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L' . . . WRIGHT n (Continued from page 5) r e(1| i Is there a problem of too many 'athletic events? What alternatives ; | 10l or solutions should be used when yell leaders can’t attend a sporting ticei event? ? W No, there is not a problem of too ^jj Rany athletic events, but the ones nii in which yell leaders should attend ,(■: should be justified. Obviously doing I yells at a golf meet is a little out of Sp'ace. l I; What criteria should be used to decide which sporting events yell I leaders should attend? j B I suggest a committee be formed of student and faculty members to ^ determine at which athletic events yell leaders are needed and should attend. Does midnight yell practice need e - improvement? If so, what? ’ !' Yes, we go to yell practice to prac- e / • tiee yells and get the fighting Texas itnerP 5 - Aggie spirit, but also the students at " l this time should learn more about other A&M traditions. There also ,00: needs to be more organization for tr ; crowd control. Better preparation 1 r and organization before midnight a veil practice can make it more sarili e " i ° y!,W ''' . . . GODSEY 1 of II (Continued from page 5) ellle or solutions should be used when solut yell leaders can’t attend a sporting littee event? ieterl 1 don’t think there are too many ltsm sporting events. I do feel that it is it & . the yell leaders responsibility to at- > tJm lend as many athletic events as pos- tim sible. Due to the large number of ■ r (j,, athletic events, I think that it would le in be impossible for all the yell leaders >vent t" attend all athletic events. What Seould be done is to send a few yell be us^jj, a( j ers to different events. ”8 e '1t What criteria should be used to t1 ' decide which sporting events yell 11()st leaders should attend? ■aaenH y e jj l eac ler committee should s P ei f§ecide which events the yell leaders ‘ 0 '' 'would attend. There should be l0 Biput from the student body as to lf— "fwhich events they think the yell 1 leac l|. a d ers should attend because yell be. |eaders are supposed to serve the students. ac ,tt | Does midnight yell practice need at! improvement? If so, what? n fori I really like the idea of midnight would Bell practice. I think it serves the une jpurpose of getting the students fore, wired up before a home game. I do )\en.rffliink that we need to remember parklthat there are parents and visitors in Man,| the stands and act accordingly. tt. . . SETTLEMEYER mceofj (Continued from page 5) yell leaders can’t attend a sporting event? This question is ambiguous. If you mean should the yell leaders be expected to attend every athletic event represented by A&M - no they shouldn’t. There should be a standard set for what events the yell leaders will conduct and that’s it. There should be no reason for there not to be enough yell leaders to suc cessfully handle the job. What criteria should be used to decide which sporting events yell leaders should attend? The number of spectators has a lot to do with it. The purpose for having the yell leaders at a game is to pro mote enthusiasm while keeping control of the crowd, if not too many spectators are participating, it would be hard to justify their pres ence. Does midnight yell practice need improvement? If so, what? I would like to see yell practice become much less the drunken riot it has become recently and more a time to get fired up - to turn our attention to the game ahead and show much more respect for our selves and our visitors (especially old Ags). Aggie tradition isn’t being so sauced that you don’t know or care what’s happening. . . . SHANKUN (Continued from page 5) and others. Is there a problem of too many athletic events? What alternatives or solutions should be used when yell leaders cannot attend a sport ing event? There are not too many athletic- events at A&M, but students must realize that yell leaders cannot pos sibly attend every event held. Even if yell leaders cannot attend every event, an alternative would be to encourage greater student body par ticipation and support. What criteria should be used to decide which sporting events yell leaders should attend? The Southwest Conference rec ognizes seven varsity sports. The yell leaders should make a definite schedule of events they are able to attend. I feel that yell leaders should not be split into different groups because they are here to unite the various factions into the twelfth man; they should stand as one rather than stand divided. Does minight yell practice need improvement? If so, what? The yell leaders pride themselves in crowd control, but trouble often evolves. Many people come into Kyle Field either drinking or drunk. Kyle Field is a memorial, and drink ing has no place there. This past year, a fellow Aggie suffered a bro ken neck when a drunk attempted to run across the field. I feel if all e ive TAMU AQUATIANS PRESENTS ^ S M.UT£ ^ DISNEY O APRIL 5, 6, 7 TIME: 8:00 PLACE: INDOOR POOL ADULTS & STUDENTS - $1.00 CHILDREN UNDER 12 - 50c TICKETS AVAILABLE AT DOOR E, University Center Scheduling Notice Applications for Meeting Rooms in the Uni versity Center Complex for recognized stu dent organizations, clubs, and governing bodies will be accepted for the 1978 Fall Semester (Aug 28-Dec 15) in the Scheduling Office, 2nd floor, Rudder Tower beginning at 8 a.m., Monday, April 17, 1978. Application forms may be obtained in the Scheduling Office. When it's a big occasion, don't settle for anything less than a tuxedo rented from Aggie Clea 1 111 College Main College Station We also specialize in: General Dry Cleaning Uniforms Alterations & Repairs er: Northgate 846-4116 Aggies will take pride in their school and respect its traditions, extra safety precautions will not have to be taken. . . . JENTSCH (Continued from page 7) yell leaders can’t attend a sporting event? No, because this university is made up of a very wide spectrum