The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-02

CIab Oraanired bs students In Coz
Iumbia, NO.. to Direct the cheers On
the side Lines-Lcndcrs Garry uugc
Megaphoncs-severa ravorite Yeiis
Used.
Roofing" the ability to make a
loud and continuous noise. is now
taught regularly In the University OF
Missouri, says a dispatch from COium.
bia. Mo. % the Kansas city star. The
rooters classes are by far the largest
in school. Nearly every student In the
university is enrolled In the course.
This course OF study Is not found IN
the regular catalogue and Is not hon.
ored with place In the. university cur
riculum. but is maintained by the
RIOTERS club. an organization compos-
ed Of forty classmen. The mofnlcrs
are elected because OF lung capacity
Harry Lyon OF Kansas city. n senior.
Is the president Of the club. His abili-
~ 70 make noise Is uncxcellcd among
the rooters. The chief yell leader Is
Wray Dudley. promoted from the rank
and lie nc n recent student mass meet
Ing that singled him out from mum.
bcr Of other asplrants for honors. lie
fakes the place OF hot Alr'' Nelson.
who led the rooters' brigade AZ the last
kansas-Missouri football game
Under the command OF the rootcr
general are three suhrootcrs. each ~
whom has charge OF a section OF the
blcnchers at football gaines These are
Charles W. Martin. Deacon" barnes
and Charles Walker. These leader,
are expected 20 keop>the noise going
IN their respective territories. and fail
ure 20 bring out a proper volume OF
sound means disgrace and rclcgaiIon
TO the ranks
The leaders carry huge megnphoncs
ana are decorated with long flowing
streamers u tie Old gold and black.
Whether Missouri Is winning or losing
these students perform mad gyrutions
on the track Ia front OF the bleaclcrs
and endeavof 10 impart their enihu.
slasm 20 the spectators. \ yell started
IN one section Il taken ny 10y each 10
the others In turn. making a contnu.
tous roll OF noise from one end % the
other
The members Of the rooters club.
who are distributed among the stands.
where they can do the most Axelution.
second the efforts OF their leaders In
producing noise. Each one nets as
leader IN the group Immediately sur.
rounding him aud conveys TO his
charges the directions Of the head lead
er in front Members II. TIE clrh WIN
be- easily distinguished az approach'ne
games. Special hats In the university
colors have been ordered Tor their ex.
elusive wear A process known as chi.
chi-ing viii be- applied 20 any one ont
side the organization who wears the
rooicrs' Insignia.
The rootofs have frequent meetings.
nj which they rehcarse the university
yeils. old and new. The old tiger yell.
Tiger. tiger. NJ. s. L." has been
thrown out for others Of better noise
producing variety. The most popular
Of these Is that beard az the lest
Thanksgiving day game:
Missou-rnh-rahi
Nilsson rah-rahi
Hoo-rah Hoo-rah.
Mlsscu-rahi
The spelling OF Missouri Is another
favoritc that Is delivered with good
effect Each letter Is long drawn ont.
especially the final a." the whole re-
suit being a yell equal In volume a.
the Observation-Disclosures" Of Kansas.
The old varsity yell Is still given. aud
several new combinations have been
rchearsed and will be given AZ the dp-
preaching game.
Under the instruction Of the r0otcrs
the students arc becoming pro1cicnt in
yelling When Missouri made the Grst
touchdown OF the season against Kinks
vile the rOoters did their duty man.
fully.
The final aim OF the systematic prlc
tico IN yelling X 10 produce a corps #
rootcrs that viii put Kansas 70 shame
at the approaching Thanksgiving day
game. Missouri expects every rooter
to do his duty" IL the motto. ana no
matter how the game goes Missouri
students intend 10 support the team
with voices until the last.