Rowbottom (riot): Difference between revisions
Philly jawn (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
restoring the maintenance tags - please don't remove them unless you can assert that the concerns have been resolved |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{db-person}} |
{{db-person}} |
||
{{hangon}} |
{{hangon}} |
||
{{orphan}} |
|||
{{unreferenced}} |
|||
{{Infobox Person |
{{Infobox Person |
||
| name = Joseph Tintsman Rowbottom |
| name = Joseph Tintsman Rowbottom |
||
Revision as of 03:07, 28 March 2010
This article may meet Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion as an article about a real person that does not credibly indicate the importance or significance of the subject. Note that this criterion applies only to articles about people themselves, not about their books, albums, shows, software, etc. See CSD A7.
If this article does not meet the criteria for speedy deletion, or you intend to fix it, please remove this notice, but do not remove this notice from pages that you have created yourself. If you created this page and you disagree with the given reason for deletion, you can click the button below and leave a message explaining why you believe it should not be deleted. You can also visit the talk page to check if you have received a response to your message. Note that this article may be deleted at any time if it unquestionably meets the speedy deletion criteria, or if an explanation posted to the talk page is found to be insufficient.
Note to administrators: this article has content on its talk page which should be checked before deletion. Administrators: check links, talk, history (last), and logs before deletion. Please confirm before deletion that the page doesn't seem to be intended as the author's userpage. If it does, move it to the proper location instead. Consider checking Google.This page was last edited by Mkdw (contribs | logs) at 03:07, 28 March 2010 (UTC) (14 years ago) |
 |
Joseph Tintsman Rowbottom | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 23, 1890[1] Philadelphia, PA[1] |
| Died | May 18, 1962 |
Joseph Tintsman Rowbottom (1890 – 1962) was a University of Pennsylvania student (Class of 1913) who gave his name to a legendary series of undergraduate riots, hijinks, and general merriment at Penn.[1]
Rowbottoms
"Hey—Rowbottom!" or "Yea Rowbottom!" was a common cry on the West Philadelphia campus from about 1910 until the 1970s. Once a "Rowbottom" got underway, automobiles might be overturned, windows smashed, and trolley tracks doused with gasoline and set ablaze. In the 1940s "panty raids" of the women's dormitories became a prominent feature. Rowbottoms were most frequent in the fall, particularly after football games.[2] [3]
According to University archives, as an alumnus Mr. Rowbottom himself was "aghast" at his continuing notoriety. The "Yea Rowbottom!" had begun as a taunting cry by drunken students in his quadrangle. Rowbottom graduated in 1913 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Both son and grandson also attended Penn, for dental school.[1]
In 1973, in the alumni magazine The Pennsylvania Gazette, Holly Rowbottom recounted her grandfather's story of the "very first Rowbottom ever held.".[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Rowbottom biographical page". Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "Documented Rowbottoms, in the University's online history". Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "University of Pennsylvania Band". 2003. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "The Pennsylvania Gazette". 1973. Retrieved 25 March 2010.