The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

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

Date learned: 03-27-1971