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Peculiar And Proper Habits: The Use And Production Of Academic Dress In Colonial, Revolutionary, And Federal Philadelphia, Nicholas Heavens

Transactions of the Burgon Society

This is a study of the adoption and use of academic dress at the University of Pennsylvania and its predecessor institutions, the College of Philadelphia and University of the State of Pennsylvania from approximately 1750–1830. Despite early interest of the College’s founder, Benjamin Franklin, to use academic dress to monitor student activities outside college bounds, there was soon contentious debate between the institution’s founding senior academics about whether academic dress should be used at all. By sheer force of will of its leading proponent, academic dress came into use at public ceremonies. These public ceremonies became a model for public …

Arming Of The U.S. Army During War 1861, Jessica Colfer

Lesson Plans

Grade Level: 9-12

Lesson Length: 60 minutes

Learning Objectives:

• The student will be able to identify the armament of the Union army at the beginning of the Civil War.
• The student will consider the preparedness of the Union and Confederate armies.
• The student compare and contrast prior knowledge about the Civil War to interpret historical documents.
• The student will be able to analyze and interpret a primary document.

The Election Of 1860 And The Secession Of The South, Jessica Colfer

Lesson Plans

Grade Level: 9-12

Lesson Length: 80 minutes

Learning Objectives:

• Students will be able to analyze primary documents and identify the relation between student attendance and the political and societal context of the time.
• Students will be able to analyze and apply their prior knowledge to interpret the perspectives of those during the outbreak of the Civil War.
• Students will be able to identify the primary causes of South Carolina’s secession from the Union.

Interview Of Richard Kestler, F.S.C., M.A., Richard Kestler Fsc, Alexandria Moraschi

All Oral Histories

Brother Richard Kestler, FSC. was born John Kestler on January 8, 1942 to John and Alice Kestler. He grew up in the Oxford Circle section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Brother Richard attended elementary school at his parish of St. Martin of Tours and went on to La Salle College High School, graduating in 1960. By this time, he made the decision to join the Christian Brothers and began this process for about a year before attending La Salle College. He graduated in 1965 with a Bachelor’s in Mathematics and gained a Master’s in Theology soon after. Brother Richard also has Master’s …

The Grizzly, November 30, 2017, Valerie Osborne, Courtney A. Duchene, Thomas Bantley, Sarah Hojsak, Johnny Myers, Emily Jolly, Sophia Dibattista, Kevin Leon, Chloe Sheraden, David Mendelsohn

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Ursinus Lights Up the Night • UC Investment Club Stocks Up on Success • Student Perspective: Philly X Moves UC Students to a Big City with Big Opportunities • Hallelujah: Handel's Messiah Returns to Ursinus • Ursinus Students in the Theater • Great Pie Conquest of 2017 • Opinions: Temporary Protection Status Needs as Much Support as DACA; Ursinus Must Support the Humanities Through its Facilities • UC Wrestling Starts Hot • Promising Tip-off for Women's Hoops

The Grizzly, September 4, 2014, Rachel Brown, Kristen Costello, Bryce Pinkerton, Maxwell Bicking, Yongshi Li, Sydney A. Dodson-Nease, Briana Mullan, Olivia Frymark, Sophie Snapp, Dana Feigenbaum, Mark Branca

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Zipcar Comes to Ursinus • Freshmen Placed in Main Street Houses • New Janitorial Staff at Ursinus • International Students on the Rise • Thousands Flock to Phoenixville • Discomfort of Coming Home • Access Urban Areas for Under $20 • Opinion: Ice Bucket Challenge Raises Millions, Most People Take the Easy Way Out; Lost Da Vinci Fresco • Field Hockey Looking to Repeat • Hitting the Ground Running

Interview Of Dominic Galante, Dominic Galante, Lewis T. Mladjen

All Oral Histories

Mr. Dominic Galante was born in 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The youngest of three children and a first-generation Italian-American, the majority of his life, both professional and private, was spent in Philadelphia. As a child Mr. Galante was raised in a devout Catholic home and attended Catholic grade school in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia. Upon graduating from Northeast Catholic High School in 1962 he planned on joining the workforce, as attending college was not financially possible. In the fall of 1962, with the help of his high school typing teacher, he was interviewed and hired at LaSalle College …

