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Dogs

Being an old graduate, a
dog on the Grounds makes me
just as unhappy as it does you.
Why, when I used to live on
the Lawn, we had them even
coming from Sweet Briar and
Randy Mack, and you would
know how hard it is to keep
them from pawing all over you.

One time me and my
fraternity brothers brought
some up from Hollins, and
even though we were putting
down a lot of good liquor,
when we looked at our dates
we always got sober real fast.

But as far as your fine
University goes, I just want to
congratulate you on how well
your young men seem to be
doing. I understand you will
have an outstanding football
team next fall, and I must say I
am really looking forward to
coming up there and seeing the
team win.

So all I have to advise your
young men is to have a good
time living on the Lawn, go
down the road a lot, drink
good liquor, have a good time
at your fraternity, and study
enough in between times if you
have to   keep in school and
have a good time.