Confederate Memorial

[macwilkin]

You might not want to invite the Forresters ganging up on you. But I'm sure you could handle it.

Aye...I've threatened to imitate the Episcopalian minister in Scotland who brought a brace of pistols and a broadsword to the pulpit of a hostile Presbyterian congregation.

T.

[jForrester]

You might not want to invite the Forresters ganging up on you. But I'm sure you could handle it.

Maybe, maybe not. :^) We were border reivers, you know.

[mouse 1]

I am going to gettysburg later this month. My american heritage and or blackwatch will be comfortable there "light weight"

[The Guy in the Kilt at UC]

Exactly the opposite of my experience, and that was 30 years ago. The difference must lie in our definitions.

Let me put it into context. I've known 2 types of professors: the politically incorrect and those who kept his opinion to himself. But remember the students of 30 years ago are the professors today.

[OC Richard]

I've known 2 types of professors: the politically incorrect and those who kept his opinion to himself.

Yes that just about sums up my college experience over 30 years ago.

It's amazing what these guys could get away with. In any other field they would be reprimanded or fired.

One guy was openly chauvinist. He showed the class Playboy photos of a former student. He let it be known that any hot-looking girl would get an "A" regardless of test scores, especially if she visited him during office hours.

Another guy was openly racist, spending much class time on anti-American, anti-Caucasian rants.

My son is in college now and he has a teacher who goes on similar rants. Her bone to pick is about the US treatment of Native Americans. Though this treatment was horrible and needs to be discussed, the problem is that she spends a huge amount of class time on these rants, which have nothing to do with the subject she is supposedly teaching.

[Lallans]

Yes that just about sums up my college experience over 30 years ago.

It's amazing what these guys could get away with. In any other field they would be reprimanded or fired.

One guy was openly chauvinist. He showed the class Playboy photos of a former student. He let it be known that any hot-looking girl would get an "A" regardless of test scores, especially if she visited him during office hours.

Another guy was openly racist, spending much class time on anti-American, anti-Caucasian rants.

My son is in college now and he has a teacher who goes on similar rants. Her bone to pick is about the US treatment of Native Americans. Though this treatment was horrible and needs to be discussed, the problem is that she spends a huge amount of class time on these rants, which have nothing to do with the subject she is supposedly teaching.

Here's the thing: such rants as you describe are part of normal PC practice. The more you do such things, the more virtue you are demonstrating. And the less you are open to criticism on other issues, such as poor teaching practices or abilities. In my school days, PC was more along the lines of supporting socialism/communism and opposing our democratically elected governments over the Stalinist and Maoist ones that were doing so well for the folks then. There may be a cure for these ills of academe, but it doesn't appear that time can be one of them except perhaps over centuries.

[finlay marquisl]

Sorry if I'm slightly off topic. I found this place when I was researching info about making my husband's kilt. By the way thanks for the help. Everyone was very generous.
Anyway I'm searching info on tartans so I'm back and found a few of the civil war reenactors. Thought I would run a few question by them If they don't mind.
I wanted to use the Confederate memorial tartan in 100% wool or cotton. But was informed it would still be farb because the tartan was a new design. So any opinions on using the Macdonald?

http://www.thescottishweaver.com/Sil...cdonaldlrg.jpg
http://www.scottish-wedding-dreams.c...Wales-2610.gif

Thanks for your patience and any directions and opinions on this.

[Hothir Ethelnor]

Any sort of kilt would be "farb" as part of a uniform. And the wearing of the kilt by civilians in that time is rarely if ever mentioned.

The Macdonald clan tartan predates the ACW so it would be within the realm of possibility.

Cameron of Erracht is the only tartan worn by a USA military unit.

There are lots of other options of tartans that would have been around back then.

[macwilkin]

Any sort of kilt would be "farb" as part of a uniform. And the wearing of the kilt by civilians in that time is rarely if ever mentioned.

The Macdonald clan tartan predates the ACW so it would be within the realm of possibility.

Cameron of Erracht is the only tartan worn by a USA military unit.

There are lots of other options of tartans that would have been around back then.

Just a point of clarification, but the statement that the Cameron of Erracht tartan being the "only" tartan worn by a US Armed Foces unit is incorrect.

Besides the pipe bands at the US Military & Naval Academies, the US Air Force and the Air Force Reserves have maintained a pipe band, as well as the Sixth Army, the 7th Cavalry Regiment, the 191/91st Infantry Division (CANG) and several others listed on the US Coast Guard Pipe Band web site (although it is made up of current & former members of the USCG & USGC Auxillary).

T.

[Hothir Ethelnor]

I guess I meant the fighting unit without considering bands or other nonstandard groups within a military unit.

There is also at least one militia unit which wore the kilt in California.