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AT MY HIGH SCHOOL WE HAD THE CUSTOM OF AN ANNUAL STUDENT-
TEACHER DAY ON WHICH SENIORS BECAME TEACHERS AND
TEACHERS ACTED AS STUDENTS. THE TEACHERS WERE GIVEN
DEMERIT CARDS AND MANY DEMERITS. SOME WORE UNIFORMS
AND CAUSED DISTURBANCES IN CLASS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
CUSTOM
AT ST. MARY'S ACADEMY, A HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ONLY, IN
MONROE, MICHIGAN, IT IS A TRADITION THAT YOU ARE NEVER
TO WALK DOWN THE STEPS OF MARBLE IN FRONT OF THE
SCHOOL UNTIL YOU ARE GRADUATING. IF YOU DO WALK DOWN,
THEN BEFORE YOU ARE GRADUATING, SOME SORT OF AWFUL
BAD LUCK IS SUPPOSED TO FALL UPON YOU.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT DORMS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 03-27-1971
HIGH SCHOOL CUSTOM
IT HAS BECOME TRADITIONAL IN MANY SCHOOLS TO HAVE
FATHER-DAUGHTER DANCES, FATHER-SON BREAKFASTS,
MOTHER-DAUGHTER LUNCHEONS OR OTHER SUCH COMBINATIONS.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SCHOOL CUSTOM
AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, OR AT CHRISTMAS, THE
STUDENTS ALL BRING CANS OF FOOD TO SCHOOL. IN THE
MIDDLE OF A LESSON, AT A DESIGNATED TIME, WHILE
THE TEACHER IS STANDING AT THE FRONT OF THE ROOM,
EVERYONE ROLLS THEIR CANS DOWN THE AISLES AT THE
TEACHER. THE TEACHER GETS TO KEEP ALL THE CANS.
Submitter comment: I HAVE DONE IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SCHOOL CUSTOMS
IT IS TRADITIONAL AT HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAMES FOR THE
CAPTAIN OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM TO KISS THE HOMECOMING
QUEEN.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT DORMS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: 11-17-1969
SCHOOL CUSTOM
IN COLLEGE THERE IS A TRADITIONAL WAITING PERIOD FOR A
TEACHER. IF THE TEACHER IS A FULL PROFESSOR, THE
WAITING TIME IS 20 MINUTES. IF HE IS NOT, THE WAITING
TIME IS 10 MINUTES. AFTER THIS TIME, THE STUDENTS MAY
LEAVE, IF THE TEACHER HAS NOT COME YET AND THE STUDENT
WON'T BE PENALIZED FOR IT.
Submitter comment: I WAS TOLD OF THIS IN 1967-68 AT UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT.
Data entry tech comment: NOT TRUE!
Where learned: PORT CHESTER ; NEW YORK, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
SCHOOL CUSTOM
WHEN LIVING IN MEMPHIS, THEY WALKED DOWN THE COUNTRY
ROAD TO A TWO ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE AND WHEN YOU HAD TO
RECITE, YOU WENT TO THE BENCH IN FRONT OF THE ROOM
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, ALL THE SCHOOL CHILDREN
WENT UP AND KISSED THE TEACHER.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT DID THIS WHEN SHE WAS IN GRAMMAR SCHOOL
IN THE 1890S IN TENNESSEE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: 10-12-1970
EVERY YEAR AFTER THE SUMMER JOURNALISM CLASSES FOR
THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE OVER, IT IS TRADITION
FOR THE STUDENT TO MESS UP THE FISHER FOUNTAIN IN
SOME WAY.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; FISHER FOUNTAIN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
THE IRISH KNIGHT: TRADITIONAL STATUE FOR WINNER OF
CENTRAL-ST. FRANCIS DE SALES FOOTBALL GAME.
Submitter comment:
LEARNED THIS WHEN I WAS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL
IN TOLEDO, OHIO.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT DORMS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
TUG OF WAR
EVERY YEAR THE FRESHMAN CLASS HAS A TUG OF WAR WITH
THE SOPHOMORES TO SEE WHETHER THE FROSH CAN BREAK
OUT OF THE "SLAVERY" OF ORIENTATION. THE TUG OF
WAR IS FOUGHT OVER A PIT FILLED WITH USED MOTOR OIL, DRY
ICE, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES.
Where learned: HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: 00001967-1968
DRESS
IF YOU WEAR YELLOW ON THURSDAY, IT MEANS YOU ARE
QUEER. IF YOU WEAR RED ON FRIDAY, IT MEANS YOU ARE
A WHORE.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS A CUSTOM FOLLOWED DURING MY HIGH SCHOOL DAYS
1965-1968
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OAK PARK
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Week Day Hour |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SCHOOL FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER TRADITIONALLY IS THE "BACK TO SCHOOL"
MONTH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: 10-07-1968
RED LICORICE
IN 1960 IN BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN, AT HOLY NAME GRADE
SCHOOL, STRING TIES WERE POPULAR WEAR FOR THE BOYS.