of people and when there is such a wide spectrum of people there should be events to accomodate them. Because of our huge expan sion we sometimes don’t have the facilities. First I would like to stress that a yell leader is elected to repre sent and serve you and he should attend a specified sporting event un less under abnormal circumstances. But if not, we should rely on the twelfth man such as when E. King Gill stepped in ready to play if we had lost another player in the Dixie Bowl of 1922. What criteria should be used to decide which sporting events yell leaders should attend? Major or minor sport (type); at tendance (popularity); or and feasi- bilty of participation. If it is hu manly impossible for the yell lead ers to attend every sporting event on this A&M campus I feel that something should be arranged for the yell leaders to represent A&M at women’s athletic events (basket ball). I feel this cannot be decided by one person, but rather by the Administrators, yell leaders, and its participants themselves, whether this be all yell leaders at a few sport ing events or a couple of yell leaders at more activities. Does midnight yell practice need improvement? If so, what? Anything can be improved, as of right now there are no drastic changes, maybe to increase the effi ciency of the Midnight Yell Practice and to follow the regulations set be fore a little more closely. . . . MARTIN (Continued from page 7) I feel that all events could be at tended by at least one yell leader by use of a rotating schedule. What criteria should be used to decide which sporting events yell should attend? I feel that all sporting events, both major and minor, in which Texas A&M is represented should be attended if at all possible. This would include both men and wo men’s competitions. Does midnight yell practive need improvement? If so, what? I feel an improvement in mid night yell practice would be a better sound system. . . . BURRIS (Continued from page 7) No, there are not too many ath letic events. If anything, there are not enough for the girls. Out of five yell leaders we should be able to get at least a few to e.vqry sporting event. I can’t see why not. But re member, the university, is growing and sports are growing with it. If it gets to the point where we are hav ing trouble getting yell leaders to all the events, there is no reason for the sports to suffer. Simply create another yell leader position or two. What criteria should be used to decide which sporting events yell leaders should attend? I think we should attend all ath letic events whether they are varsity or extramural club sports, male or female. If someone decides that we need not attend in our official capac ity as yell leaders we should still try to go attend in the stands. As yell leaders we belong to the 12th Man. Not just Cain Hall and Aggie athletes are Aggie athletes whether they are NCAA or not. What I’m saying is, if you are an Aggie club sport or something, give me a call and I’ll do my best to get to your game. Does midnight yell practice need improvement? If so, what? Yes, we have a real problem with the sound system and it sure could use some work. Sometimes I had trouble hearing last year and so did a lot of others. I think it is a problem that can and should be solved. . . . HILL (Continued from page 7) or solutions should be used when yell leaders can’t attend a sporting event? The problem is not too many ath letic events, A&M should be as ath letically involved as possible. The only problem might be the atten dance of the yell leaders at all these events. To solve this is going to take a lot of work between the newly elected yell leaders, but when yell leaders aren’t present there should be no problem, because the 12th Man will always be strong enough to stand throughout. What criteria should be used to decide which sporting events yell leaders should attend? To answer this question as a junior yell leader candidate is tough. I believe that next year’s yell leaders will probably have to work directly with Coach Bellard and the athletic department to work out some type of program for 1978-79. Does midnight yell practice need improvement? If so, what? Overall, yell practices are pretty much run from traditions. I think any changes to be made would be minor, maybe less seriousness, less preaching, and leave the lights out longer!! Whoop! Keep it Old Army. Gig ’em, ’80. ...SMILEY (Continued from page 7) to me to guide me. I feel I have the sincerity and honesty to represent Texas A&M in its highest standards of sportsmanship and gentlemen- ship, and at the same time display my excitement in its typical Aggie fashion. Is there a problem of too many athletic events? What alternatives or solutions should be used when yell leaders can’t attend a sporting event? No!! I can’t see A&M going to show bands, dancing girls or cheer leaders. 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I feel the yell leaders should attend all major sporting events and for the smaller sports have a rotating atten dance plan. What criteria should be used to decide which sporting events yell leaders should attend? The yell leaders should make an attempt to attend all sporting events. If the athletes take the time to train for their competion, then its only fair that students led by a yell leader come on out and back them up. The only other criteria should be the number of yell leaders that attend. This could be based on the estimated crowd size. All five yell leaders are not needed at sporting events that are not heavily at tended. Aggie Blood Drive Sign Up Dates March 28, 29, 30 Does midnight yell practice need improvement? If so, what? Yes!! Midnight yell practice needs to he safer. Stricter measures should he taken to keep people off the field. In some cases last year no attempt was made to stop the students initial step onto the truf. 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