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An interesting tidbit on the "Ivy League"

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An interesting tidbit on the "Ivy League" Empty An interesting tidbit on the "Ivy League"

Post by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:30 am


The first usage of Ivy in reference to a group of colleges is from sportswriter Stanley Woodward (1895–1965). A proportion of our eastern ivy colleges are meeting little fellows another Saturday before plunging into the strife and the turmoil. —Stanley Woodward, New York Tribune, October 14, 1933, describing the football season


Alas.... so even this coinage is based on the "stupid" football game.

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