Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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iTHfifc l e As every Temple student knows, our school has many distinguishing characteristics the Bell Tower, the ever-present lunch trucks, SAC, and the Owl ' s Nest. But there are many strange and unusual things that the average Temple student doesn ' t know. After four (or more) years we bet you didn ' t know: •The voice that rings out, The signal is green to cross Broad Street at the corner of Broad and Montgomery is the voice of General Colin Powell. •The Pi Lambda Phi house hasn ' t always been the home to wild Thursday night par- ties. Formally the John Stafford Mansion ( and now an historical landmark) Pi Lamb was host to some of the area ' s most distinguished residents including John Wanamaker. •One night, in 1918 Russell Conwell stopped into a class and said, The owl of the night makes the eagle of the day Later, a student came to class sporting a banner with the same slogan. On that day, the owl was unofficially adopted as the mascot. •Temple ' s colors were originally blue, cherry, red, and gold but cherrv and white were adopted in 1903. •Alpha Kappa Alpha, established at Temple in 1955, was the university ' s first African-American sororitv. •On October 6, 1981 the Central Alliance Agency announced it would recruit Temple grads on campus. However, after a protest and coverage by the Philadelphia Bulletin, the CIA withdrew from campus. •II is rumored that if you go to Park Mall and stand on the black circle facing the owl statue you will be able to hear an echo. However, no one standing outside the circle will hear it. •Temple ' s logo used to be a round seal with the Commonwealth building in the cen- ter. When Peter I lacouras became president, he decided I ' emple needed a fresh new logo. He enlisted eight Tyler students, The Logo Team, , n . they created the now famous iple T. It has been over ten years since the T was adopted and it has appeared on I he ( osby Show. • Temple founder Russell Conwell wrote over 40 books, founded Samaritan (now lemple University) hospital, and (ought in the Civil War.

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H JLilMilll A to by Dorn Reppert ing ring for students. Always the highlight of the Spring semester, the Spring Fling takes place around the Bell Tower in mid- April. Amateur bands chosen by the student activities committee perform. Outside corporations sponsor promo- tions, student organizations set up tables, and various food and drinks are available to the students and faculty- There are games to play, foods to experience, and music to hear. Many companies give away free gifts to students. Lori Lahnemann •a s x. a.

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•In Philadelphia Magazine ' s 30 Best Colleges issue, they stated, You know you ' re a Temple Student when you love bragging that your crime stats are lower than Penn ' s. •Temple famous alums: Bill Cosby, David Brenner, Bob Saget, Lynne Abraham, John Street, Dailv News editor Zach Stalberg, WPEN,WMGK,WMMR general manager Dennis Begley, Advanta CEO Dennis Alter, and Jones New York CEO Sideny Kimmel. •Temple ' s main campus is nearly the size of Europe ' s smallest country, Vatican City. •John Phillip Sousa conducted two concerts at the Academy of Music in 1902 for the benefit of Temple ' s debt fund. •In 1881, P.T. Barnum ' s Greatest Show on Earth was held at Broad Street and Columbia Avenue (now Cecil B. Moore Ave.). •The bells in the Bell Tower were forged in the Netherlands. •In the first year of World War II, 1,600 students dropped out of Temple to enter the service. Seven thousand war vets enrolled in 1946 for the fall term.