THE SEVENTH-GRADERS WOULD BUY 3 FOOT STRINGS OF RED
LICORICE AND WEAR THEM AS TIES. BY THE END OF THE DAY,
"TIES" WERE NEARLY ALL GONE BECAUSE THE BOYS WOULD EAT
THEM THROUGH THE DAY, PROVOKING ONE NUN TO TELL THEM
THIS WAS A MORTAL SIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
TIGHT PANTS
AT ST. JAMES HIGH SCHOOL IN FERNDALE, WHERE THE
INFORMANT WAS A TEACHER, THE DRESS CODE DID NOT ALLOW
THE BOYS TO WEAR TIGHT PANTS. THE TEST ONE HAD TO
PASS, WAS A GOLF BALL DROPPED IN THE PANTS AT THE
WAISTLINE HAD TO FALL OUT THE BOTTOM OR THE PANTS
WERE ILLEGAL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SCHOOL FAD
BLUE SILK JACKETS ARE VERY POPULAR IN THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY JR. HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOLS OF
WYANDOTE. BOYS AND GIRLS ALIKE WEAR THEM, ALMOST AS
A UNIFORM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WYANDOTTE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: 10-23-1969
SCHOOLING
IN GERMANY A FORMAL EDUCATION IS COMPLETE BY THE EIGHTH
GRADE. THEN A TRADE MUST BE SELECTED. THE NEXT THREE
YEARS ARE SIMILAR TO AN APPRENTICESHIP. ONE DAY A
WEEK A TRADE SCHOOL IS ATTENDED, AND THE REST OF THE
WEEK IS SPENT WORKING WITH A QUALIFIED PERSON OF THE
TRADE. DURING THIS TIME, THE APPRENTICE RECEIVES A SMALL
PERCENTAGE OF FULL PAY. THE CLASS WHICH THEY TAKE
TEACH(ES) NOT ONLY THE SKILLS AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS
OF A TRADE, BUT ALSO BOOKKEEPING AND ACCOUNTING. THIS
IS DONE SO THAT THE PERSON IS KNOWLEDGEABLE IN ALL
AREAS OF THE BUSINESS AND WOULD BE QUALIFIED TO OPEN
UP THEIR OWN SHOP BUSINESS, OR TRADE.
THE MAJOR PERCENT OF CHILDREN FOLLOW THIS TREND OF
EDUCATION.
A CHILD, AFTER COMPLETING FOURTH GRADE, TAKES AN EXAM
CALLED HECHOCHULE. IF THE CHILD PASSES THIS EXAM, HE
GOES INTO SPECIAL COURSES WHICH INCLUDE FRENCH, ENGLISH,
SHORTHAND, TYPING, LATIN, AND BOOKKEEPING. EVERY TWO
YEARS ANOTHER TEST IS ADMINISTERED, IF THE CHILD PASSES
HE CONTINUES IN THE PROGRAM; IF NOT HE CHANGES TO THE
TRADE SCHOOL PROGRAM.
AFTER TWELFTH GRADE, THESE SPECIAL PEOPLE THEN GO INTO
SPECIALITIES SUCH AS A LAWYER, SECRETARY, TEACHER, ETC.
THIS IS THE PREPARATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL.
SCHOOLING IN GERMANY IS ALL LEARNING. THEY HAVE NO
SCHOLARSHIPS, HOCKEY , BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, FOOTBALL OR
SOCCER TEAMS SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITIES. THE ONLY
MEASURING STICK FOR ENTRANCE INTO THE UNIVERSITIES
IS PASSING THE BATTERY OF TESTS GIVEN FROM THE FOURTH
TO TWELFTH GRADES. THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW FOR
INDIVIDUAL CHOICE IN PLANNING TO GO OR NOT TO GO TO
COLLEGE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; BEAUTY SHOP
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: 01-00-1971
IT IS A CUSTOM OF THE AMISH FOR THE GIRLS TO GO TO
SCHOOL ONLY UNTIL THE FOURTH GRADE, AND THE BOYS TO GO
ONLY TO THE EIGHTH GRADE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; BOOK BUILDING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: 03-00-1971
IN GRADE SCHOOL, IT WAS CUSTOMARY TO PUT THE INITIALS
J.M.J., FOR JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH, ON ALL ASSIGNMENTS
AND TESTS. THIS WAS FOR HELP AND GUIDANCE IN DOING
SCHOOLWORK.
Submitter comment:
I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS PRACTICE WILL ACTUALLY HELP
A STUDENT.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; POUGHKEEPSIE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IT IS CUSTOMARY THAT THE SCHOOL CHILDREN WEAR A SMOCK
TO SCHOOL. THE COLOR OF THE SMOCK DENOTES WHAT
GRADE THE CHILD IS IN. (IN ITALY)
Where learned: MARYGROVE COLLEGE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
STANDING FOR THE ALMA MATER OF YOUR SCHOOL.
Submitter comment: LEARNED IT WHEN I WENT TO A GAME.
Data entry tech comment: SCHOOL SONG?
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN