GEN: ORIGIN OF IVY LEAGUE

[Lynn Ward <lward@AWOD.COM>]

Our Latin teacher was told long ago by his father that the Ivy League got
its name from the fact that there were originally four members - "IV" in
Roman numerals, and  when Yale joined as the fifth member, they added a
"Y", making it IVY.  He can remember that two of the original four were
Harvard and Princeton, but can't remember the other two.  Have you ever
heard this story, or is it maybe an early urban legend?  Do any of y'all
know the answer? I'd love to impress him with your vast stores of
knowledge! TIA - Lynn

Lynn Ward (lward@awod.com)
Upper School Librarian
Porter-Gaud School
Charleston, SC  29407

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