A Man Who Separates Twins
Oct. 29.1930 emeiald
From 1930: ‘Above we see Jeanita Miller, twin sister of Mrs. Willetts Hartley, right, who is the wife of James Hartley, center. The
married eoople is the youngest pair registered in the University as Mr. and Mrs/
‘All the news that’s foot to print’
Editor’s Note: This article origi
nally ran under the title ‘The Web
foot, ” which was the humor section
of the paper.
The Journalism School
Of all the schools on the campus
to handshake, this one’s the best bet.
They control the scandal and pub
licity of the school and for that rea
son are much sought after by politi
cians and the like.
It is a much debated reason why
the majority of journalism students
take this subject. There are several
classes:
There are some who have read of
the romance of the press (newspa
per, not cider), and are quickly disil
lusioned by some of the hardboiled
instructors who quickly take the ro
mance out of it for them. Then there
is the type who are believers in fate.
They take whatever providence has
fitted them for, and in this case, hav
ing such lovely large ears to stick
pencils behind, they decide upon
journalism. Oh yes, and among oth
er classes, there are those who in
tend to make it their life work (work
is correct).
There is a popular supposition on
the campus that journalism students
are queer, that
they all smoke,
that they are
unkempt, that
they never
sleep, that they
don’t know
what a shoe
shine looks
like, that they
don’t study,
and that they are all sooner or later
kicked out of school because of com
munistic news articles. We of the
journalism school, rise in protest. We
had a shoe shine just last month.
If you see a wild-eyed personage
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running along the campus with his
long nose close to the ground, a
copy pad in hand, a pencil behind
his ear and a sheaf of notes in his
other hand, it’s possible that he is a
journalist. If his hair is blowing in
the wind and the toes are out of his
shoes, not to mention his stooped
shoulders received from bending
over a typewriter, you may be posi
tive that he is one.
You will see members of this
school wherever you go, from facul
ty teas on down the line to the week
ly event at dreamland dance rink,
where they run in search of scandal.
Journalism is very popular
among freshmen girls because their
Emerald work gives them an excel
lent excuse for staying out late.
Many are the rumors of the wild
events which transpire at the shack.
Be these so or not, you can be pre
pared to believe most everything.
Source of ‘All Hallows’ Eve’ unveiled
Wordwatch
Merriam-Webster (KRT)
Q. I know that “Halloween” derives from "All Hal
lows’ Eve,” but that’s not particularly illuminating.
What does “All Hallows” mean?
A. “Hallow” comes from an Old English word mean
ing “holy man” or “saint,” and “all hallows” refers to
all the saints in heaven.
Nov. 1 is observed according to Christian tradition as
All Hallows’ Day (more familiar to most of us as All
Saints’ Day), making Oct. 31 “All Hallows’ Eve” or “All
Hallow Even” or “Halloween. ” The secular observance
of Halloween derives ultimately from Celtic tradition.
According to the ancient Celtic (and Anglo-Saxon) cal
endar, the new year started Nov. 1. On the last day of the
year, Oct. 31, the Celts observed the festival of Samhain by
burning huge bonfires (to scare away evil spirits) and, ac
cording to one source, by dressing in costumes and masks.
The Celts believed that the souls of their departed friends
and relatives returned home on Samhain.
The connection was made between the day and the
appearance of ghosts and goblins. The Church later
adopted Nov. 1 as All Hallows’ Day and Oct. 31 as All
Hallows’Eve.
Q. Could you please tell me where the term “redshirt
ing” originated in its football use?
A. Exactly where the term originated isn’t clear. Our
evidence goes back as far as 1950, when “red shirt” ap
peared as a verb in the Birmingham (Ala.) News. The
practice of “redshirting” no doubt predates the applica
tion of the term to it.
“Redshirting” is a strategy employed by college ath
letic teams, whereby a player slows to a five-year aca
demic program, takes usually the sophomore year off
from playing and presumably gains strength, ability and
maturity.
The basic etymology of “redshirting” is clear enough.
To distinguish the players in their noncompeting year
from eligible varsity players on the practice field, the inel
igibles wear red shirts — hence the name. The players
themselves are referred to as “redshirts” and are said to
have been “redshirted” when they are put on the program.
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Information Services.
Halloween sites create creepy, crawly Web
By Reid Kanaley
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Halloween is on the way — here
are some sites for frights:
Halloween Web cams
Anyone expecting to run a Hal
loween Web cam can have it listed
here. There are also links to Web
cams poised to catch passing ghosts
(http://www.halloweenwebcams.c
om/halloween-webcam
listingsl.html).
Psychic detectives
House haunted? Evil clown in
your closet? You may need to call
the ghost busters at Hillhouse Inves
tigations Inc. (http://www.psy
chicdetectives.com).
Spooktacular
Listen to Sir John Gielgud reading
John Donne's "Death," or see the
Simpsons Halloween segment with
James Earl Jones reading Edgar Allan
Poe's "The Raven." The site also has
Halloween music and classic scary
movie scenes (http://www.elycia
webdesign.com/seasonal/hal
loween.html).
© 2001, The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Information Services.
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