It is Spring

On the Twentieth of March (last Friday) the sun was directly over the equator, and the amount of day and night were equal. When this happens each March of every year, it is known as Spring. So now we are officially in Spring, the time when plants begin to grow again and everything becomes green.

For more information, see the following:

• Equinox
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernal_equinox

Friday the 13th

Today is Friday the 13th, a day considered by many to be unlucky. Why is this day considered so? The following is from Wikipedia:

"According to folklorists, there is no written evidence for a "Friday the 13th" superstition before the 19th century.[1][2][3]....

However, some folklore is passed on through oral traditions. In addition, "determining the origins of superstitions is an inexact science, at best. In fact, it's mostly guesswork."[5] Consequently, several theories have been proposed about the origin of the Friday the 13th superstition.

One theory states that it is a modern amalgamation of two older superstitions: that thirteen is an unlucky number and that Friday is an unlucky day.

In numerology, the number twelve is considered the number of completeness, as reflected in the twelve months of the year, twelve signs of the zodiac, twelve hours of the clock, twelve tribes of Israel, twelve Apostles of Jesus, twelve gods of Olympus, etc., whereas the number thirteen was considered irregular, transgressing this completeness. There is also a superstition, thought by some to derive from the Last Supper or a Norse myth, that having thirteen people seated at a table will result in the death of one of the diners.[2]
Friday has been considered an unlucky day at least since the 14th century's The Canterbury Tales,[6] and many other professions have regarded Friday as an unlucky day to undertake journeys or begin new projects. Black Friday has been associated with stock market crashes and other disasters since the 1800s.[3][7] It has also been suggested that Friday has been considered an unlucky day because, according to Christian scripture and tradition, Jesus was crucified on a Friday. [8]"

The 1930's at Southeastern

The 1930's at Southeastern was a time of change for the campus. It saw its first female President and the wife of the President of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt come to the campus. The library has a display of pictures, programs and events from the 1930's at Southeastern on display at Henry's on the first floor of the Library. Some of the items in the display include:

• An inviation to the Progress Dinner on May 20, 1937 honoring President Kate Galt Zaneis


• A 1931 Savage Football schedule


• SOSU Bulletins from 1930 to 1940


• an aerial view of the Southeastern Campus in the 1930's


• A copy of Kate Galt Zaneis: First Lady of Educationa master's thesis submitted in 1976 by Linda Arlene Beach


• A copy of the program of when Eleanor Roosevelt visited the Southeastern Campus in 1937