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Page 8 • Friday, September 10.
Keepers of the spirit
Every Aggie is responsible for upholding tradition
1
JOHN
HUFFMAN
On behalf of the
Corps of Cadets, I’d
like to take this op
portunity to welcome
everyone back to
campus. Whether this
is your first semes
ter on these storied
grounds or you’re
taking a few victory
laps before gradua
tion, we’re glad to see you made it back
here safely. I’d like to tell you a little
about where I see the Corps fitting into
the whole of the Aggie community.
If you have ever seen a Texas A&M
promotional video, been to a New Stu
dent Conference or seen a picture of that
distinctive khaki uniform, you’ve had
at least a cursory glance at the second-
largest uniformed body of students in
the nation outside of the U.S. service
academies — the Texas A&M Corps
of Cadets. The Corps, like any other
institution of similar origin and history,
holds to its values, its legacy and its
traditions tightly; The Corps as a whole
has its past, present and future closely
intertwined with that of Texas A&M.
Because of A&M’s all-male military
college status for its first 90 years, many
of this campus’ most cherished tradi
tions grew out of Corps experiences and
practices. Silver Taps, Aggie Muster, the
Twelfth Man, March to the Brazos — all
of these developed from ‘Old Army’
cadet life. However, the face of the
University and the Corps has changed
dramatically since the days of Thomas
Gathwright and Lawrence Sullivan Ross
Now, in the middle of one of the largest,
most successful research institutions in
the nation, the Corps must find its place
and its future, all while holding to the
traditions and values it dearly loves.
We hope it is obvious to everyone
that the Corps holds the traditions of this
campus in high regard. Daily, we seek
to earn the right to the title ‘Keepers of
the Spirit,’ but make no mistake — it is
a title that we share with every Aggie
willing to give back to the University he
loves. It is a title that we share gracious
ly and gladly, and it is not something
we would ever seek to keep to the point
of estrangement from the rest of the
campus. 1 am constantly impressed with
the examples that 1 see around campus
of fellow students spreading our famous
Aggie Spirit — freshmen and seniors
saying ‘Howdy’ with enthusiasm as they
pass each other between classes, the tra
ditions of the MSC being strongly sup
ported by the general student body, the
proud 12th Man standing to cheer on our
football players — the list goes on and
on. All these serve as a reminder to us
on the Quad that we are not alone in this
fight to keep A&M’s traditions alive.
1 commend every Aggie, uniformed or
not, for upholding the things that make
our campus great.
Being a ‘Keeper of the Spirit’ has
nothing to do with the clothes you wear
to class or the section you stand in dur
ing the football game. It is about your
heart, your desire, your enthusiasm fw
this great University; it is about holdir.
yourself and others to that high standa:
that sets our University apart and it is
about selfless service to preserve A&V
future among the stars. In my book,
every Aggie committed to the ideals a:;
the spirit that makes this campus specij
is a keeper of the same spirit as 1 am a
is a guardian of the same traditions tk
know and love.
The Corps enjoys its role on this
campus as do other prominent studem
groups, and along with every student,
we w ill adapt to our changing environ
ment and help keep A&M special. We
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whatever
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way we can.
it
is the 1
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we can do
of serving
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all of
our
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student groups:
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the
banner ofot:
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into
a
future
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which
A&
M is recog-
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nize
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as the
bet
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character and
■ the rules tl
SUC(
ss that
we
know
it to
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role
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MAIL&CALL
Walking on the grass
is because of ignorance
I hope the only reason there has been a
drastic increase of people walking on the
grass at the MSC is their ignorance for what
it stands for and not that they’re too impa
tient to wait for other people to walk past so
they can get to a bus. For those of you who do
walk on the grass, bear in mind what the MSC
is; a memorial. The grass is part of that.
The memorial aspect is key as it is a re
minder of how grateful we should be for
those who have come before us, among us
and those who will make sacrifices to allow
us the freedoms that we have grown so ac
customed to. So with these freedoms that
have come at such a high price comes a few
responsibilities and I would hope that I am
not the only one who views one of those re
sponsibilities as not defacing memorials to
the dead.
Thomas Morgan
Class of 2006
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