Although Texas A&M has changed dramatically through the years as it
evolved into a first-class university, it has managed to retain its
distinctive cultural heritage and hold on to the Aggie Traditions which
have defined and enriched the school and given it character and soul.
Traditions such as Aggie Muster, Yell Practice, and Silver Taps are
as important to today's Aggies as they were to yesterday's. At the
same time, new "traditions" are gradually blended with the old to
accommodate changing times and emerging sentiments.
When Aggies talk about the "Spirit of Aggieland," it is more than a
school song. It is a sense of pride and purpose in what makes the
school unique, an enduring experience, an abiding impression.
Graduates do not become ex-Aggies after they leave Aggieland but
rather "former students." They are expected to be Aggies the rest of
their lives.
In words and pictures, Aggie Savvy seeks to celebrate that spirit and
that uniqueness by focusing on the practical wisdom and life
lessons—profound and trivial, philosophical and whimsical—that can
be gleaned from the culture, the environment, and the lore at Texas
A&M.
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GLENN DROMGOOLE, Class of '66, is a former editor of The Battalion
and the Bryan-College Station Eagle and was named to the Texas A&M
University Journalism Hall of Honor.
What people are saying about this book
Look for a review of this book in the January 2006 issue of Texas Aggie:
The Official Magazine of the Aggie Network.
Look for a review of this book in the Spring 2006 issue of the East Texas
Historical Journal.
"If your gift list includes an Aggie (or several of them, as mine does),
this small book of photos and brief bits of homespun philosophy might
be just what you have been looking for."—Brazosport Facts
"Aggie Savvy . . . [will] touch the hearts of Aggies everywhere."—Port
Arthur News
Look for a review of this book in the November 2005 issue of South
Texas Traveler Magazine.
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