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| Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Capetown, South Africa, speaks at the commencement of Gonzaga University |
Becky Kramer The Spokesman-Review
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Self-described Satanist allegedly removed cemetery markers
Thomas Clouse The Spokesman-Review
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Superintendents of Spokane Public Schools through the years
June 1888-Feb. 1889 Bruce Wolverton
Feb. 1889-June 1889 E. C. Houston
July 1889-June 1899 David Bemiss
July 1899-June 1903 J. F. Saylor
July 1903-June 1908 J. A. Tormey
July 1908-June 1916 Bruce Watson
July 1916-June 1943 Orville Pratt
July 1943-June 1957 John Shaw
Aug. 1957-July 1965 William Sorenson
Oct. 1965-June 1972 Albert Ayars
July 1972-June 1980 Walter Hitchcock
July 1980-June 1993 Gerald Hester
July 1993-June 2001 Gary Livingston
July 1001-June 2007 Brian Benzel
July 2007-June 2012 Nancy Stowell
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Jim Kershner’s this day in history
Jim Kershner The Spokesman-Review
From our archives, 100 years ago
Spokane’s female teachers were asked what they thought of a controversial proposal at Wellesley College to fine college girls who refused to “cut out the slang.”
They would be fined every time they used such unladylike words as “peach,” “swell,” “dewdabs,” “bat,” “fudge,” “piffle,” “peanut,” “quiz,” and (believe it or not) “believe me.”
The preceptress of Spokane College said she had no intention of following Wellesley’s lead, because these slang words were so vulgar her girls would simply never use them.
“I am positive that the girls here could not be induced to use many of the expressions that are generally classed as slang,” the preceptress said.
“Our devotional exercises, which are observed twice daily, are a great aid in assisting the girls to select proper language.”
Several other educators said using these terms would “cause a girl to be classed other than a lady.”
The story helpfully defined “dewdabs” as masculine kisses, “peanut” as an unreliable person and “peach” as an expression of admiration.
Also on this date
(From the Associated Press)
1917: Three shepherd children near Fatima, Portugal, reported seeing a vision of the Virgin Mary
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Volcanoes monitored worldwide
Eric Florip (Vancouver, Wash.) Columbian
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Prisoners nurture endangered butterflies
Chelsea Krotzer Olympian
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Pesticide-free orchard worth additional effort
Susan Mulvihill The Spokesman-Review
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Pesticide-free orchard worth additional effort
Susan Mulvihill The Spokesman-Review
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