The Grizzly, September 8, 2011, Liz Kilmer, Nick Pane, Ron Stranix, Lisa Jobe, Lauren Tedesco, Pearl Steinberg, Jane Helmick, Sabrina Mcgettigan, Dave Muoio, Sarah Bollert, James Noebels, Anna Larouche, Hilary Gibbs, Jacquelyn Heikel, Sara Sherr

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

President Fong Praises Liberal Arts • New Patterson Field Changes Game for UC Sports • Class of 2015 Arrives Early for Freshman Orientation • Students Faced with Room Damage Charges Urged to Take Better Care • Frosh Advice from Upperclassmen • Collegeville Welcomes "Unique" Movie Tavern • New Professor Plans to Boost Music Tech Program • Students and Administration Return, React to Renovations in Wismer • Internship Profile: Fox 29 • Opinions: An Open Letter to Freshman Women; Students Should Consider Pros of Off-Campus Living • Football Drops Season Opener to Albright, 24-17 • Women's Soccer has Sight set on …

The Grizzly, November 13, 2008, Kristin O'Brassill, Gabrielle Poretta, Julia Fox, Samantha Wildonger, Liz Kilmer, Emily Mccloskey, Roger Lee, Daniel Tomblin, Laine Cavanaugh, Zach Shamberg, Christopher Schaeffer, Spencer Jones, Cassandra Mathis, Katie Callahan, Jim Wagner

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Berman Expands to Envelop Art and Imagination • Election Night Brings Cheer to Liberal Ursinus College • Changes Expected for This Year's New Member Education • Passage of Prop 8 Leaves Same-Sex Couples Concerned • Days After Election: Obama Gets to Work • Forensics: Not the Science, but the Ursinus Debate Team • Escape Velocity's "Eternalmotion" Strikes a Chord at UC • Finding the Phillies Parade: An Unforgettable Adventure • History Attached to a Philly Row Home • Opinions: Barack Obama: Our Next President • Kait Sutherland Finishes Out Hockey Reign at Ursinus

The Grizzly, April 7, 2005, Lauren A. Perotti, Lindsey Fund, Megan Helzner, Kristin Carter, Jenn Mccann, Rachel Daniel, Jonathan Gagas, Jaclyn Partyka '06, Matt Flyntz, Ashley Higgins, Darron Harley, Matthew Pastor, Hunter Berry, Karl Michener, Kevin Murphy, Derek Talley

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

The Kaleidoscope to open 4/21 • Academic Awards Ceremony • Edible Book Festival a Delicious Success • Class Trip to Mississippi Revisits the Civil Rights Movement and Transforms Students • The Week that Almost Wasn't Greek • Professors Yearn for Childcare • Major Highlight: Politics Department • New Diner Will Get Old Fast • Pleasure in Honesty • Opinions: Fighting Inner City Violence: Where is the Love?; Importance of a Living Will; Beer or Wine: What is Your Choice?; Wismer Woes • Evans Breaks 100m Record at Quaker Invitational • Men's Lacrosse Team Plays Tough in Losing Cause • Slow …

The Grizzly, February 17, 2005, Lauren A. Perotti, Lindsey Fund, Heather M. Trefsger, Lynn Jusinski, Karl Michener, Jenn Mccann, Matthew Jost, Heather Turnbach, Megan Helzner, Darron Harley, Rachel Daniel, Hunter Berry, Maria Deoliveira, Dave Marcheskie, Kevin Murphy

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

UC Students Tour Washington D.C. to Prepare for Model UN • Wismer Music Makes a Comeback • Problems with New Member Education • Ursinus Students Sprint into SPINT Housing • Leaders Wanted: Do You Have What it Takes? • Sexual Physical Fitness • Dramaturgy: New Course for Theater • Philadelphia Gets Closer for Ursinus Students • Opinions: Speak Up, It's Your Right; God in the Government: Can we Escape Him?; What Rules the Media, Entertainment or Information? • Track and Field Team Headed in Right Direction • Lady Bears Dominate Bryn Mawr • Murray Helps Wrestling Team Remain Undefeated

