Texas A and M University - Aggieland Yearbook (College Station, TX)

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Good Aggies kiss Agg ies, like all football fans, go mad with joy when their team scores. But Aggies, unlike other football fans, have another reason for being ex¬ cited when their team scores. As the Aggie football team is scoring on the field, the Twelfth Man is scoring in the stands. Kissing when points are scored is a tradition enjoyed by all Aggies. It is be¬ lieved to have started when Texas A M was all-male, as an excuse to kiss a date at the game. However, loyalty to the tradition has not decreased with the admittance of women to the university. Scoring — n., 1. the practice of kissing after each Aggie point scored. 2. when the football team scores, the Twelfth Man scores. Traditions 13

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Reveille — n., 1. the canine mascot of Texas A M. 2. the First Lady of Aggieland. Spirited canine In 1931, a carload of Aggies returning to Texas A M after a football game accidentally hit a stray dog. Rushing to the dog’s aid, the Aggies found her with a broken leg and took her back to campus with them. Dubbed “Reveille” by one of the cadets because of her bark¬ ing during the playing of Rev¬ eille, she became a friend of the students, joining them in marches and formations. The original Reveille died in 1944 and was given a formal military funeral in Kyle Field. She, along with Reveilles II and III are buried at the entrance to Kyle Field. Reveille IV, a registered col¬ lie, is taken care of by Com¬ pany E-2, called Rebel-E, in the Corps of Cadets, and can be seen walking around campus and attending classes. As a mascot, she attends football and basketball games and, in the true spirit of Aggieland, barks at all opponents. 12 Traditons

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Seniors — n., I. any student with 95 credit hours (this can take anywhere from 2 to 5 years). 2. dead elephant. 3. Zip. Pachyderms prance After 95 hours, a student’s wildcat begins to change, ending with a casual “EY!,” an Aggie ring is placed on his finger (entitling him to take a place in the entry line — called Boot Line — for the football players to run through at halftime), lethargy sets in, and he is a senior. Elephant walk ends the seniors’ ca¬ reers as “useful” football fans. The se¬ niors gather on the Tuesday before the Texas A M-t. u. game, forming a line and walking through campus like dy¬ ing elephants. Ring dance and final review are a celebration and a last tribute to life as seniors at Texas A M. That long-await¬ ed walk across the stage to receive a diploma and the turn of an Aggie ring to show the world their new status as graduates are their final acts as seniors at Texas A M.