Clemson University - Taps Yearbook (Clemson, SC)

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SPIRIT ... THE BOND thatTiaer! WITH THE STUDENT AS THE FOCAL POINT OF ANY UNIVERSITY, THERE MUST BE A BOND— A TIE THAT GIVES A SCHOOL ITS CHARACTER. AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY THIS BOND IS THE SPIRIT. THE KIND OF SPIRIT THAT BECOMES THE PULSE OF A SCHOOL. THIS BOND IS THE TRADITION, AND IT IS THE HONOR. IT MUST NEVER BE CONSIDERED AS UNIMPORTANT BECAUSE THEN IT WOULD BE LOST. CLEMSON ' S SPIRIT IS SHOWN IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. SPIRIT IS YELLING AT A FOOTBALL GAME OR A BASKETBALL GAME, SPIRIT IS WORKING HARD AS A CHEER- LEADER OR A MEMBER OF THE BAND, SPIRIT IS WEARING A RAT HAT OR A RACCOON COAT, SPIRIT IS LISTENING TO GATOR FARR OR GOING TO A BONFIRE, SPIRIT IS YELLING IN THE LUNCH- ROOM OR BEATING A DRUM IN FRONT OF TILLMAN HALL, SPIRIT IS RIDING A BUS TO A CLEMSON GAME OR BURYING A GAMECOCK, SPIRIT IS PUHING OUT A NEWSPAPER OR A RADIO PROGRAM, SPIRIT IS RUNNING FOR HIGH COURT OR SINGING IN THE GLEE CLUB, SPIRIT IS MAKING A TOUCHDOWN OR SITTING ON THE BENCH— WAITING, SPIRIT IS ... A CLEMSON MAN.