The Grizzly, November 11, 2004, Lindsey Fund, Lauren A. Perotti, Shannon Burke, Dan Devlin, Marlena M. Mcmahon-Purk, Cecily Macconchie, Laura Bickert, Heather Turnbach, Jared Good, Jade Garcia, Jonathan Gagas, Joseph Davido, Jennifer Cohen, James Texeira, Caitlin Mchugh

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

USGA Passes Sigma Pi • Two Students Wear Questionable Costumes • Lonnie Graham is the Spark • Ursinus Proposes Possible Plans for Honor Code • The Benefits for a Professor on Sabbatical • Effects of Election Still Resonate in Ursinus Community • Do Ursinus Students Make use of Proximity to Philadelphia? • Opinions: Is Online Dating a Safe Alternative for Meeting People or a Risky Plea of Desperation?; All is not Lost for Liberals • Field Hockey Team Wins Centennial Conference Title • It's All Over for Three Women Soccer Players • The Collegeville Curse

The Grizzly, September 30, 2004, Lauren A. Perotti, Lindsey Fund, Christina Rosci, Megan Helzner, Dan Devlin, Lynn Jusinski, Matt Krolikowski, Heather Turnbach, Sarah Tax, Darron Harley, Ashley Higgins, Shannon Burke, Eden Swick, Thomas Herrmann, Claire Derosen, Sarah Yemane

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

USGA has Second Thoughts • Campus Philly Kick-off Week • Lights Out at UC • Where Will You go? UC Study Abroad Programs • Andrew Sullivan to Speak at Ursinus • Easy Access to Social Security Numbers Causes Some Concerns • The Aid Game • Why Study Abroad? • Opinions: Appealing to a Younger Demographic; Experiencing the Miss America Pageant Live; MTV Generation of Choosers and Losers; Ready Maim Fire • Baseball Preview • Women's Soccer Defeats Immaculata • Women's Rugby Claws way to Victory

The Grizzly, October 16, 2003, Lauren A. Perotti, Lindsey Fund, Ellen Calhoun, Turquoise Johnson, Maria Rivera, Vincent Depasquale, Amanda Bryman, Monica Delaney, Bart Brooks, Stephanie Tammany, Brandie Salenetri, Trevor Mohr, Kyle Kauffman, Alexis Witt, Susannah Fisher, Crystal Mccarney, Nicole Borocci, Eden Swick, Kristen Grimmel, Jon Herting, Bill Stiles, Marie Difeliciantonio, Rebecca Cohen, Katherine Jones, Johanna Nash, Brendan Bell

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Feeling Drained for a Good Cause: Omega Chi Blood Drive • CAB Laugh-off Left Students Rolling in the Aisles • UC in the City Program Announces Easier Access to Philly • Political Pagemakers: Democratic Candidates for President • California Recall Circus has its Star • Club Spotlight: Forensics • Opinions: UC in the City: An Attempt to Fight the Boredom; California Recall Election Democracy at its Best; Video Games as Government Training Tools; Flu Season is Near; Legal BAC Should Still be Lower; Myrin Library: Use It • On the Verge Review: Memorable • Believe it or Not: A Tree …

The Grizzly, September 5, 2002, Anne Antanavage '04, Kelly Gray, Kate Juliano, Aubre Andre, Quinn Dinsmore, Dan Devlin, Greg Pellish, Rachel Daniel, Heather M. Trefsger, Bart Brooks, Jennifer Brink, Eileen Algeo, Vince Possomando, Lindsey Fund, Josh Rucci, Neil Schafer, Mike Romeo

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

143 Students Call Richter / North Hall Home • Under Construction Again: Field House Floor to be Redone • Orientation 2002 a Success for Freshmen and OAs • Bridge Program Unique and Important at Ursinus • Y100 at Ursinus • Freshmen Give Three Thumbs Up to Their So-Called "Overcrowded Rooms" • Opinions: Dirty Rooms Make Move-in Extra Grungy; What's it Liked to be Named Bart?; "Enemy Combatant" Declarations: Wrong Policy for America • Bored? Get Some Brotherly Love in Your Life • Comparative Pricing Report: Snack Foods • Field Hockey Makes a Move to Centennial Conference • X-Country Boys and …

