and hell raising. he earns more demerits than any other cadet. george custer may not be a serious student he graduates last in his west point class but it s not because he s dumb. it s because half of his fellow cadets already dropped out to fight in the civil war. when custer leaves the academy, the outcome of the war is still uncertain. he joins the union fight and proves to be a courageous warrior, rushing into battle and taking huge chances, as he combines textbook military tactics with uncanny good luck. custer, he had horse after horse shot out from under him, engaged in the most daring hand-to-hand combat, and emerged a two-star general, virtually unscathed, from america s bloodiest conflict.
and makes a less than impressive start. he excels in hi-jinx and hell raising. he earns more dem merits than any other cadet. he may not be a serious student. he graduates last in his west point class but it is not because he s dumb. it is because half of his fellow cadeting already dropped out to fight in the civil rar when custer leaves the academy he is still uncertain. he proves to be a courageous warri warrior. rushing in battle and taking huge chance ds. custer, of course after a horse shot out from under in the most daring hand to hand combat and emerged a two-star general.
so we did those kind of steps during hell raising. i was teaching school at lincoln junior high school. after school, the seventh and eighth grade boys didn t have anything to do. they didn t have the basketball team or football team. they had to wait until they got to the ninth grade to have the after-school activities. so this was the after-school activity i created to keep these young men busy. so wait a minute, you re teaching steps you learned in college to your social studies students. ? uh-huh. who came up with the name the cobras? it used to be the lincoln junior boys drill team. the librarian was in her classroom and saw them practicing. she said you know what? those guys move so fast and got so much energy we should call them the cobras. the librarian did it? the librarian did it. well, i could have talked all day, and when i say i, i mean willie. but, the show must go on, and that means rehearsal. [ drums played ]