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| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-03-31T19:03:58Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-02T14:30:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-03-31T19:03:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-09-02T14:30:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-03-31 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1989/9578 | |
| dc.description | The Jambar was first published in 1931. May Lyden, the sister of the newspaper's founder, Burke Lyden, suggested the name. A "jambar" is a tool used in steel mills to clean out the blast furnaces. . The first few issues were printed with a mimeograph machine and cost 2 cents per issue. Since 1931, the newspaper has won nine Associated Collegiate Press All-American honors. In 2007 it was published twice weekly during the academic year and weekly during the summer. A special humorous April Fools issue was published intermittently from 1967 to 1998. | |
| dc.description | In May 1945, Youngstown College officially changed its school colors from red and gold to red and white. According to Mary Cheuy, daughter of Youngstown College's first president, Howard Jones, the colors were changed because the maroon and gold used for the early uniforms were difficult to obtain. In addition, the Jambar student newspaper reported that the change was necessary because of the difficulty in reproducing gold in print. | en_US |
| dc.description | Contrary to popular belief, the Neon was not Youngstown State University's first yearbook. Its first student annual was published in 1926 and called "The Esse-bee." Unfortunately no copies have been found. The paperback "Technician" came out during the years 1927 and 1928. No yearbook was printed in 1929 or 1930, but the "Wye-Collegian" filled this void in 1931 and 1932. The following year the title was changed to the "Hour Glass", and then renamed again to the "Beacon" in 1934. The "Beacon" was published in 1935. The title was suggested by Mildred Bothwell in a contest run by the Student Council. It was mean to signify a "shining mass, lighting the way to memories of graduating seniors." The Neon was published from 1935 to 1992, when it was discontinued for budgetary reasons. From 2004 to 2006 an abbreviated paperback format was published but without the customary individual portraits of graduating seniors. | en_US |
| dc.description | The Penguin Mascot: Accounts vary, but the favored one can be attributed to Dr. Castle W. Foard, a former faculty member and athletic coach. According to Dr. Foard, the name "penguins" was first applied to the College's basketball team in 1932, while playing an away game at West Liberty Teacher's College. The wintery air was particularly brisk on the day of the match, making for a long cold bus ride. Upon arrival, the players found the gym and locker room woefully under-heated. During the game itself, the sight of the players flailing their arms and stamping about the floor in an attempt to keep warm caught the attention of spectators. After the game, the West Liberty coach commented that the Youngstown team looked like "a bunch of penguins." The name stuck, but would not become the official athletic team name until the first football team was formed in 1938. | |
| dc.description | The first live mascot at Youngstown College was a penguin brought back to the US by Antarctic explorer Richard Byrd in 1939. It was purchased for the College by the Mahoning County Natural Resources Board, at a cost of $150. Alternately styled "Pete Penguin," Pete the Penguin," and "Petey," the bird was kept in Crandall Park along with the swans and other aquatic fowl. Pete proved exceptionally popular with students and the local media and became the subject of various newspaper articles. In 1941, Pete drowned in in Crandall Pond one winter day while pursuing a fish under the ice. Upon recovery of his body, Pete was stuffed by Professor Russell Bunn, an amateur taxidermist. The animal was stolen soon after, but returned to President Jones. Today, the whereabouts of the first Pete are unknown. | |
| dc.description | The second live mascot was purchased for $200, which was raised by the student body. "Pete II" came with a mate named Patricia. During the school year, both birds lived in the basement of the main building (now Jones Hall). During the summer they lived at the Cleveland Zoo. Sadly, Pete II died of pulmonary tuberculosis in 1942, with Patricia succumbing to the same disease soon after. | |
| dc.description | The last live mascot was purchased by Student Council in 1968 for $150. It lived in a special glass cage that cost nearly $1,200 to construct. Pete III spent the school year on campus and the summer at the Pittsburgh Zoo. He remained YSU's mascot until this death in January 1972 at the age of eight. The cause of his death was visceral gout with secondary kidney damage. He was buried in the backyard of his keeper, Henry Dalverny (then a junior majoring in Art). | |
| dc.description | The Costumed Mascot: In 1965, Vic Rubenstein (class of 1966) donned a penguin mask and tuxedo and assumed the role of Pete Penguin. In so doing, he is credited by the University as being its first costumed mascot. By 1980, a human sized costume of Pete came to be worn by volunteers at YSU sporting events. It was modeled on the Oakley drawing. In 1986, Pete was "married" to Penny Penguin. The two have represented YSU and delighted fans, both young and old, ever since. | |
| dc.description.abstract | The School Traditions display features the history of Pete the Penguin, the University yearbook, and the student newspaper, The Jambar. View the Full Item Record for details. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.title | School Traditions | en_US |
| dc.type | Image | en_US |
