Who remembers Cadet Slouch?

From 1953 to 1985, The Battalion published cartoons featuring Cadet Slouch, a humorous, bumbling cadet in the Corps of Cadets.



During the 32 years he graced The Battalion's pages, Slouch witnessed the university going co-ed, changing its name and making the Corps non-mandatory, among other developments.



Slouch's tenure in the campus newspaper began when Earle approached editors Jerry Bennett '54 and Ed Holder '54 about including an occasional cartoon drawn by him.



Spurred by positive feedback from his early efforts, his occasional drawings became daily. By Thanksgiving 1953, Earle had developed his identifiable lead character, Slouch: the Aggie who always tried to make things work out, but never could.

See more cartoons featuring Cadet Slouch and learn more about the man who brought him to life, James Earle '54, in our spring 2017 issue of Spirit Magazine.

I was editor of The Batt in 1960-61 when many of the cartoons being reproduced here were published, including the "Tie the Hell out of Baylor" classic. And yes, I suffered along with all Aggies during that dismal 0-6-3 season.

I always looked for the Aggie version of "Sad Sack".

It was a great series of life on campus. Low key, but always funny and represented the general view of most Ags on campus at the time. Hard to believe not more Ags remember it. Its a shame they don't. Kudos to the Spirit magazine article.