University of California Davis - El Rodeo Yearbook (Davis, CA)

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7, a ,,,,A, .,.. ., . , ,,,., , i ,.,T.r..7 ----w:7;mwm w Feotball Rally September 1 THE PURPOSE Of this rally was to inspire some jazz and pep in the school along the line of football. Music, boxing bouts, wrestling matches and some excellent addresses filled the time that was not taken up with the b00- ing of tiBossie Cow Cow? Bill De Lapp, our handsome yell leader, acted as Chairman for the occa- sion, and kept things moving. He aroused pep in the meeting by leading a few yells, and then he introduced Acting Dean Thomas Tavernitti, whose popular- ity was evinced by a storm of applause. The U. C. Orchestra made its first appearance for the year with the strains of the latest popular songs, after which the events of the evening were staged. Due to the successful efforts of Her- bie Spilman, the bouts and matches were immensely enjoyed. The best bout of the lot was that between Bogart and Kid Temple. The results were quite gratifying to the blood-hungry mob. The main event was the playful little paper-weight tussle between Tiny Tut- tle and Babe Cochrane. It bid fair to stand as a classic in the art of wrestling, and the knightly-like conduct of the Vic- torious Cochrane won the hearts of the motley throng. Prof. Sam Beckett gave the word that the Faculty was behind the athletic ac- tivities of the school. After a few brief remarks from Vic. Laney, Football Manager, and Captain Carter the rally closed with the singing of ttAll Hail . Bleacher Rally September 16 Dan Carey brought a ton of his famous watermelons t0 the athletic field to make investigations as to the number of melons a good, healthy Farm School man could inhale, and to generate more pep and enthusiasm for student affairs. mmmu:LIuIIIIIIIIe!tImm1:iiIIrIImmmnlmwm:m:nm:mmumumar:w i It didlff take long for pep to arise, for De LAPP ARANT tiLET'S GO WITH A BIG BOSSY 109

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T ank Rush the Seniors in that annual classic, the Tank Rush. This event is held to determine whether or not the Seniors shall have the moral right to force the Frosh to obey the traditions of the school. 3 T THE BEGINNING of every school year, the new Freshmen meet Late in the afternoon on August 18, 1921, the Freshmen met in front of the North Dorm. A11 wore their far-famed itbibs , and all had their faces blackened. At the stroke of five, the ensemble moved in a body to the tank and formed a line opposite that of the Seniors. htof. Beckett, as official referee, signaled the beginning of the melee. Twenty minutes later all the Frosh were on the opposite side of the tank dripping, while all but a very few of the Seniors were quite dry. Many thrills were furnished by ttBigi, Santous and his gang of Seniors in revenging the dousing of Al Reynolds, who happened to be the first Senior to receive a wetting. One Senior, Dave Wormley, was unfortunate enough to fall in while the tank was crowded, and in the wild struggle, the Frosh trod him under foot, and he had such a hard time that in order to save him, a number of his comrades were forced to rescue him. The Seniors gained the Victory, but it was only by stepping on the Freshmens ears with their hob-nailed boots, and then biting their necks or else pulling their arms, or any other method that would reduce them to insensibility, and tossing the inert bodies in the pool. The life saving crew was successful in its efforts to save all devotees of the 10y waters, so 110 casualties occurred. As the Frosh would hit the water there would be a stalwart swimmer 011 either side of him to enable 111111 to reach the opposite bank. Although Doc Bates searched the ground and tank very carefully, he was unable to find any track of stray arms, 'eyes or legs, so the battle was successfully closed. 108

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--- t iikw vm-ffitia K i.-. as soon as the melon eaters compl their lesson in yells .and songs under the tutelage of Bill De Lapp, they unloaded a11.the1r sp1r1t on one grand melon rind smash. To date Dan hasn,t publlshed a bulletin on the result of this investigation, but its safe to say it was most successful. Second Football Rally October 21 On October let we had a real pep rally in the Gym. It all started with a bout between two feather-weights and a talk from ttDocti Hayes. Straight to the point, he emphasized the teams need of support from the Student Body, and by the way things went from then on, thls plea must have borne fruit. . . farmers w1th thelr syncopated melodies, an a lively scrap put on by a couple of Barneyts prideseeBuck and Miller. By the. time the last gong sounded the whole Student Body was so full of pep that the a1d rendered by Ed Voorhies was hardly needed, yet his excellent talk seemed to impress upon the students the meaning of pep and support. Prof. Dan Carey next gave a short talk tempered by idiot sticks scattered by McDermott. Now and then as the smoke cleared away two more men, McCausland and White, could be seen playfully poking their padded fingers in each others ribs. Barney and Leuschner, two veterans at the game, put on a real show, after which the coach called in the team and introduced them one by one. Victory Rally December 8 Whenever the University Farm enters any competition it makes everyone else realize they are up against a real institution. The Live- stock J udging Team and the Dairy J udging Team were sent to the Port- land International, and a few carloads of the choicest livestock ever grown were shipped to the celebrated Chicago International. The boys from Portland and Prof. Gordon H. True and Alex Mc- Donald, our veteran herdsman, returned from Chicago at about the same time, and a special rally was called to honor them. Prof. True spoke first, giving a graphic description of the great fair and commending Bob MeNeal, Magill and Sagehorn on their efforts helping to prepare the prize winning animals for exhibition. He also lauded the particularly fine work of the Stock Judging Team for their excellent showing at the Porland show. Alex McDonald was the next speaker, demonstrating that he was a good speaker as well as a master at producing worldts champions. The work of the Dairy J udging Team was given great credit by Prof. Turnbow. . Prof. Tomson, the coach of the Dairy Judging Team, explained that thls was .the first ever sent to Portland, and with the excellent showing made thls year could be depended upon to successfully represent the Farm agalnst any competition that it may enter in the future. . The last speaker was Prof. Hughes, who cheerfully gave an impres- s1on of the men and the work they did. As a fitting conclusion, Prof. True presented the prize silver cup to the members of the Livestock J udging Team. 110