University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-26
An Alleqory,


To the Editor Of the University Mlssourian:
At the Ames mass meeting last
Friday night, Fred Wolfers, an alum
nus, cleverly pointed out that the new
Missouri spirit, which characterized
the rooters that helped to beat Kansas
last year, was freshman. If that
is the case, logically the Missouri
spirit is sophomore this year. But
this year there is another freshman
in the University. His name is Amend
ment No. II. This year he has
strangely become popular at the ex-
pense of the sophomore. Which of
course, is contrary to all Varsity ira
ditions. Many upper classmen say
this freshman was vital cause in the
defeat by Ames Saturday, in that he
so overshadowed the sophomore as to
allow the rest OF the student body, to
become filled with over-confidence-
truly dreadful thing in a champion
ship race. Now, Notwithstanding this,
the new freshman is model one. He
has come to save his University, and
unless his true worth is recognized
and he is accepted by the rest of the
students, the growth of the University
will be stunted and abnormal. He will
become benefactor of the University
| if he is recognized. He has been
recognized by the students, and is now
one Of them. At our mass meetings
he has come in for large share of
discussion, and greatly to the discom-
fort of the once-popular sophomore,
Beat Kansas, or the Missouri Spirit,
the latter has found himself showed
out of the limelight, and made a sec
ondary factor in the estimation of the
student body. Needless to say, the
sophomore is greatly chagrined at his
loss of popularity. Without being
egotistical, he recognizes his worth as
championship winner, and while he
| is not antagoniStic to the freshmen,
yet he has cause to feel somewhat
jealous of the usurpation by the latter
of his place in Varsity life. Since
the students are so neglecting him, he
feels that his alma mater is in a dire
full extremity, and that unless some
thing is done to revive his popularity
with the students, that the Tigers will
have hard time to Beat Kansas And
meanwhile, this poor, neglected little
sophomore, mopes in his room. We
ask, "Can he come back?" This Will
remain a question. Whether or not
the defeat-the only one in two sea-
sons-will arouse the student body to
the worth of the little sophomore who
aided so greatly in beating that horrid
Kansas is question. We can con-
sole the little sophomore that after
the election in November-in which
we all hope that the freshman will
succeed in saving his alma mater
the sophomore lad, too, will come back
into popularity; that he will become
the idol of the mass meeting, and that
If it isn't too late in the day-he
will wind UP the season as he did last
Thanksgiving with glorious victory
over Kansas, and the capture of the
Missouri Valley Conference champion
ship title. The sophomore realizes
that he is the only hope of the Tigers
THAT energetic, light, nervous and re-
sponsive team of ours-in beating
Kansas; that unless the students real
iZe his worth before it is too late. and
instill some of his spirit into the play
ing of the team all will be lost. And
surely that will be great blow to
the faithful little sophomore. Fellow
students, let's not neglect the little
sophomore. While we are supporting
the freshman in his grand fight to save
the University, let us, at least after
November s, rally around the little
sophomore to lead us out OF the vale
lof despair unto glorious and decisive
victory against our most mortal foe
kansas.
A COED SYMPATHIZER.