the Church itself, which needs his moral and material support. Plan to go to church regularly and read your Bible daily. Book Chapter Verses Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Ecclesiastes 3 II Corinthians 11 Ecclesiastes 9 Hebrews 13 II Corinthians 5 Psalms 106 II Corinthians 3 16-17 29-30 9-10 17 11 4-5 11-14 -Jiiltier Uuneraf ^JJo BRYAN, TEXAS 602 West 26th St. PHONE TA 2-1572 Dairy Product* Milk—Ico Cream TA 2-3763 Campus and Circle Theatres College Station College Station’s Own Banking Service College Station State Bank NORTH GATE Central Texas Hardware Co. 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