THE BATTALION
Thursday, August 3, 1967
College Station, Texas
Page 9
^Reveille Is Mascot For Aggies
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MISS REVEILLE, MA’AM.
ggies Stand At Games
Vis Traditional Twelfth Man
ing
it Confederate
several generals]
ulition has been
:il in this school,
rt of its charactoj
of one of its (
as to the welfai
and the nation,
the university
h honor in the
an War, in the
■s, the Korean ci
in Vietnam. '
ar class of 1917
a body f o r oi
imp at Leon Sp
Antonio, a mont
nd of school,
patriotic motive
College awarded
e.
could not be
academic eerei
pus, and that yei’j
exercises for
ge of Texas wen
ge oak tree in tin
tntonio.
i Aggies gave
is conflict and
wounded in theij
country.
War II, someil
icers were trainee!
ed at the College.fe Every college or university has
I who had reda certain number of loyal sup-
iry training henftrters among its student body,
issioned through»ese members are devoted to
late School, amdtheir school; they love its ideals,
arms. Biey find pleasure in giving time
of the universi: 31 ener &y to promote its varied
i’s highest niiljp 11 , ^ ram ‘
Congressional m Texas A&M is no exception. It
n World War 11.®° h as a group devoted to the
IVOrS, 1 ^"^"““fcllillii 1|
s now a
my staff of the
le the other, Serf
Harrel, is m
terans Administn
onio.
iy former studetl
ty have reached]
rank, including)
mong these wai
il George F. Ml
nmandant of Cl
ant service in thj
rregidor is oneo!
s of military hid
ionor company of
adets is allow®
General George
or.
le early sta|$
II General Dot
wrote:
hM is writing its
tory in the bloo
5 ... No namest
illiantly than th(
r of Corregidor,
F. Moore. Whei
as man in my
e a feeling of <
isenhower, spe^ 1
ory Homecomind
ed: “I feel onl| SWEETHEART PINNED
•ation for the L Last year’s Aggie Sweetheart, the former Miss Kathi Aus~
of Cadets. This tin 0 f Dallas, is pinned by Barney Fudge of Burkburnett,
mds to the indivijast president of the A&M Student Senate. Each fall a
the institution student at Texas Woman’s University is chosen as the
t -” Aggie Sweetheart.
school, but this group, however
is not small. It includes an en
tire student body which upholds
and applauds all the interests and
events of the university.
This is the Twelfth Man tradi
tion.
The tradition of the Twelfth
Man was born on New Year’s
Day, 1922, when an underdog Ag
gie team was playing Centre Col
lege, then the nation’s top team.
As the hard fought game wore
on, and the Aggies dug deeply
into their limited reserves, Coach
D. X. Bible remembered a squad-
man who wasn’t suited up. King
Gill was called from the stands,
suited up, and stood ready
throughout the rest of the game
which A&M finally won.
Although Gill didn’t play in the
game, he had readily accepted
the call to help his team. He came
to be thought of as the Twelfth
Man because he stood ready for
duty when the eleven men on the
gridiron needed assistance.
That spirit of readiness for
service, desire to support and
enthusiasm for one body; a spirit
that has grown vigorously
through the years.
All feel loyal to their school.
All stand ready for duty when
called. Like one student, all are
the Twelfth Man.
Energetic Reveille III is the
darling of the Texas A&M studen
body.
The American Collie is becom
ing well traveled already al
though she has been the school
mascot since last year.
Reveille III, who took over
from retiring Reveille II, is a
purebred Collie. She was given
to the Aggies by Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Husa of Fairbanks,
Alaska.
Wearing a special dog coat
emblazoned with an Aggie sym
bol, Reveille III romps down the
sidelines in the company of her
guard. And if she has her way,
she will march along with the
267-man Aggie Band during half
time activities.
“Miss Reveille, ma’am,” as she
is called by freshmen at A&M,
is the only girl in the 3,000-man
Corps of Cadets. Cadet Company
E-2 provides guardians for her.
Reveille III had 35 years of
tradition to fulfill at Aggieland.
The first Reveille was brought
to the campus in 1931 by four
students after they had accident
ly struck her with their Model
“T”.
Right away, she began flaunt
ing rules. The first “reg” to go
was sleeping in a university dor
mitory. Her name was fixed for
all time early the next morning
when she howled at the first
bugle call.
The part Collie and Spitz en
deared herself to the Aggies to
the extent that when she died in
1944, she was accorded full mili
tary honors and buried at the
entrance of Kyle Field.
Dances Planned
Throughout Year
Social life at Aggieland is high
lighted by numerous dances held
each year. Each class sponsors
a class dance. In addition to the
Junior Ball, a banquet is held.
The most elaborate function is
the annual Senior Ring Dance and
banquet when graduating seniors
have their rings turned by their
dates while standing in a gigan
tic replica of the senior ring.
Traditionally the couple kiss
after the ring is turned.
Efforts are made to obtain an
outstanding orchestra for the
dance.
“NO BULL-GOOD BEEF”
RANDY SIMS
bar-b-cue house
3824 Texas Ave.
Bob Roepke ’61
Mgr.
(Highway 6)
Randy Sims ’61
Owner
V
ites by military I®
ime bear witness \
-t A&M has ser
; of the great P
for it by its desil
2 “as the stretl
civil liberties.”
as A&M is carry
ble tradition by
:ary program "t
n to prepare hims
military obligati 1
nerican men in
e same time be
lege education.
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