The inter-mountain West is semi-arid or desert. The "dirt" in your front yard can be sand.
On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 3:19 PM, Gerry Archer <arche...@embarqmail.com>wrote: > Georgetown Traditions: What's A Hoya? > The origins of the word "Hoya" defy simple explanation. Over the years, > some > have claimed it is an Indian word, while those of a legal mind thought it > related to the French word oyez, the traditional opening of judicial > sessions. Still others held that with Georgetown's location along a river, > Hoya might be an offshoot of the nautical "ahoy". None of these claims have > held water, so to speak. > The official explanation holds that there was a baseball team at Georgetown > called the "Stonewalls". It is suggested that a student, applying Greek and > Latin, dubbed the team the hoia saxa-- hoia is the Greek neuter plural for > "what" or "what a", while saxa is the Latin neuter plural for "rock". > Substituting a "y" for an "i"; "hoya saxa" literally means "what rocks". > To this day, however, no one has proven exactly when and under what > circumstances the yell originated. While there was a Stonewalls team > between > 1866 and 1873, an actual reference to the team is pure speculation. Some > have held that hoia saxa referred not to the team but its surroundings--the > team's field (the present site of Copley Lawn) was bounded by the College > Walls along 37th street. One theory holds that words such as saxa (Latin > for > "rocks") were scribbled on the walls for years and a similar phrase may > have > simply been adopted by fans of the baseball team. > The Hoya yell gained additional attention in 1920. In that year, a > fledgling > student newspaper known as The Hilltopper petitioned Rev. Coleman Nevils, > S.J., Dean of the College, to change its name to The HOYA, a name said to > be > more representative of the University. Nevils, who had championed naming > the > Holy Cross student paper "The Hoia" without success in 1916, > enthusiastically approved the change. > As the college paper was often cited by sportswriters covering Georgetown > sports in the 1920's, it took only a few years for a nickname to be born. > By > the fall of 1928, a HOYA sportswriter began to refer to the football team > as > the "Hoyas" rather than its contemporary nickname of the "Hilltoppers". The > change was picked up by local writers as basketball season began, and Hoyas > became the official Georgetown nickname within a few years. > Among all college programs, only Georgetown University holds this unique > team nickname to which its students, faculty, alumni, and fans can take > pride in. But the Hoya yell did find its way into the fight songs of two > other Jesuit colleges: Holy Cross' "Hoiah, Holy Cross", and Marquette's > "Ring Out Ahoya". Each appears to have its roots, however distant, in the > yell begun on a college yard many years ago. In short, "Hoya" may be > difficult to define, but its tradition endures. > > And that's "what" it's all about. > > > http://www.hoyasaxa.com/**sports/hoia.htm<http://www.hoyasaxa.com/sports/hoia.htm> > > Gerry > ..............................**....... > > 'Been wondering that, myself. >>> Wilton >>> >>> Loren, where *do* you get this "hoya" stuff as a synonym for B.S.? >>>>> >>>>> >> Don't have time for the story where I got the word, but as alex surmises >> it stands for the S part of BS, but is not gender specific, and applies >> only to large N.A mammals Cattle, Bison and horse specifically. >> >> It was a story told at scout camp many years ago, and involves the gummit >> BIA rep >> >> ______________________________**_________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives >> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3184/5889 - Release Date: 06/06/13 >> >> > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
