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The [[Duck]] is, just like it sounds, a duck. It is a small stuffed animal with a tan body, green face, yellow nose, and a cute little checkered detective hat, manufactured by DAKIN in 1990. The Duck has great meaning to second session CTY. Each last Wednesday of second session, the Duck is passed from a nomore to a one-more, usually in Schnader first-floor lounge; the one-more then returns the following year as a nomore to pass the Duck on. The Duck has become a symbol of leadership and knowledge concerning the traditions and the ways of CTY Lancaster. | The [[Duck]] is, just like it sounds, a duck. It is a small stuffed animal with a tan body, green face, yellow nose, and a cute little checkered detective hat, manufactured by DAKIN in 1990. The Duck has great meaning to second session CTY. Each last Wednesday of second session, the Duck is passed from a nomore to a one-more, usually in Schnader first-floor lounge; the one-more then returns the following year as a nomore to pass the Duck on. The Duck has become a symbol of leadership and knowledge concerning the traditions and the ways of CTY Lancaster. | ||
− | The Legend of the Duck is the story of how the tradition began, as written by [[ | + | The Legend of the Duck is the story of how the tradition began, as written by [[User:ayelton|Andromeda]] Yelton. It is read aloud once a year at the ceremony during which the duck is passed. The crowd assembled for the ceremony is large and enthusiastic, generally filling the Schnader lounge and then some. As The Legend is read, the audience will shout the word "duck" loudly whenever it is mentioned in the Legend. The Legend of the Duck is as follows: |
"ONCE, there were logicians. Not just any logicians, these, but the logicians of CTY | "ONCE, there were logicians. Not just any logicians, these, but the logicians of CTY |
Revision as of 01:16, 23 December 2006
The Duck is, just like it sounds, a duck. It is a small stuffed animal with a tan body, green face, yellow nose, and a cute little checkered detective hat, manufactured by DAKIN in 1990. The Duck has great meaning to second session CTY. Each last Wednesday of second session, the Duck is passed from a nomore to a one-more, usually in Schnader first-floor lounge; the one-more then returns the following year as a nomore to pass the Duck on. The Duck has become a symbol of leadership and knowledge concerning the traditions and the ways of CTY Lancaster.
The Legend of the Duck is the story of how the tradition began, as written by Andromeda Yelton. It is read aloud once a year at the ceremony during which the duck is passed. The crowd assembled for the ceremony is large and enthusiastic, generally filling the Schnader lounge and then some. As The Legend is read, the audience will shout the word "duck" loudly whenever it is mentioned in the Legend. The Legend of the Duck is as follows:
"ONCE, there were logicians. Not just any logicians, these, but the logicians of CTY Lancaster, Session 2, 1991. The logicians of Dubbs 2. And in addition to these were their friends from Atlee 2 and other random parts of campus. These logicians and their friends from Atlee 2 and elsewhere were drawn by many bonds, and among these was one of particular relevance here, a love of Monty Python. And so they spent many happy hours in the DA2 lounge listening to Monty Python skits. A great favorite was the scene from the Holy Grail in which Arthur stumbles upon a witch burning. Also beloved, naturally, was the logician's analysis of this scene. One day, a brilliant idea came upon some one logician, and that was: to perform this scene and analysis at the CTY Talent Show. With great enthusiasm, the population of DA2 poured themselves into this enterprise. They had the energy, the talent, the ambition. But there was one thing missing. A DUCK. And so two logicians traveled to the hallowed Park City Mall and purchased--a duck. As it happened, the Monty Python skit did not cause the talent show committee great rejoicing. The skit passed quietly away into the sands of history, its members scattered far and wide, its scripts dispersed to the four winds. But still the duck remained. And since that time it has been kept and cherished by a Holder of the Duck, who each year passes it on to some duckworthy person of Lancaster second session. From the first Holder of the Duck, until the present day, and onward into forever."
The Holders of the Duck
1991-1992: Grant Gould
1992-1993: Meggin Thwing
1993-1994: Andromeda Yelton
1994-1995: Frank S. Piotrkowski II
1995-1996: Brain Stuibe
1996-1997: Christian Bryzushi
1997-1998: Neel M. Parikh
1998-1999: Michael Mishkin
1999-2000: Rose Ginsberg
2000-2001: Cat Kruchten
2001-2002: Belle Saxton
2002-2003: Gabriel N. Slamovits
2003-2004: Michelle Vu
2004-2005: Will Colmer
2005-2006: Rosie Brown
2006-2007: Jeffrey Sachs
The Duck
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2007 Holder Jeff Sachs with Duck
http://i1.tinypic.com/2468igp.jpg
NOTE: The duck does not take kindly to being near the Jesus staff. It has been known to give the staff death glares of jealousy.