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MY MOTHER ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT THE NIGHT BEFORE A TEST IF
I WANTED TO RETAIN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT I HAD STUDIED I SHOULD
TAKE MY BOOK OF THE SUBJECT THAT I WAS TO BE TESTED ON AND
PLACE THAT BOOK UNDER MY MATTRESS BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP, AND
THE KNOWLEDGE WOULD STAY WITH ME.
Submitter comment:
THE THING ABOUT THIS BELIEF IS THAT IT REALLY DID WORK: I
WOULD USUALLY REMEMBER ALL THE INFORMATION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Lansing
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- School BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 00001980CA
IN ORDER TO DO GOOD ON AN EXAM YOU SHOULD TAPE A FEW STRANDS
OF HAIR TO YOUR PENCIL.
Where learned: FLORIDA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- School BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
NEVER GET A HAIRCUT BEFORE A BIG TEST OR SPEECH; IF YOU DO ALL
THE INFORMATION IN YOUR MEMORY WILL LEAK OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- School |
Date learned: 00001960S
Whenever I take a test or quiz I sign my name Lori Taylor-Muckle
to give me good luck.
Submitter comment:
I'm engaged and Taylor is the last name of my fiance. This
ritual has worked so far I haven't failed a test in two years.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Explanation of a name BELIEF -- School BELIEF -- Good luck SPEECH -- FamilyGroup |
Date learned: 00001980S
It is my belief that the way a school day begins determines how
the rest of the school day will proceed. For instance if I go to
school one day and in my first hour I receive a corrected test back
with an "F" on it any other test I take or get back that day I will
fail also, regardless of how hard I've studied. This is also true for
days when something good happens to me in school. This belief does
not, however, extend out of school to my social life.
Submitter comment:
I believe this because I've experienced it many times in the
past.
Where learned: MICHIGAN
Keyword(s): pilot class
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- School BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 00001986ca
Baby Belief
A bald-headed baby is destined to be a very smart student.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HAMTRAMCK
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses No hair, baldness BELIEF -- School BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 03-00-1992
A STUDENT AT MACOMB COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE MUST WAIT
TEN MINUTES FOR AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BEFORE LEAVING,
AND 20 MINUTES FOR A PROFESSOR.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT ACTUALLY BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS A SCHOOL
REGULATION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
Keyword(s): LATENESS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- School |
Date learned: 11-00-1970
VIRGINITY TEST
IF A BUY KISSES YOU UDNER SPARTY AND IT DROPS
ITS HELMUT, THE GIRL IS A VIRGIN.
Submitter comment: MICHIGAN STATE (UNIVERSITY) TRADITION.
James Callow Keyword(s): STATUE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- School |
Date learned: 11-29-1967
COLLEGE TRADITION
AT BALL STATE UNIVERSITY IN INDIANA, THE FINANCIAL AFFAIRS OF THE SCHOOL HAVE BEEN GREATLY AIDED BY THE MILLIONAIRE BALL FAMILY. THE FIVE BROTHERS WERE REPRESENTED IN A MEMORIAL AREA BY FIVE STATUES AT THE TOP OF FIVE PILLARS AROUND A SMALL COURTYARD. THIS AREA WAS CALLED "BENIFICENCE" AND HAD ITS OWN TRADITION. IT WAS SAID THAT A GIRL STUDENT WAS NOT REALLY A "COED" UNTIL SHE HAD BEEN KISSED UNDER
BENIFICENCE AT TWELVE MIDNIGHT (GIRL'S DORMS LOCKED UP AT ELEVEN). AT THE TIME OF THE KISS, IF THE GIRL WAS A VIRGIN, THE STATUES WOULD ALL SMILE.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: FLORIDA ; JACKSONVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- School |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHEN GIRLS ARE IN WEST HALL IN A BOY'S ROOM, (A MATCHBOOK'S
WIDTH) THE DOOR MUST BE KEPT OPEN (FOR PROPRIETY SAKE).
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE ; WEST HALL
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School BELIEF -- School |
DEAN COOK IS A GREAT GUY. HE'D DO ANYTHING HE COULD TO HELP
OUT THE STUDENTS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Human Being BELIEF -- School |
Date learned: 02-12-1969
A COMMON, THOUGH ENTIRELY ORAL, SUPERSTITION IS THE TYPICAL
VANDERBILT COED, OR T.V.C. SHE IS RICH, CONCEITED, AND
ALWAYS DATED UP A WEEK IN ADVANCE. IF NOT DATED UP, SHE
STILL REFUSES ANY OFFER FOR THE WEEKEND MADE AFTER WEDNESDAY
NIGHT, AND ALWAYS REFUSES NON-FRATERNITY MEN. THOUGH THIS
INFORMATION APPEARS IN NO CAMPUS PUBLICATIONS, IT HAS BEEN
PREVALENT FOR YEARS AMONG VANDERBILT MEN.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: ALABAMA ; HUNTSVILLE
Keyword(s): Co-ed ; DATE ; DATING ; Female ; Fraternity ; Frigid ; Girl ; SEXISM ; Sorority ; Stereotype ; Vanderbilt University
James Callow Keyword(s): FEMALE WOMAN GIRL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- School |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IT IS VERY BAD LUCK FOR A FRESHMAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
TO WALK UNDER THE IRON ARCH LEADING ONTO THE CAMPUS. HE MUST
WALK AROUND IT UNTIL HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- School BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
AFTER A WINNING BALL GAME AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, THE CLASS
BELL MUST BE RUNG BY FRESHMAN BOYS UNTIL MIDNIGHT, UNLESS IT
IS THE GEORGIA-GEORGIA TECH GAME, IN WHICH CASE, THE BELL
MUST BE RUNG ALL NIGHT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- School BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
IF YOU WANT TO PASS AN EXAM, PLACE THE NOTES UNDER YOUR PILLOW
AND SLEEP ON THEM.
Where learned: SOUTH CAROLINA ; GEORGETOWN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- School BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
AT TRANSYLVANIA COLLEGE, WHEN THE LIGHT IN THE TOWER ON CAMPUS,
(SOMETHING MISSING) IT IS BELIEVED SOMEONE WILL DIE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- School BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
AT MARYVILLE COLLEGE, MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE, EVERY TIME THE HOME
TEAM RECEIVES A KICKOFF IN A FOOTBALL GAME, THE CROWD WILL RISE AND
LOCK RAISED THUMBS FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; MARYVILLE
| Subject headings: | 881 Games / Pastimes / Sports BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- School |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
THE RIBBON ON A DIPLOMA MUST NOT BE CUT OR BROKEN OR
YOU WILL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; SCOTTSVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- School BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 10-12-1973
IF A VIRGIN PASSES THE CHIMES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA,
THE BRICKS WILL FALL OUT.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; TUSCALOOSA
James Callow Keyword(s): PESSIMISM SEXISM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- School |
Date learned: 00-00-1973