The cane, a fashion accessory popular in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, was also a college status symbol. Canes or walking sticks were once commonly “worn” by men during this time period. At many colleges, freshmen had to earn the right to carry a cane on campus. Cane rushes or cane contests involved a [...]
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a walking status symbol
Posted in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute History, tagged cane rush, canes, freshemen, Grand Marshal, John F. Winslow, Merrimack, Monitor, RPI students, Theta Xi on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
a gap in Grand Marshal history
Posted in RPI Trivia, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute History, tagged Grand Marshal, Grand Marshal Week, President of the Union, RPI history, RPI Union, student elections on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There were no Grand Marshals elected from 1890-1893 — an unexplained gap in a long history of Grand Marshals. There were no wars, no national crises and no apparent upheavals at the Institute. Published histories do not provide an explanation and references to it merely mention that the office was suspended during this time period. [...]
Grand Marshal Week, 1870s
Posted in RPI Trivia, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute History, tagged faculty, Grand Marshal, Grand Marshal Week, RPI history, RPI students, student elections, student traditions, top hat on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Grand Marshal Week is just ahead and the campus is covered in campaign signs. This past week, while looking through a scrapbook compiled by Dwinel French Thompson, I found a few news clippings regarding GM week during the 1870s. Before I get to that, I should tell you a little about Dwinel (interesting name [...]
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