Word: totem
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...wearing of distinctive regalia is inborn in man. The uniform of the soldier, the dangling animal fob of the club man, or his totem tie, the modestly flamboyant key of the scholar, all these symbolize man's reverence for distinctive decorations. The caps and gowns of the Seniors are sensible manifestations of this inherent feeling. They mark him out, that his classmates may know him as one of them and that the rest of the world may admire...