THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1980
Page 3
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raditions Council promotes Ag spirit
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sident
By JED T. YOUNG
Campus Reporter
At what other university in the na-
;ion will you see the entire student
ody standing during a football’
;ame? Or where else will you see
0,000 fans “humping it?” Does any-
ne else have a midnight yell prac-
,ce? Have you ever heard the Rice
wls’ war hymn? Or an SMU mus-
|ang joke?
Texas A&M University is known
ationally for its traditions. Whether
;’s the Aggie Bonfire, Silver Taps, or
ven saying “howdy” to others when
ou walk across campus, traditions
lay an important part in Texas
&M’s heritage.
The Traditions Council has been
eorganized to help make students
ore aware of the traditions at Texas
&M.
Our overall goal is to make tradi
tions, and especially the reasoning
behind these traditions more visible
to the students,” said Brad Smith,
student government vice president
for student services.
There were 15 people at the coun
cil’s first meeting and there is a lot of
enthusiasm, he said.
John Hardin, howdy chairman of
the council, says there is a vital need
to make the Traditions Council
something that will prevail at Texas
A&M. His job as howdy chairman is
to promote the tradition of saying
“howdy” on campus.
The howdy promotion will be
emphasized during a special howdy
week, with a barrage of signs, but
tons and even contests. The council
will encourage students to greet
others as they walk across campus.
There are other, more meaningful
reasons to be concerned about tradi
tions other than than saying “how
dy,” Smith said. There is a definite
pride among Aggies not found any
where else, he said, and this is only
one of the reasons to be sure that
traditions are continued.
“I’d rather be known for our Bon
fire and Silver Taps than for greeks
and freaks like t.u. is known for,”
Smith said.
Smith also said that of the pride
and traditions of Texas AM give it an
air of conservatism which attracts
more would-be employers. Also, he
said, former students are more eager
to contribute to the University since
they are giving to something they are
really proud of, which is not as corn-
man at other universities.
“Muster, for instance, I think is
one of the strongest contributions to
gaining support from alumni and in
keeping classes together, rather than
reunions,” Smith said. Muster is the
ceremony performed each year on
San Jacinto Day to honor Aggies who
have died during the year.
The traditions at Texas A&M also
give the University a sense of charac
ter. For instance, there is no other
university that displays as much re
verence for the students who have
passed away as does Texas A&M
through Silver Taps.
“You can really grow personally
through Silver Taps, Hardin said.
Although Silver Taps is always
announced, there are people who
aren t aware of it and when it is tak
ing place, Smith said, and this leads
to lights being left on and interrup
tions.
Dr. Roger Feldman, associate
professor of veterinary pathology,
and advisor for the Traditions Coun
cil, said that the council’s objective is
to “perpetuate the (traditions) that
we have.”
Feldman said that the group will
identify traditions through descrip
tions of their history and meaning,
because people need to know why
traditions are here.
Members of the council feel that in
the past few years, due to the mas
sive increase in the number of stu
dents, the traditions have not been
passed on like they should have
been, and they try to will aid in this
effort.
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By SHERRI DICKEY
City Reporter
I With a tiny, sharp-pointed pair of
Rcissors, a playing card and her
Knowledge of knipsels, Charlotte
Bordan can make an intricately hand-
ut Valentine, a portrait or a nature
ene — in minutes,
knipsels is a European folk art
Bvhich can be traced back to the Mid-
| die Ages, when nuns decorated their
[ Bibles with paper cuttings, Jordan
aid.
Portrait cut-out was popular
among nobility between 1770 and
1880. With the Industrial Revolu
tion, paper and scissors became
^available to the common person, and
portrait studios opened all over
Europe, Jordan said.
A native of Holland, Jordan found
er first paper cutting in a bookstore
etween the pages of an antique
ook. She was intrigued with it and
collected knipsels during her travels
to France and Spain. Nine years ago
she came to the United States and
saw a knipsel framed at an antique
show, priced at $30.
She began researching the folk art,
and learned that it seemed to have
died in Europe with the invention of
the camera, but it is now being re
vived.
The Polish use colored paper and
glue the designs on walls and furni
ture, while the Chinese make paper
cuttings in red and white and hang
them in windows for a stained glass
effect. In Holland, paper cuttings are
mostly black and white, silhouette
style, Jordan said.
Her knipsels collection is on dis
play from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through
Feh. 28 at the Brazos Center con
course.
Jordan, wife of Texas A&M Uni
versity English professor Tom Jor
dan, will teach a class in April that
will be sponsored by the Arts Coun
cil of Brazos Valley. Her mother re
cently took a class in Holland and
sent her the teaching materials, she
said.
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By MERIL EDWARDS
Campus Staff
Casino ’80, sponsored by the Resi
dence Hall Association, is looking for
casino girls to assist the dealers and
to help with the auction, concessions
and advertising.
RHA’s annual Casino gives Aggies
the chance to feel like they’re gamb
ling in Las Vegas. Gamblers will play
with “Aggie” money to try their luck
at blackjack, craps, chuck-a-luck,
beat the dealer and horse races.
Casino girls are selected by lottery
from women in the residence halls at
Texas A&M University.
Casino girl chairman Ramona
Ground said there are no special
qualifications necessary to be a casi
no girl.
“We direct our publicity toward
dorm residents since Casino is spon
sored by the RHA, Ground said.
“But if an off-campus student calls or
applies, that’s fine, she can be in the
lottery too.”
Women interested in being a casi
no girl must turn in an application to
216 Memorial Student Center by 5
p.m. Monday.
Ground said she had received ab
out 100 applications by the end of the
day Wednesday, and expects
another hundred before Monday.
Only 150 names will be drawn from
Monday’s lottery.
In addition to the first 150 names
drawn, another 20 will be selected
and added to an overflow list. Both
lists will be posted outside 216 MSC
Tuesday morning.
Casino girls will have to make
their own costumes, Ground said.
“The costume is a skirt and
blouse,” she said. “It’s a three-
quarter length straight, black skirt
that ties at the waist and is slit open
on one side. They’ll wear tights
underneath. The blouse is red with
speghetti straps and a V-neck. Both
will be made of shimmery-looking
material.”
Besides making the costume, the
casino girls will be required to parti
cipate in pre-casino promotional
activities.
“They’ll help with PR and wear
T-shirts, things like that,” she said.
Casino girls also must agree to par-
tieiapte fully in Casino ’80 and con
form to the standards set for the out
fit and accessories plus attend sever
al meetings, Ground said.
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A public service of this magazine,
the U.S. Department of Transportation
and the Advertising Council.
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