In Defense of mustang spirit

Dear Editor:

If the [Big horse, little pony] editorial was meant to be tonguein cheek, it is bad, and even worse if it was not.

It reflects a lack of basic knowledge of “Mustangs”and “horses,” and the lack of knowledge as to theheritage and tradition of our mascot, Peruna — which hasuniquely identified SMU worldwide.

To replace our mascot with a big, black, sinister thoroughbredhorse in order to develop a bigger and better image reflects a lackof school spirit understanding.

Whoever heard of “the fighting big, black, sinisterthoroughbred horses of SMU” — or the “fightingbig, black sinister thoroughbred horse band”?

We would be the worldwide laughingstock, pun intended.

Those who wrote the editorial should put it into the saddlebagof a big, black, sinister thoroughbred horse and ride off into thesunset.

Maybe [Ed Board] can forget, if possible, that it ever wrotesuch an editorial, and never give a thought to future generationsof Mustangs who come across the editorial and mutter as they readit, “Big horse, little pony and dumb asses!”

Sincerely,

J. Redwine Patterson, Class of 1948

P.S. The names of these Editorial Board members will live ininfamy.

Accusations of Negative press

Dear Editor:

I hope some of you guys are around to see the headline”Mustangs Win Again.” It will happen, sooner thanyou think.

Lets see: the men’s basketball team won all four games inthe Canadian tournament, the volleyball team are 6-0 in the WAC,and they are on page five. Coach Hyndman won his 300th game —what happened to the big headlines then?   GOMUSTANGS!

June B. Williams

Campus Visitation Coordinator