To: The Person or Persons that wrote on the statue.
From: Me, Texas A&M, Class of 85
Re: Here’s What I’m Thinking about it
Date: Wednesday, August 22, 2018
- How dare you vandals desecrate ANY statue, building or structure by writing or painting graffiti?
- How dare you write racist graffiti on the statue of Sul Ross on the Texas A&M campus?
Lay those pennies and Lawrence Sullivan”s feet for strength and good luck.
- If the person(s) who did this are indeed Current Students, you should leave now. There is a reason the Aggies say “Highway 6 runs both ways.” Just saying, but I would leave before the Corps of Cadets gets your names. As the saying goes they will be “kicking ass and taking names.”
- The person(s) are obviously under-educated and overly brainless. Had you gone to orientation, you would know the history of Sul Ross and Texas A&M University. The Sully statue is the oldest on campus and has been a fixture in front of Texas A&M’s Academic Building since its 1918.
It stands for Sul Ross’ contribution to higher education, not for his Confederate military service. - Last year when Texas A&M President Michael K. Young said the statue would remain on campus, he also said, “Lawrence Sullivan ‘Sul’ Ross is honored on our campus as a former president of the school. Without Sul Ross, neither Texas A&M University nor Prairie View A&M University would likely exist today. He saved our school and Prairie View through his consistent advocacy in the face of those who persistently wanted to close us down.”
- Disrespect and stupidity runs rampant among the classless.
