University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-23
GET THE SPIRIT"
IS NJ. j. SLOGAN
Speakers at Mass Meeting
Urge Better Yelling at
Football Games.
MILL TAX DISCUSSED
DR.. Bek Asks Students to do
All they Can for the
Measure.

That the Tiger football followers
had underestimate the strength of
the Ames team in past years, and
that this must not happen again, were
two sentiments expressed by almost
every speaker at the students mass
meeting in the University auditorium
Friday night. Each of the speakers en-
phasized the point that Ames has
good team this year-"bear stories
to the contrary Notwithstanding
that the Tigers must put up their best
fight yesterday afternoon to defeat
them.
Fred R. Wolfers, who was gradu-
ated from the University last June
was at the meeting and made short
speech. He said he saw the Tigers
lose to Ames on Rollins Field two
years ago, and that he came back
yesterday to see len get even-or
little bit more-with Ames.
An Ames man told me about two
weeks ago that his school had no
! chance of winning" said Mr.. Wolf
ers. Remembering, however, that
they. told us the same thing two years
ago land We believed it,, and then
they came down here and beat us 1G
to DWELL, you can imagine how mucn
of his story l believed this time. The
Tigers aren't going to have an easy
victory tomorrow. Ames has a strong
team"
I'VE had a very peculiar freshman
in school last year-the New Mis-
souri, Spirit said Mr.. Wolfers. HE
entered school about two weeks after
registration week, and by the end of
the year he had worked himself into
the faculty. He appeared first this
year when the Rolla team was within
a few feet of our goal line, and he has
been here ever since, as was shown
in the Iowa game"
]. A. McCollum, a senior in the
School of Law, was the first speaker.
He spoke chiefly of Spirits" and the |
effect the New Missouri Spirit" had
on the football team last year.
Mr.. McCollum complimented the |
rooters on the Improvement in the
yelling, but suggested that a little
different form be put into the mis-
souri,, Missouri, Missouri yell. He
said it had been parked" at other
games this year
'Mi-sury Mi-sury, Mi-sury," yelled
as fast as it has been, is not effective"
said Mr.. McCollum, land is the most
exhaustive on the rooters of any yell |
ever heard. Given slowly, with |
an emphasis on every syllable, it is
one of our best yells and is not hard |
to give The students cheered his |
suggestion as to the yelling, and he
led them in short practice Of the |
yell
C. C. Byers, Jr., a junior in the |
School of Law, reviewed the football |
situation, past and present. He be-
lleves Ames has strong team this
year.
DR.. w. G. Bek, secretary of the
Alumni association, spoke on Amend
ment No. II, which is to be voted on
November 8 and which provides for
fixed income for the University. He
made it plain that the students had |
not shown the interest in the passage |
of the amendment which it was their |
duty to show He said every student |
in the University should go home cleo
ton day and spend the entire day
working for the mill tax. He said
President A. Ross Hill will speak on
the amendment at the assembly hour
next Tuesday, and that every student,
every single one, must be at that as
sembly to hear about the mill tax.
The University cadet band played.
All the standing room, as well as the
seats in the lower part of the auditor
ium, was taken and many persons
were in the gallery.