The Grizzly, November 12, 1982, Gina Daviso, Katie Cyr, Sara D. Seese, Beverly Bergey, Perry Romer, Richard P. Richter, Alison K. Brown, Duncan C. Atkins, Regina Ciritella, Scott Scheffler, Jean Morrison, James Nowrey, Doug Nevins

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Nobel Prize Winner at Ursinus • Tray Contest at Wismer • Life in the Fast Lane • International Accord Signed • Berry Brings About Changes • Eclectic Exhibit • President's Corner • Registrar Announces Finals Schedule • Stallone Knocked Out in "First Blood" • From Bar to Bard • UPB Bus to New Market • No Encore, Please • Immersion Excursion • USGA Notes • Frostburg Freezes UC in ECAC Playoffs • Field Hockey Ends Season at .500 • Career Options Presented • Grizzlies Drop Season Finale to Widener • Harriers Take Second in MAC Meet

The Grizzly, October 1, 1982, Gina Daviso, Brian E. Kelley, Stephanie Kane, Richard P. Richter, Georgeann Fusco, Michael Schlesinger, Duncan C. Atkins, Perry Romer, Bev Walizer, Jonathan Bush, Martin Atreides, Jean Morrison, Paul Graeff, Scott Sheffler, Leslie Fenton, Adrianne Tuccillo

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Professors Leave on Sabbatical • New Record Breaker Theme is Photograph • McNamara Displays Hoop Skill • Letter to a Confused Freshman • Ursinus Welcomes New Dean • Letters to the Editor • Opinion: Campus Crime has got to Stop! • It Takes a Trained Eye • GOP's Strategy in '82 • The Who Rock JFK • Magnificent Noise • Roving Reporter: What do You Consider to be the Most Positive Aspect of Ursinus College? • I'm Turning Japanese • Field Hockey Team Wins 5th Straight • 1982 Ursinus Grizzly Football Stats • Grizzlies Capture First Win! • Grizzlies to …

Ursinus College Bulletin, September 1975, William Schuyler Pettit, Richard P. Richter, Jane Widmann

Ursinus Magazine (New Bulletin Series), 1969-1996

From the President's desk • The things we did last summer • Japanese impressions • Signs of autumn • Sports schedules • To encourage continued gift support • St. Andrews • Class of '75 officers • New faculty and staff • Honors for Dr. Wessel • Cub & Key • Pennsylvania Dutch culture • "Town Meetings" feature Edmund Bacon • Century II successfully concluded • Ursinus named an official bicentennial college • 1975 Alumni Award • Alumni profiles • Calendar of events • Class news • Births • Marriages • In memory

The Ursinus Weekly, November 7, 1974, Cynthia Fitzgerald, George Geist, Cathryn Mccarthy, Brian J. Fegely, Sean Mcleod, Nancy Frye, John Gilmour, Kimberly Tilley, Frank-John Hadley, Richard Whaley, Robert Brant, C. Joy Keene, Robert A. Searles

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

The Great Pumpkin comes to U.C. • Course Directory Catalogue Committee formed by U.S.G.A. • "Antigone" is ProTheatre's production • Union does it again • Criminal law featured as Forum topic • Letters to the editor: Epitaph on an Ursinus transfer • Pages from Ursinus past: A legend • Perusing Pfahler's pigeons • New Economics head • "Equus" reviewed • Concerts: Bizarre and sublime • Record review • Nate DuPree: Can a black man find happiness at Ursinus? • Martha Franklin: A half century of service to our students and campus • Readin', ritin' and new math • Introducing campus …

The Ursinus Weekly, October 24, 1974, Cynthia Fitzgerald, C. Joy Keene, Linda Lane, Cathryn Mccarthy, Richard Whaley, Meg Sellers, Donald R. Whittaker, Alan Stetler, John Gilmour, Frank-John Hadley, Gretchen Koenig, Marilyn Harsch

