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Editor, celebrity, an unknown suddenly not perfect, but I believe it to be
The Battalion: thrust into unwarranted star- superior to the present system.
I have attended the past two dom. And it was just great! Ernest R. Elsbury IV ’72
football games, namely the Bay- The only difficult part about it P.S. It seems that the $9 it costs
lor and Arkansas games, at which was turning offers down. to park my car on the campus
the Aggie Band was present. I As someone said, I had a 60-50 would be directed in such a way
have all the respect for the chance of getting a date who to remedy this problem. Since
Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band—it’s was “not too cool.” Yes, true. this problem still exists I won-
the best I’ve seen—and for its But the fact that A&M doesn’t der what is done with this money,
members and director. I also have a reputation for something (See Dale Foster’s story on Page
think that the War Hymn is a too many colleges have too much 1.—Ed.)
great song—I get goose bumps of now — hippies, SDSers, dem- + it jr
when I hear it. onstrators — gave me reassur- Editor
But I think that Colonel Adams ance. Battalion:
is overdoing it when the War I hope to keep up a regular „ Get gr0 ady” is what you
Hymn is. played four times (Bay- correspondence with all those hear And g roa d y and a little
lor) and six times (Arkansas) in who wrote me, and eventually I KpvrmH i<* what the veil leaders
the fourth quarter. At Baylor, would like to meet them all one g. et j don > t k now where the
Col. Adams had the band strike way or another. Aggie tradition of Midnight Yell
up the notes familiar to all Ag- Again, to you, to the Aggie p ractice and “getting groady”
gies while Edd Hargett was call- who escorted me this last week- became linked hut if thev
ing signals after an Aggie recov- end, and all the other Aggies who are both part of th ’ e , <ole Army
ery of a Baylor fumble. This wrote and/or called me, I would Trad ition,” then in my opinion
most likely made it difficult for like to say thank you so very “Qle Army” can go to hell,
our split end and/or wingback to much. j don , t know what “getting
hear the signals. At College You may not be very popular g roady » contributes to the Aggie
Station last weekend, the War here in Austin, but you have at Spiritj but j do know it doesn’t
Hymn was played three times least one ardent supporter who ] eave a lot of visitors overly
consecutively during the last four will give a rap in the mouth to impressed with the quality of
minutes. anyone who says you aren’t the A & M and i ts traditions. It’s also
I am not anti-“Gung-ho, ’ as greatest. a sa f e be t that a number of
many students and exes can ver- Sincerely, Aggie Exes attending any given
ify, but I think that pre-game, Kaye Herzik Midnight Yell Practice are not
halftime and beginning-of-the- 'A' 'A' ^ overly proud of the way A&M*s
fourth-quarter playing of this Editor, traditions are being perpetuated,
great song would be sufficient to The Battalion: In short j don , t believe «g et _
let the Aggie team know that I wish to point out a serious tin& g roady » has a p] ace on pub .
we’re behind them — win, be problem which now exists on our Hc display with the traditions of
outscored, or tie. campus. That problem is the Texas A&M.
Scotty Scott ’67 theft and damage done to auto- Larry A. Reiter ’69
BEAT TH’ HELL OUTA SMU! mobiles parked in the southwest ’
. , . corner of the campus, near Kyle ~w 'K w
Field. Stolen tapes, broken Editor,
Kdit° r » windows, “borrowed” hub caps, The Battalion:
The Battalion: and ripped off antennae are some While attending a seminar at
This is to thank you for print- common examples. This general Texas A&M, I had, through Mr.
ing the letter which gave me area is very inadequately lighted Bill Eckles of the College of Bus-
three and a half of the most won- and vandalism is further encour- iness Administration, the honor
derful and exciting days of my aged by the fact that it is in a aTM * privilege of dining with mem-
life. relatively little-traveled section bers of the Corps Staff in the
To all who credited me with, of the campus. I believe that mess hall. Cadets with whom
I think, undeserved bravery, let this problem could be virtually 1 dined were Robeau, Mudd, Nel-
me Say I was plenty nervous. eliminated if the day students son > Clark and Corps Commander
Fortunately, though, my will to were to park in this area. Quite Hector Gutierrez,
date Aggies overcame my fear obviously, most vandalism occurs ^ wish to express my apprecia-
of any bad consequences of my a t night. Since day students do t* 011 to these young men and my
letter. But, up until the letter not leave their cars overnight, admiration for them and the en-
was mailed, I worried that I there would be very little oppor- tire Corps. I am proud to have
might be sticking my neck out tunity advantageous to such ma- been an “Aggie” for even such a
pretty far. I wondered if it liciousness. Another side effect short time,
would be accepted at A&M as I jg that on home games, not as Sincerely yours,
wanted it to be. It was. many Fish would have to move Richard M. Durkin
The countless Aggies who re- their cars. International Paper Co.
plied made me feel like a My suggestion, admittedly, is Natchez, Miss.
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