Berkshire Community College - Falconer Yearbook (Pittsfield, MA)

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' Mister, let's have a preview of tovrzorroufs game! It's the night before victory number five and the regimmzt turns out for some fighting yells. NAVY SPIRIT ...wa as a friday nniglmt crescenulo AMONG our most vivid memories of Academy days will always be the Friday evenings before football games. As we marched down to the mess hall cheering in cadence, the smoldering fires of regimental spirit broke into flame and the mess hallresounded to the cheers of the Regiment. Cheerleaders and plebes led the cheers with a fervor unexcelled anywhere. After evening meal the regiment gathered in Tecumseh Court for the colorful pep rally. The eH'orts of the cheer- leaders and pep committee prevented the rallies from becoming stereotyped, and the result was a spirited send- off for the team and a lot of laughs for all hands. A typical pep rally would include fight talks from the coach, the team captain, several other players, the Superintendent, the Commandant, or perhaps an oHicer of the Executive Department. Then there would be a comic skit, usually a parody on Academy life character- izing one of our officers-all in the spirit of good fun. Music was supplied by the Naval Academy Band, and the cheerleaders led us in more cheering. At the end of the pep rally the band struck a note, all hands faced towards the band with caps over hearts, and proudly sang Navy Blue and Gold? After the singing of our alma mater, a cloud of caps filled the air and the familiar cheer f'Beat Armyw resounded through Tecumseh Court. Few will forget those pep rallies on the cool fall evenings. We were backing a fine football team,

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