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page 8 third dimension tuesday, march 15, 1977 3D staff Bte..-.,, Trivia nuts, this is for you ! The following was quoted . directly from The Dictionary of Misinformation by Tom Bur nam. "Tis better to have loved and lostThan never to have loved at all." Although they are usually applied to tradi tional relationships, these famous lines from section 27, stanza 4, of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's long poem In Memo nam do not refer to love between man and woman. They were written, as was the whole of In Memoriam, with reference to Arthur Hallam, Tennyson's close friend, whose premature death at 22 was a shattering experience to the young poet (Tennyson himself was in his early 20s when Hallan died.) "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Often thought to have been spoken first by Franklin D. Roose velt at his inauguration in 1933, these words, or others like them, had been spoken by Montaigne in the 16th Century ("The thing of which I have most is fear"), Francis Bacon in the 17th ("Nothing is terrible except fear itself), and the duke of Wellington and Henry David Thoreau in the 19th ("The only thing I am afraid of is " fear"). Even further back Proverbs 3:25 has "Be not afraid of sudden fear." Sherlock Holmes. At no point in any of the 56 short stories and four novels that Arthur Conan Coyle wrote about his famous detective does Holmes say either "Ele mentary, my dear Watson," or "Quick, Watson, the needle!" Money is the root of all evil. Not what the Bible says. Correctly, it's "For the love of money is the root of all evil." See I Timothy 6:10. There is a difference. Doctor, as a title. Medical doctors and dentists invari ably refer to themselves and to others holding the M.D., D.M.S., or DD.S. degree as "Dcotor." As everyone knows, it is incorrect to refer to the holders of these degrees as "Mr.," "Mrs.," or "Ms." Contrary to popular belief, however, it is entirely proper to address holders of the Ph.D. as "Mrs." "Mrs." or "Ms." In fact, in America it is regarded as rather pre tentious for the holder of the Ph.D. to put "Dr." on his office door or calling card. Hale, Nathan-and his dying words. Nathan Hale is best remembered for saying on the gallows, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose (not "give") for my country. However, that is not what he said. Recently discovered is the diary of Capt. Frederick Mackenzie, a British officer who was there. He praises Hale for his courage, but re cords his last words as, "It js the duty of every good officer to obey any orders given him by his commander-in-chief." In Joseph Addison's Cato (act 1 , sc. 4) are the words: "What pity is it that we can die but once to serve our country!" Wall Street, name of. Tourists often think Wall Street got its name because of the way high buildings seem to Svair it in. But this is not so. The street was so named because there actually was a wall across Manhattan Island, designed to keep the Indians from the small city then huddled on the tip of the island. Man-eating plants. Everybody knows that there are some plants which attract and "devour" insects, but no plant or tree has ever been found that eats up men or large animals-de spite stories to the contrary. Desiderata. The poster or wall-hanging, that goes by this name (desiderata, from Latin , can be roughly trans lated as "those things to be considered desirable") and opens G6 placidly amid the noise and haste, and remem ber what peace there may be in silence" is still sometimes thought to have been "found" at Old St. Paul's Church in Baltimore and to date back to 1692. Actually it was written by Max Ehrmann and copy righted by him in 1927; the copyright was renewed in 1954 by Bertha K. Ehrmann. First versions of the poster, which swept the country a few jTears ago and is still a standard item in gift shops, erroneously claimed that it dated to the 17th Century and had been discovered during some remodeling at Old St. Paul's. Old St. Pauls's was actually founded in 1692, which perhaps accounts fo the early confusion. Current versions of the poster carry a proper copyright notice, thus re storing to Mr. Ehrmann the credit he was entitled " all along. 3D Editor: Writers: Design: Photos: Terri Willson Paul Bejot Lisa Brown E.K. Casaccio Lisa Velders Nancy Winans Jim Williams Kevin Hig'ey Parti fig shot 3rd Dimension is the biweekly Tuesday magazine of the Daily Nebrasna. Free lance contributions are welcome. a a a in 3Ds to come Is wedlock a deadlock? Survey of UNL student attitude toward marriage, living together and sex. 3rd Dimension is the biweekly (every two weeks) Tuesday magazine of the Daily Nebraskan. Editorial content consists of feature stories of both an off-and on-campus scope. This includes investigative reports, personality profiles, first person accounts, humor, satire, informational or how-to articles and general news features. 3rd Dimension is open to free-lance story and art ideas and contributions submissions from uni versity students in journalism, art and English departments are especially welcome. University professors and officials are also invited to submit work. Published work will pay. Unused manuscripts and art will be returned to the creator without pay or obligation. Ideas must be approved by the 3rd Dimension editor before submission. I UNCOLN I" I THKiFT ST022 w mi- mi n Mum i.m.ii.mj ,i, ,,,,, .ma. ..I-., . y ir . 1 I I - -if fir- -ii ir in ' M . Perhaps it is about time for spring break . . . I7e have the lowest prices in to;vn. 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