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SONDRA N. ROBBINS/The Battalion
The Nutcracker Prince (Dmitry Tuboltsev) fights “The Nutcracker.” All tickets for this weekend’s
the Mouse King (Maxim Knish) in the Bolshoi remaining performances at Texas A&M have
Ballet-Grigorovich Company’s version of the been sold. For more information call 845-1234.
Not-so-old traditions
Yearbook called ‘Longhorn’ not so long ago
Forty-one years ago, it was hard to tell Aggies from
Longhorns — at least by judging a book by its cover.
That’s how long it’s been since Texas A&M’s year
book, once named the Longhorn, became the Aggie-
land.
As A&M and the University of Texas at Austin pre
pare for their annual confrontation Saturday, one of
the yearbook’s editors who was instrumental in getting
the name changed remembers the confusion caused by
the Aggie yearbook carrying the name of its archrival’s
mascot.
“The name ‘Longhorn’ was originally chosen because
it represented Texas and was associated with agricultu
re,” says Abilene resident Earl Glenn Rose, Class of ’49
and the yearbook’s “civilian” editor that year.
Rose, who shared editorial duties with Corps of Ca
dets member Truman Martin, thought the annual
needed a name more befitting the spirit and pride of
Aggieland — and to avoid confusion with the school’s
Austin rival.
A story printed in a 1949 edition of The Battalion
underscored Rose’s concern:
During the Christmas holidays, an Aggie freshman
showed a borrowed copy of the 1940 Longhorn to his
father saying, “Dad, this is the Longhorn. Look it over.”
The father turned to the dedication page and read it.
Looking up, he said, “Now isn’t that nice?”
“Isn’t what nice?” the cadet wanted to know.
“Why it says ‘Dedicated to the Spirit of Aggieland,”’
his father replied. “I think it’s awfully fine of t.u. to
dedicate their annual to your school.”
Although a vote failed to drop the reference to
“Texas University” in A&M’s fight song the “Aggie War
Hymn,” an emotionally charged election was held to
change the yearbook’s name.
The ballot asked whether to change the name, and
contained 12 possible new names submitted by stu
dents.
Because traditions have a special meaning to all Ag
gies, and since the Longhorn’s name had become tradi
tion during the 45-year period, Rose had a long, hard
fight on his hands. Just the thought of uprooting one of
A&M’s long-standing traditions set many students on
edge, but others enthusiastically embraced the idea.
Students in favor of a name change agreed the Long
horn was not only insignificant to A&M in every way,
but was much more fitting to the “sister branch over in
Austin.”
Opponents questioned what could be gained by the
change, which would cut into an already thin field of
old traditions that bind all Aggies.
A news story from another 1949 edition of The Bat
talion indicates the students were asked: “If the year
book had never had a name until this year and an elec
tion was being held to name it, would you vote for the
Longhorn? Think about it.”
Rose said after the initial vote to change the name
was approved by a 2-to-l margin, proponents had a
loyal backing and full support from the student body.
Now the task was to find the perfect replacement.
Suggested names included “Reveille,” “Twelfth Man,”
“Bonfire,” “The Spirit of Aggieland,” “Final Review”
and “Aggieland 1949.”
There was a run-off between “Final Review” and
“Aggieland 1949,” with “Aggieland” the eventual win
ner.
In the end, however, it was UT that broke the story.
Rose told Richard ‘Dick’ Elam, who worked for UT’s
student newspaper, the Daily Texan, and was one of
Rose’s good friends, about the name change.
A few days later the Daily Texan ran a headline that
effectively read, “What’s this about the Aggies changing
their yearbook name because they don’t like Long
horns?”
A fellow Aggie is said to have replied, “We don’t do
things to upset ’T-sips. We do things to please Aggies.”
Abortion opponents garner support
in legislature, hope to restrict access
AUSTIN (AP) — Abortion oppo
nents say they once again will try to
restrict access to the procedure when
the Texas Legislature convenes in
January.
For the fifth consecutive regular
session, Rep. Billy Clemons has pro
posed legislation that would outlaw
abortions in most instances.
Alternative proposals by Clemons,
D-Pollok, would require spousal no
tification or parental consent to get
an abortion, with some exceptions.
Abortion opponents said they
think Clemons’ proposals have a
chance of passing, even though
Gov.-elect Ann Richards supports
abortion rights.
“I’m no more pessimistic than
we’ve ever been in the past,” said
Kathie Roberts, executive director of
the Texas Right to Life Committee.
“We’vq never said ‘quit.’ We’ll never
say ‘quit.’”
Phyllis Dunham, executive direc
tor of the Texas Abortion Rights Ac
tion League, cautiously predicted
Clemons’ efforts would fail.
“I think pro-choice Texans are in
better shape this session than we
have been in a long time,” she said.
“But we can’t take anything for
granted.”
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