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By Aaron Meier
The Battalion
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began its existence at Texas
\&M College in 1894 as the All
waspas Vlale Glee Club. The club later
led rnani ame the Voice of Aggieland. In
ivercrow: 9, it became known by its cur-
name, the Singing Cadets,
he Singing Cadets are a long-
ading tradition at A&M. In 1939,
yperformed at the Sugar Bowl,
game that gave the A&M foot-
ilteam its only national champi-
ship. They have performed for
;ry still-living president and at
- In a daj ;h legendary places as Carnegie
igrich, 1) 11, the Kennedy Center and St.
rst time trick’s Cathedral in New York
speaker!! y. They have performed on tele-
ier montr ion on The Bob
/ote was )pe Christmas
imandG, ecial and The
$300,0(1 \ Sullivan Show.
The Singing
ndunprec; idetsarecurrent-
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iale students not
permeate! with excellent
wasumti nging voices, but
a the oier l0 se who also
i0int, Rep. ositively repre-
uestrt ; nt the male stu-
callyfit ® ent body of the
Iniversity.
nials,Gfr DavidKipp.di-
titteeW- ec tor of the
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puih® e k a s conducted the group for one
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goals- re presents some of the best men
: shotJ )h campus.
ibmittef .,yy e [ iave some ca dets who are
his pc 1( t j ve iy involved in Student Gov-
on to tr i nment or pjgp, Camp,” Kipp said,
ire insgj] g U y S j^g^g g re at impres-
ns and make great role models
enwe travel around.”
Kipp said he expects around 60
100 male students to apply for
e of the 12 to 15 slots they will fill
|is semester.
Jim Brown, the service commit-
e chair of the Singing Cadets and
^ senior marketing major, said in
e first two semesters of one’s ca-
pras a Singing Cadet one receives
e title of “buffo.” After the first two
mesters, the cadet is known as an
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"The buffo program is reflective
being a fish in the Corps of
idets,” Brown said. “The buffo
tedloi ren ‘whip out’ like in the Corps.”
One of the most visible symbols
the Singing Cadets, the yellow
ece of wood a buffo wears around
s neck, appears during the first
r o weeks of one’s career as a cadet.
The buffos craft the yellow boards,
known as “keys,” using sandpaper
to shape them and hand-painting
the Singing Cadets logo on them.
A small booklet filled with the
names of several high-profile peo
ple at the University, as well as the
names of all the “old men” in the
Singing Cadets, is affixed to the back
of the key. Some non-Singing
Cadets that the buffos have to inter
view include Dr. Ray Bowen, presi
dent of the University, and Dr. J.
Malon Sutherland, vice president of
student affairs.
During the two-week period, buf
fos must get the signatures of all the
people who appear in their booklet.
In order to get these signatures, the
buffos must answer a question posed
to them. The ques
tion has something
to do with Aggie his
tory or tradition.
Kipp said this
process benefits
both the Singing
Cadets and the buffo.
“The questions
the new cadets
must answer make
them better in
formed about the
University, making
them better ambas
sadors when they
perform in places
that may not know
a lot about Texas
A&M,” Kipp said.
This past break,
the Singing Cadets
performed on a
nine-city tour across Texas. The
group visited Dallas, Austin, Waco
and Amarillo, and Brown said au
diences enjoyed its traditional mil
itary-style performances.
“It gives you such a good feeling
to see the crowd glowing as you fin
ish one of the patriotic numbers we
perform,” Brown said.
A typical performance consists
of several different music styles.
This year, the choral group per
forms music from the Broadway
musicals “Phantom of the Opera”
and “My Fair Lady.” However,
Brown said the Singing Cadets favor
the patriotic section of the program
above all the others.
“My favorite number in the pro
gram is when we sing Lee Green
wood’s song, ‘God Bless the USA,”’
Brown said. “The song gives you
such a good feeling about the coun
try we live in.”
Brown said even though the
travel schedule takes time away
from winter break, the audiences
make it worthwhile.
“It’s amazing how you can go
1,500 miles from College Station
and still feel at home,” Brown said.
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HOW THE WEST
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Dave House, The Battalion
'Cricket" and "Phoenix" represent Rebecca Roberts horse sculptures.
By Aaron Meier
The Battalion
I he art of the West often evokes
images of craggy-faced cow
boys, bronco riding and the
open plains. Artists such as Fredric
Remington and Norman Rockwell
have made the cowboy an Ameri
can legend.
Certain important aspects of life
in the West, however, have been
omitted from public perception.
Two Texas artists, sculptor Rebecca
Roberts and painter Debbie Little,
are exploring those ignored aspects
of western existence.
Both artists, whose work is cur
rently on display at the Arts Council
of Brazos Valley Gallery, appear in an
exhibition titled “The Whimsical
West,” showing now through Feb. 15.
Litde said she explores the image
of the cowgirl in her work.
“I started doing the cowgirl im
age on a lark when I noticed more
attention had always been paid to
the cowboy,” Little said. "During my
research, I discovered the strength
of the cowgirl and my lark turned
into a mission."
Little's work spans the history of
the cowgirl, from the old West to the
modern-day rodeo era.
In a piece titled "Mail Order
Bride,” Little looks at the hardships
of living in the unsettled west of the
late 19th century. The collage shows
a father with his two small children
standing over the grave of their
dead mother. Looming over this
splintered family is a faceless
woman, the mail order bride.
Little’s work frequently includes
the collage technique. This usually
is comprised of an original drawing
by Little and a small piece of histo
ry, such as an old photo or a small
keepsake. In “Mail Order Bride,” Lit
de uses five separate collage pieces
to tell the story of the family. The
first collage piece shows the family
over the grave, and the second rep
resents the mail order bride.
The other three layers depict
woman and family uniting. A 1909
edition ofThe Chicago Daily and an
1890 issue of Ladies Home Journal
both advertise for mail order brides
and appear in the collage. The final
collage layer is an old faded letter,
representing the first contact the
woman has with the family.
Bea Slattery, curator of the exhi
bition, said Little’s work appeals to
many audiences.
“The subject matter is accessible
to all people,” Slattery said. “Even
little children follow the paintings
using the titles and the images.”
Another example, “Her Mind
Wasn’t on the Rodeo,” also uses the
collage technique. Little depicts a
cowgirl with a rodeo number on her
back lifting her eyes skyward, long
ing for her love. Her love appears in
the piece as a photograph of a man
sitting on a tree limb.
Roberts works in a different
medium with different subject mat
ter, but remains loyal to the western
theme. She works with clay, mold
ing it into the shape of horses.
Roberts said her work began
with a functional purpose in
mind. She crafted bowls and oth
er such earthenware.
“It got to the point where the func
tional works gave me no time to cre
ate, so I took a sabbatical to keep all
the work alive,” Roberts said.
See West, Page 4
Debbie Little's "She Was Always in His Blindspot" is showing
at the Art Council's Local Color Gallery on University Drive.
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/ I?Iow4?i*» may fade axxd die. /
Bui I shall evei* love thee /
While I eau heave a sigh!”
found in "Lucille Pease" by Debbie Little
Little's "Barrel Racer" is among her works
focusing on cowgirls living in the old West.
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