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Veil practice — n., I. a spirit sessior held at the Grove before each away game and at Kyk Field at midnight before each home game. 2. an hour of whooping, wildcatting and humping it. Above: Residents of Mclnnis Hall live it up at yell practice. Right: Band members show up for yell practice as nerds. Aggies hump it at a midnight yell practice. 8 Traditions
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Freshmen take the dive at fish camp Since it began in 1954 with a few ca- tians.” dets camping near Mexia, Fish Camp The fish are bussed to Lakeview As- has grown to involve almost 3,000 stu- sembly grounds near Palestine, where dents. Incoming freshmen sign up for they soon forget their high school ways one of four Student “Y” camps that are and are ready to be college students, held two weeks before school starts. Besides learning about the traditions On arriving at Texas A M the first day, at Texas A M, the fish learn about the students are registered amid cries leadership, meet new people, and have of “Rudder Rooters” and “Mims Mar- fun. Kathy Washburn, camp G. Rollie counselor, chats with fish Robin Horton. Top: A fish-camper leaps to make a catch in a flag football game. Above: A fish does the “Land Shark” dance. Traditions 7
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Yell practice — Whoop! On the night before a home game, Aggies of all ages, shapes and degrees of sobriety, begin trickling into Kyle Field around 11:30. A drum cadence, faint at first pounds louder and louder until the band marches in with a guard of junior corps members. They are greeted with whoops. Midnight yell practice has be- gun. Five men in maroon-and-white-em- broidered overalls lead the crowd through yells. Hump it. “The Aggie War Hymn” is sung. Goosebumps. A junior yell leader recounts the per¬ ils and triumphs of Rock the Good Ag (and his sometime counterpart Rox¬ anne). Pushups. A senior yell leader tells another Rock (grode) story. Lights out. All practice their kissing tech¬ niques for the next day’s game. As the stadium lights up again, the music begins and “The Spirit of Aggie- land” fills the air as it has for years. Aggie spirit is pledged by all. The yell leaders lead their final yells, beat the hell. . . and another yell prac¬ tice is over. Top: Duke E. Childs, Class of ’53 senior yell leader, paid a surprise visit to yell practice and resumed his former role for the night. He is the father of 1982-83 yell leader Charlie Childs. Above: Juniors trade places with their dates and make them push. Traditions 9
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