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

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SILVER TAPS BOBBY GILBREATH ' 65 LARRY LEE DOLEZAL ' 63 LT. COL. W. G. LUCEY ' 37 Silently they gather, moving shadows Under restless trees. Tight-lipped men. Full by day of rough, gay comradeship. Have nothing to say tonight. Clustered in hundreds round the Old Main Building, They come to bid a last Farewell To a fellow Aggie, whose footsteps Will never tread familiar campus paths again. Silently they wait, gazing far up at the dome Rounded against the midnight sky. The hour strikes, and four straight young figures Move to the corners of the turret. Raising silver trumpets to their lips. And then, tearing at the heart as does no other sound, The notes come clear, and sweet, and sad; Silver Taps for one more Aggie who has gone To join the bright Battalion in the sky. Where brave young men need never die. Then, as the last, long, unearthly note Fades into the night, the cold, dark silence bursts, And guns send forth their final, grim salute! Stand at attention Aggies! Once more we honor them, The Silver Taps Battalion of Texas A M. -MABEL CLARE THOMAS

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. . . FROM THE- DESI6 OF THE- EDflOR History has been made at A M this year. We saw the last year of A AA as an all male institution and the last year under the name of The Agricultural and Me¬ chanical College of Texas. Some of us may not totally agree with these decisions, but nevertheless, they have been made. Only time will tell whether these de¬ cisions will turn out to be fruitful. In the meantime, we should still be good Aggies and Exes and continue to support Aggieland to the hilt. After all, it ' s us Aggies who make A M as great as it is and we should stick together and keep the world ' s largest fraternity alive. Texas A M has changed in the years we ' ve been here and it will be changed even more when we come back through as Exes. That is progress and an evident sign that A M is moving and keeping pace with the times. This is something we are proud of and will continue to be proud of. Ole Aggieland can ' t stay the same, but we hope this ' 63 Aggieland will help you to remember in years to come how it was back in the good ole days. Weldon and Bob - • ' Vv-V 100 -i lil:k I I { I I l -1 | n jlly, )bf jiti mm m -k « CONTBNTQ ADMINISTRATION 12 ACTIVITIES 32 VANITY FAIR 58 MILITARY 78 CIVILIAN 194 SPORTS 208 ORGANIZATIONS 250 CLASSES 386 i ygmaum