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The Muster Speeches at Texas a&M University
Jerry C. Cooper(Editor)
Texas A & M University Press
Will be published approx. on 28. February 2018
Book
Hardback
536 pages
978-1-62349-600-5 (ISBN)
Description
What began in the 1880s, when former students gathered to live over again their college days, became in the 1940s the sacred tradition of current and former students congregating to read aloud a roll call honoring deceased Aggies. This tradition is Muster-an enshrined and enduring legacy of Texas A&M University and a solemn symbol of togetherness, as evidenced by the more than 300 Musters held in locations worldwide every April 21. Muster is how the Aggie Spirit, comprising every Aggie who has ever lived, is remembered and celebrated.
In Here: The Muster Speeches at Texas A&M University, Jerry Cullum Cooper presents the 72 keynote addresses delivered on the university's campus in College Station to date. The restoration of these speeches proved challenging, as many were hidden in archives and newspaper fragments and others on phonograph recordings. Within these speeches are the commanding voices of military heroes such as Dwight D. Eisenhower and James Earl Rudder and the stirring words of political leaders, including former Texas governor Allan Shivers, and Aggie trailblazers like Frederick D. McClure, the university's first African American student body president.
Together, these voices represent the Aggie Spirit, giving us historical snapshots and perspectives of the university, the state, and the country spanning two centuries. Most importantly, they continue a hallowed tradition that honors those who have gone before and inspires those who remain. Whether a reference for future speechwriters or a unique look into university history, Here: The Muster Speeches at Texas A&M University is a celebrated and necessary addition to every Aggie collection.
In Here: The Muster Speeches at Texas A&M University, Jerry Cullum Cooper presents the 72 keynote addresses delivered on the university's campus in College Station to date. The restoration of these speeches proved challenging, as many were hidden in archives and newspaper fragments and others on phonograph recordings. Within these speeches are the commanding voices of military heroes such as Dwight D. Eisenhower and James Earl Rudder and the stirring words of political leaders, including former Texas governor Allan Shivers, and Aggie trailblazers like Frederick D. McClure, the university's first African American student body president.
Together, these voices represent the Aggie Spirit, giving us historical snapshots and perspectives of the university, the state, and the country spanning two centuries. Most importantly, they continue a hallowed tradition that honors those who have gone before and inspires those who remain. Whether a reference for future speechwriters or a unique look into university history, Here: The Muster Speeches at Texas A&M University is a celebrated and necessary addition to every Aggie collection.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
College Station
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
84 black & white photographs, map, 2 appendixes
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 45 mm
Weight
1085 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62349-600-5 (9781623496005)
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Persons
Jerry Cullum Cooper was editor of The Texas Aggie alumni magazine from 1971 to 2002, is the coauthor of Footsteps: A Guided Tour of the Texas A&M University Campus and is the editor of To Bataan and Back: The World War II Diary of Major Thomas Dooley. He resides in College Station, Texas.