Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook

“Touchdown at football game in 1915 moved by spirit of comity, will some- times waive his right if he has had a help- ing and Lorenza hasn ' t. No one knows what would happen if the law of " Next " were violated. It ' s never done. STAYING OUT LATE It was a custom for cadets returning late to break the street lamps on the main street as they came in to keep President Boyd from discovering their violation. In most cases this defeated their efforts and they would have to own up to both crimes. CRAP SHOOTING. (Deleted in toto by censor.) HAZING. (Same fate.) FACULTY FEUDS. (Deleted.) FACULTY CENSORSHIP. All literary matter intended for publi- cation by students is carefully scrutinized by a board of censors. It would not do a panicle of good to say right here that is the reason why so much of it is dull. Such a remark would get just what those inter- esting-sounding subjects above got. But a word of caution; if you find any- thing in this book which bores you intensely, be sure that it is something the censors wrote and substituted in the place of some sprightly article which some staff member sat up all night to write. ne of the great improvements in ' dormitory living was the introduction of bedsteads. The cadets slept in lux- ury after sleeping for a quarter of a century on the floor even if two or three had to use one bed. When a purple-jerseyed man, tired and torn, hears his teammates give their bat- tle cry, " Fight ' em, fight ' em! " it brings back the failing strength, clears the tired eyes, and like the hunting cry of the great gray timber wolf across the frozen wilds of the North, sends him into the fight to do, and to do well, for the loyal band of supporters of the Old Gold and Purple, who so faithfully and consistently give them Godspeed when they go forth to do battle. This, then, is loyalty. 1913 Gumbo Rah! rah! rah! Rah! rah! rah! S-E-N-I-O-R SENIOR, SENIOR, up to date, That ' s the class that sets the gait, We ' re stuck up and we ' re sedate, We ' re the Class of 1908! In 1908, LSU was the Southern Champ and the following roster shows the scores for that season. 41 Y.M.G.C Soldiers 5 Texas A.M. S.P.U. Auburn 2 Miss. A.M. Baylor Haskell Indians L.I.I. Arkansas 4 Total LSU points were 442 while their opponents only totaled 11. LSU 81 LSU 26 LSU 55 LSU 10 LSU 50 LSU 89 LSU 33 LSU 22 LSU 36 The University went co-educational in 1905 after much persuasion of educa- tional reformers. The following is taken from an article in the 1908 Gumbo about the first girls ' organization on the LSU campus. It was the first year that girls had been Noicalgu/13 ”