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Farewell Fr. Dillon
This is a front page farewell to Fr. Dillon, former president of Assumption College, and welcoming Fr. Kennedy, the new president.
Notice the "Ave Atque Vale", Latin for 'Greetings and farewell', a witness to the centrality of classical education…
Notice the "Ave Atque Vale", Latin for 'Greetings and farewell', a witness to the centrality of classical education…
Tags: Assumption College, Classics, Fr. Dillon, Fr. Kennedy, Latin
"Cage Game"
This article about an Assumption College basketball game refers to basketball as "cage" in the headline. Basketball used to be called thus because it was often played with chain-link fence around the court.
Tags: Assumption College, Basketball, Cage, Sports
"Basketeers" team of Assumption College, 1925
Accompanied by pictures of the 1925 team this headline refers to basketball players as "basketeers", now a seemingly obsolete term. Along with "cage" for basketball this is another example of how language changes over time.
Tags: Assumption College, Basketball, Basketeer, Sports
Christmas Gifts of the Past
This 1924 advertisement from Lindsay Drug Store recommends, among other things, "Cigars, Flashlights, Gramophone Records" as ideal Christmas gifts.
Evidence such as this alludes to the general acceptance of smoking, and advertising tobacco, as well…
Evidence such as this alludes to the general acceptance of smoking, and advertising tobacco, as well…
Local Grocer Ad.
The advertisement, from C. Charbonneau Grocer, appeals specifically to students and advertises items such as cigars and tobaccos.
This store was located opposite the college, a convenient locale to solicit students' business. The store is no longer…
This store was located opposite the college, a convenient locale to solicit students' business. The store is no longer…
Tags: Advertisement, C. Charbonneau, Cigars, Grocer, Tobaccos
"The Dominion" of Canada
The fifth line of this article about the basketball team describes opponents as "the best in the Dominion", that is, the Dominion of Canada. Throughout the early publications of "Purple and White" Canada is quite often referred to as "the Dominion",…
Tags: Basketball, Cage, Dominion, Sports
The Lighter Vein: "Nigger" poker joke
Every issue of "Purple and White" included a large section devoted to humour, mostly short jokes and anecdotes. In this joke from 1925 one can see the liberal use of the word "niggers", seemingly commonplace in the 1920s. There is no derogatory…
"Assumptionites" and Cross-Border Connections with Detroit
There are several noteworthy features in this excerpt.
First, notice the term "Assumptionites" referring to Assumption Alumni.
This excerpt is also testament to the many connections between Assumption College and Archdiocese of Detroit, for many…
First, notice the term "Assumptionites" referring to Assumption Alumni.
This excerpt is also testament to the many connections between Assumption College and Archdiocese of Detroit, for many…
Post War Optimism
This article explains rather optimistically the Dawes Plan, the plan outlining how Germany would make reparation payments after WW1. International news was rare in "Purple and White", so articles such as this are significant.
The plan was for…
The plan was for…
Tags: Dawes Plan, International News, Post-WWI Optimism, WWI, WWII
Mussolini: What will he do?
The thesis of this long article about rarely covered international affairs is that Mussolini, who had been the head of Italian government for several years, will do something very significant, but what this will be, and whether it will be good or…
Tags: International News, Italy, Mussolini