Archives and Parents

          My chosen topic for the archive assignment is the Tank Scrap.  One of the reasons I picked the topic was because my great-grandfather (from my dad’s mom’s side) went to Purdue when the Tank Scrap still existed and actually participated in it.  When ask my dad exactly when he went, I found that his freshman year was the year of the last Tank Scrap (1913).  That year the was also one of the few years when the freshmen class won the scrap.  I guess Purdue is in my blood especially since my grandfather (other side of my dad’s side) and my dad went also went to Purdue.  Speaking of my dad, my parents came up for Parents’ Day, which was a good thing for my wallet.  I stocked up on some necessary items like drinks and warm clothes, so I am now set to hibernate in my room for the winter.  Saturday, we went the game against Marshall and found that the game was kind of ridiculous. In the first quarter, they both suck.  In the second quarter, Purdue kills not offense but on defense.  In the second half, Marshall almost comes back.  They might have some help from the refs but that doesn’t mean Marshall should be able to almost come back from a 28-point deficit.  Anyway, the day was still an all-in-all good day.