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THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, NOV. 14, 1975
Fan urges sportsmanship
Editor:
Although I’m a Kansas University
Alum, since coming to Texas 30
years ago I’ve been a dyed in the
wool Aggie Supporter. I’ve suffered
along with the Aggies, been happy
with their victories, and have been
very proud of the wonderful Corps.
However, I was not too proud of
the actions of a few at the Rice-A&M
game two years ago. Surely I admit
that the Rice Rand might have step
ped on someone’s toes a bit, but
why should a wonderful band such
as the one A&M has ever worry
about what some small outfit of vol
unteers (such as Rice’s MOB) do at
half-time?
I do not know if many people
realized it but the Rice Band did not
go to College Station last year be
cause they were afraid of what some
Aggies might do. And I think that’s
quite an indictment of a school that
has always been right at the top
when it came to manners, deport
ment, sportsmanship, etc. I d think
all of you would want any visitor to
feel welcome.
Now my reason for writing is that
(1 11 be there) and I’d like to see the
Aggies take whatever comes like the
fine bunch of people I know you to
be. I’m not excusing nor criticizing
you OR Rice; I’m just saying that if
two fine student bodies such as
these two cannot meet in a football
iiHliiimp
game without threats of mayhem
then let’s call off the whole deal.
Right?
Orion W. Sprouse
Grab act
Editor:
At the last yell practice, one of our
senior yell leaders said that he was
concerned about Aggie spirit. I also
am concerned, but from a different
standpoint. I have slowly become
more and more disgusted with the
“great unifying tradition” of mid
night yell. One yell leader proudly
announced that he too enjoyed
pinching female behinds; I disagree
that it is funny at all. Most drunks in
the mob pushing and shoving to
Kyle Field are quite vulgar and per
sonal in their manner of pinching,
and this seems to be an accepted
part of yell practice. I have put up
with this all four years I have been
here and resent very much the lack
of respect shown to students and
dates who expect yell practice to be
an experience in spirit, rather than
an occasion for vulgarity and drunk-
eness. My friend’s mother even got
the same treatment. The situation
in the stands is just as bad, as the
same slobs slobber and yell so that
we can’t even do the old army chant.
And how many females can partici
pate in good spirit while fuming
over this vulgar practice? If Aggie
spirit is to be carried on, more re
spect should be paid to fellow Ag
gies. This is just as disturbing as the
cutting up that goes on at Silver
Taps, but more of our “loyal Ags
participate in the “grab act. I think
it is time to put a stop to it, before
more Aggies, like myself, decide
that midnight yell is no place for
nice people.
Loralee Gulledge
‘Mock’ spirit
Dear Editor:
With the University of Texas
game almost upon us, I feel there is
an uncomfortable situation here at
Texas A&M. Aggies are supposed to
have the most spirit of any other
school in the country. This may be
true, but have you ever noticed that
part of the spirit is negative. What I
mean to say is this; Several students
at Texas A&M build up their spirit
and ego by mocking other schools,
especially the University of Texas.
Instead of calling the Austin school
UT, it is referred to here as t.u.
Have you ever heard anyone call
Texas A&M the University ofm&a?
Also, the Aggies seem able to
“dish it out, but “can’t take it
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when things don’t go their way. An
example of this was the Rice game
two years ago. The Owl band, “The
Mob,” which makes fun of the team
Rice plays during their halftime per
formance, were attacked by angry
Aggie students. However, when the
University of Texas band begins to
play a tune for the Texas game, the
Aggie band purposely starts to play
in an attempt to drown them out.
And what is this . . . “Texas jump up
and bite my —? Where s your good
sportsmanship. Aggies?
Another thorn in the Spirit of Ag-
gieland is the buildup to the Texas
game. I know this year that the Ag
gies are undefeated and highly
ranked in the national polls. How
ever, Texas is nationally ranked and
appear as a strong contender for the
SWC crown.
The Aggie football team has had
so much publicity this year that the
majority of students feel that they
are immortal. I have noted that var
ious individuals who know little or
nothing at all about the game of
football are convinced that Texas
A&M will undoubtedly defeat Texas
on November 28. They are only try
ing to fool themselves. Why are
they so biased? Shouldn’t they look
at the situation more realistically. If
for some reason A&M should lose to
the Longhorns, there will be many a
broken heart in College Station.
Let me shed a few statistics of past
Texas games. For the past seven
years, the Longhorns have out-
scored the Ags each year by an aver
age of 40-10. Texas A&M has won
only three times in the last 25 years.
In 1974, the Aggies had the title on
the line and were demolished.
Sure, you say that was last year. I
agree, and if you compare the two
teams you 11 see that both teams
have improved. The fact is, how
ever, that Texas has improved im
mensely over last year while the
Aggies have barely livened up their
poor offensive attack. The Aggie de
fense is definitely number one, but
they can t play the entire game.
The point I’m trying to get across
is this. Have spirit A&M, but cheer
for the Aggies, not against other
schools. Also, wait until after the
Texas game to “pop off . If the Ag
gies win, he a gracious winner. If
they lose, take it like true sportsmen
and don’t make excuses. Football is
only a game. It s not a matter of life
and death.
John Gilbert
'HE RXlflWED US HOWE—CAN WE KEEP HIM?'
‘Petrified Forest’ review
Aggie Players come alive
By JOHN BARNES
Battalion Staff Writer
From the first energetic lines of
Don Harris to the dynamic shoot
out scene, “The Petrified Forest
has to he the finest performance by
the Aggie Players this year.
It seems that, under the great di
rection of Dr. James Michael
Thomas, the Aggie Players have fi
nally gotten it all together. He has
awakened much of the talent within
some of the more familiar Players
that seemed dormant in their other
productions. For this. Dr. Thomas,
your audiences are, and will be,
grateful.
The melodrama is set in a lonely
Arizona desert cafe-gas station
where loves are found and dramati
cally lost. The atmosphere is set
immediately upon entering the
theatre with flashing slides of the
difficult period the play is set in
(1935), and the use of a lonely har
monica player who performs ex
tremely well throughout the play.
Congratulations must he given to
Steve King for his fine characteriza
tion of Alan Squier. (Even if you
didn’t like his acting one must give
him credit for “eating his soup.
Ugh!) As with the rest of the cast, he
kept up the play’s vital tempo and
relayed his lines well. I particularly
enjoyed King s death scene and
Gabby’s (Kathi Cowgill) reaction.
Don t let this talk ofdeath and lost
loves scare you. The play has quite a
few humorous moments, also. Neil
Badders as Gramp Maple, Philip
Hafer as Herb, and Bruce Kates as
the gangster Jackie all put their two
cents in to really liven up the action
in a not so funny situation.
To criticize the play, one must be
picky. Miss Cowgill and Gailan
Woods (as Mrs. Chrisholm) must be
careful not to break character by
smiling, or even hinting to smile,
during any of the more humorous
lines. Also, Dana Herell (the Mexi
can cook) needs to practice her at
cent a hit to become a more believa
ble character.
Consistence was lacking in some
of the gangster’s characterizatioim
desperate murderers. Pyles (Gan
Wood), for example, needed to have
a much more menacing tone incer-
tain situations.
My onl> criticism of the sets
would he that they may have been
too clean (as with King’s first ap
pearance) for being in the middleof
the dusty Arizona desert. Other
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Forest, which, incidentally, is
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