| History Of Cheerleading |
| The history of Cheerleading started in 1898. The Unniversity of Minnesota was having a pitiful football season. One of the fans decided to write a letter to the Ariel, the official paper of the University of Minnesota, and complained. He wrote, "Everyone'e been crying, keep up your spirits, and we will have a winning team by and by. I say give us a winning team and our spirits will take care of themselves." Everyone agreed that something had to be done. Soon a meeting was called of all U. V. M, with students and faulty before the game with Madison Wisconsin. One of the University's professors presented a brilliant scientific thesis on fan support. He stated that the collective stimuli of several hundred students focused on sending positive energy in the team's direction would help the team win. The professor concluded with a rousing cry: "Go Madison! Go Madison! Apply the summation of stimuli!" The game came and went, The Gophers got killed 28-0. The cheer didn't work. It just didn't roll of the tongue the right way. Something different had to be done to get the Gopher fans riled up. This is where Jack Campbell, a then first year medical student, stepped in and he became the first ever known cheerleader. Someone needs to lead the yells with organized cheering, he explained. And there needed to be variety, not just "He's all right" and "They're alright" So, the next game, Campbell led the crowd in a cheer that marked history: Rah! Rah! Rah! Ski-U-Mah! Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah! Varsity! Varsity! Minn-e-so-tah! |
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