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Profs to lecture on Pa. Dutch arts • Dr. Lodge joins U.C. Psych Dept. • Campus Chest plans for funds and fun • Forum features flute and guitar • Is there a ghost in U.C.'s haunted hall? • Letters to the editor: Students demand a good education • The origin of "The Lantern" • Alumni corner • An autumn walk • Mr. Richter goes to school • "What's playing at the movies?" • Spectrum blues: Joe Cocker • Spanish Club plans outing • Campus Gold activities • Introducing campus leaders • Money given away • Ursinus Homecoming 1974: Fraternity candidates …

The Ursinus Weekly, November 9, 1972, Charles Chambers, John T. Fidler, Joseph Van Wyk, Gary Griffith, Richard Whaley, Nancy Frye, James Cochran, Nesan Kadirgamar, Carol Seifrit, Robert Vietri, Ruthann Connell, Don Mcaviney, Alan Bartholomew

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Faculty approves a variety of curricular changes • U.C. faculty supports calendar revision; Continues investigating possibilities • Chess tournament picks college champ • Fall bids accepted by new frat members • Century II increasingly successful as funds continue pouring in • Editorial: Back to square one • Focus: Geoffrey Mann • On Dedication Day, 1972 • Ambassador of Dahomey visits Ursinus campus • Cavaliere's art in Wismer: A superficial show • Professors & Spanish Club descend upon Philadelphia • Letters to the editor: Layout criticism; Suitcase college? • Harriers finish at 11-3; Championships next • Boyd's Bearettes end with a …

The Ursinus Weekly, March 8, 1965, Craig S. Hill, Alexis C. Anderson, Samuel Walker, Lynn Martin

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Freshmen women receive UC colors, learn meaning in 35th annual observance • William James scholar to speak in faculty Forum • Faculty agrees to publish next Weekly issue • Carousel features queen and court, Cub and Key seven: Fine decorations, Al Raymond band add to evening • Psych Club hears Phila. social worker • Two seniors win electrochemical scholarships • Students produce House hearing on Watkins case • 33 men join fraternities: Five frats bid • Applications urged for political internship plan • Track notice • Editorial: Fraternity rushing • Red China today: Still growing • Letters to the editor …

The Ursinus Weekly, October 6, 1958, Frederick L. Glauser, Rosalie Bellairs, John Haag, Anne M. Mcwilliams, Cindy Buchanan

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Helfferich succeeds McClure as President • Dr. Allan L. Rice has new Swedish book published • "Messiah" begins; Students register on Tues. and Wed. • New look in uniforms brightens band this year • APO holds open meeting Tues. evening, October 7 • Presidents speak: Welcome class of 1962 • Y starts program; Commissions meet • New jazz magazine hits the market • Spirit Committee plans dance • Doctor C. N. Parkinson to address Forum Tues. • Student teachers receive positions • Pre-medical society views symposium at Pennsylvania • New senators hold first meeting of Fall semester • Editorial: Entertainment …

The Ursinus Weekly, May 12, 1958, Frederick L. Glauser, Arthur King, Philip Sterling Rowe

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Men's student government election results announced • Rowe president of the Curtain Club; McKey wins award • Mayor discusses juvenile crime • Campus Chest total announced; Chairmen named • Women's dorm elections held; Senators chosen • Men's council completes term; Finishes new rules • Class, MSGA officers selected on Wednesday • "Open door policy" in mental health featured at Forum • Arrival of professors in September announced • "Green back" and machines watched • Editorial: "Customs" • She stoops to conquer • Letters to the editor • How to be a campus intellectual • Martella reaches quarter final in Middle …

The Ursinus Weekly, November 1, 1954, Roland Dedekind, Ismar Schorsch, David Garlich, Carl Smith, George W. Pauff, Dick Bowman, Theodore Sholl

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

MSGA buys record player • Pre-medical society tours medical college • Mayberry completes course • Deltas present "Greditzia Moraine" to college • "Stardust" top song • "The Monkey's Paw" Group I production • U.S. Naval Reserve to visit Ursinus on November 17 • Naval aviation cadet program here, Nov. 15 • Dr. Lionel Mapp to speak on "Trinidad: Medical and ethnic" • Rabbi Schorsch speaks on religion • Wood sweeps Ursinus election by 64% • High school groups see campus, slides • Unique features in "Night of Jan. 16th" • Earle elected president of U.C. Canterbury Club • Beardwood meeting …