tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930899264249549964.post4482062916080701577..comments2023-10-18T15:52:17.834-07:00Comments on Who Knew?: The Owl–1908 (Part 1)Debi Austenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930899264249549964.post-74011414276292094322016-02-08T09:33:35.800-08:002016-02-08T09:33:35.800-08:00Oh, good thought on rubber at our string of window...Oh, good thought on rubber at our string of windows. That makes sense. Thanks!Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930899264249549964.post-73317793973577786792016-02-08T09:33:03.026-08:002016-02-08T09:33:03.026-08:00Thanks for the comment. I didn't think about ...Thanks for the comment. I didn't think about how many years the Alumni Association had been existence but you're right, impressive.Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930899264249549964.post-80980411699539779622016-02-08T06:25:03.920-08:002016-02-08T06:25:03.920-08:00"rubber at our string of windows" - I wo..."rubber at our string of windows" - I would guess that rubber comes from the twisting of your head / neck as you turn to look at something (think of rubberneck when you want to look at an auto accident as you drive by), and string of windows means it was a store with a lot of windows along the sidewalk.Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930899264249549964.post-90275822698823333392016-02-07T16:54:22.695-08:002016-02-07T16:54:22.695-08:00One reason that there are so many men's stores...One reason that there are so many men's stores ads: the students selling the ads were probably all boys and they didn't fee comfortable going into the women's stores to ask for advertising. The ads had to pay for the Owl.<br /><br />I did find the piece about the Alumni Association to be of interest. I had never seen this before, so that makes the Alumni Association, which is still going strong, starting back in 1908. Pretty impressive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com