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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1990)
Monday, August 27,1 MEMORIES i n MOTION 1990-1991 AggieVision Fee Option 23 AggieVision Texas A&M's video yearbook is more than 60 minutes of the sights and sounds of 89-90. A&M’s video yearbook can be purchased for $32.33 from 8:30- 4:30 daily at 230 Reed McDonald and English Annex. Questions? Call 845-0048 AggieVision Aggielands Aggieiands Aggielands Aggielands Come by the English Annex from 8:30 to 4 p.m. A few extra yearbooks remain for sale at $25- BRAZOS VALLEY CRISIS PREGNANCY SERVICE UNMARRIED... PREGNANT... DESPERATE?? BRAZOS VALLEY CRISIS PREGNANCY SERVICE offers help in the following areas: - Confidential services ■ Free pregnancy test ■ Counseling by trained staff - Help finding medical treatment - Help in finding housing - Assistance with adoption if needed CALL US 823-CARE 3620 E 29th St Bryan, Tx 77802 Off Campus Aggies , present . the "OCAjilpta Fest”.:] Monda#August 27 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. /J|in The:Grove f|. :: J | >•# $4 a plate Corhe joiil in the Food and Fun. Mffiirtke Mwe with Off Campus Aggies!!! -V.V Steaks for Your Evening Dining Domestic and Imported Wines and Beer Served Soups Made from Scratch Sandwiches On Your Favorite Breads Crisp Green Salads with Super Dressings Escargo-Quiche Cheese and Meat Plates of Every Kind Shrimp Salad Drive-thru window for takeout 696-3411 Open Mon.-Sat. 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Closed on Sundays 201 Live Oak College Station v___ xxxxxxx Coach's Coach’s Liquor welcomes the Aggies back to town with their Aggie specials 16 gallon keg Coor’s Lite only $41. 50 Cool off with Bacardi and Coke. A liter of Bacardi Light a 2 liter Coke for $12. 49 Bacardi Breezers - All flavors 4 pack for $5." Other in store specials. Come in for good prices and friendly service. Coach’s Liquor 210 George Bush Dr. 764-8263 Page 6E Taps (Continued from page 5E) the night returns. The tradition of Silver Taps can be traced to 1898. Initially it com memorated the death of Lawrence Sullivan Ross, a former A&M presi dent and governor of Texas. Now Silver Taps commemorates Aggies who have died during the previous month. The ceremony is on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:30 p.m. from October to April. It is held the second Tuesday in September for Aggies who died dur- The Battalion ing the summer because classes are just beginning and new students might not have time to learn of the tradition. On the day of the ceremony, the flag in front of the Academic Build ing is flown at half-mast and the de ceased’s names are placed at the foot of the flagstaff. For the Aggies attending the sol emn tradition, a sense of closeness and togetherness can be felt. One Aggie who attended the cere mony in October 1968 wrote the fol lowing letter to his parents describ ing his experience: “Dear Mom and Dad, Right now it’s 11:00 and call to quarters is over. I should be in bed, but there’s something I have to tell you both first. I’m sitting here at my desk with tears in my eyes and thinking about life itself more than I ever have be fore. I’m not crying because of what I’m going through but rather be cause I’ve experienced tonight what A&M is all about. We’re one big fam ily here and now I know what it means to be an Aggie. Tonight was Silver Taps. Any time a student loses his life we have Silver Taps. Everyone gath ers in front of the Academic Build ing, in front of which is a flag pole on which Silver Taps notices are posted. No one says a word from the time we leave the dorms until the morning. All is quiet and all lig^ campus are off. Even lightsont iu machines are covered. A firing team fires a 21-gun in honor of those who died. I buglers play Taps and it’s over. pi. fir Tonight I experienced oneo| most solemn feelings I’ve ever| and feel so good inside. It w; like God himself was there withii can’t ever tell you how it was, tin nothing else like it. Be careful and I love youbotk D.C.” Three weeks later Silver Tapn held again. This time D.C.siu was on the list at the base of thek staff. Contim stations, jaceme irst aid ments. Yellov They m cut, and walk the he axes. Yellov do at cui stack, bu Crew Corps (Continued from page 2E) | adopted until after World War I. Typically, students were referred to as cadets, AMC students and farm ers. “Aggie” was dubbed the official student body nickname in 1950 when the yearbook name was changed from the Longhorn to the Aggieland. The first A&M band, with 13 members, was assembled in 1894. Today, the Texas Aggie Band is the world’s largest military precision marching band. Prior to its forma tion, the only form of music played for the cadets was a single drummer and bugle. In June 1916, Congress passed the National Defense Act authoriz ing the establishment of Reserve Of ficers Training Corps programs at approved institutions of higher edu cation. In October 1916, A&M applied to the Department of War for the ROTC program and was accepted. The uniforms were changed in October 1917 from Confederate gray and black to Army-style green and khaki. The United States was drawn into World War I shortly after and the Class of T7 graduated two months early to join the fight. After World War I, the college steadily expanded. The Corps’ first cavalry unit was formed and the stu dent body grew to more than 2,500 cadets in two regiments by 1926. A third regiment was added in 1929 as the Field Artillery regiment. In 1935, the Corps was reorganized again into five regiments each with two battalions. The college continued to expand and by 1941, enrollment was 6,500. On Dec. 7, 1941, America de clared itself at war with Japan and A&M was quick to answer the call to arms. During World War II, about 5,000 reserve officers received com missions while another 7,000 re ceived military training at A&M. By the end of the war, more than 18,000 A&M students had served, and the Corps had expanded to al most 9,000 men. During the early 1960s, major changes were taking place within the country and the University as well. The school’s tremendous expan sion called for new ideas and pro grams. The name of the college was officially changed to Texas A&M University on Aug. 23, 1963. Females also were admitted into the Corps in 1964, but they did not form their own unit, W-l, until 1974. Another major change was met with much animosity but was inevi table after the Academic Council voted 49-1 in 1957 to make military training at A&M optional. In 1965, enrolled students no longer had to be in the Corps of Ca dets to study at A&M. “Non-regs” were born. In an effort to restore some of the chivalry displayed by the Corps dur ing the 1920s and 30s when the Corps had nearly a dozen units of mounted troops, Commandant Col. Thomas R. Parsons organized the Parsons’ Mounted Cavalry in 1973. In 1978, a second women’s unit was established, Squadron 14. This unit was assigned to the Air Force wing. During the 1970s, A&M grew f ihenomenally. Enrollment jumped rom 14,000 to more than 31,000. Today, A&M has grown to the ex tent that the physical plant is valued at almost $1 billion, with one-quarter of that value added within the past seven years. The University covers more than 5,200 acres, making it the largest campus of any institution in the country. A&M is only one of four institu tions in the nation with a seven-day- a-week Corps of Cadets with all three ROTC programs leading to commissions in all four services of the Armed Forces. Battalion filepk A freshman cadet meets an upperclassman as they walk down the quadrangle. This is known as ‘whipping out.’ The Half Section of Parson’s Mounted Cavalry participates in the Bee County Western Week parade in Beeville.