Indy Fact Check

[Joe Brody]

What year would Indy have graduated from the University of Chicago?

Based on one fan timeline, I'm guessing Spring of 1920 -- after Mystery of the Blues -- but obviously before the Hollywood story. Can anyone confirm?

[VP]

http://www.indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?t=11276

According to the books he graduated in 1920, but to the TV series he had started college in 1920. So any time between 21 and 23 is "close enough"

[Deadlock]

People over at Club Obi Wan (http://www.indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?t=11276) seem to think that he graduated in 1922. Here's a fan-made rendition of Indy's diploma (http://texasactiongear.com/images/IndyDiploma2.JPG)

The timeline (http://www.theraider.net/indyjones/timeline/1922_1992.php) here at theRaider also seems to point to 1922.


EDIT: VP was faster. :o

[Pale Horse]

That diploma has Abner as a sociologist. Hmmmmm


EDIT: It also has the Masonic seal of the Phoenix: Double Hmmmmm

[Joe Brody]

Thanks VP & Deadlock for the links. I'll go with '22. The Obi Wan link was a hoot. I was impressed with the guy going through all the trouble of making the degree till his motives became clear.

That diploma has Abner as a sociologist. Hmmmmm

That point is discussed in the thread -- what's your train of thought?

EDIT: It also has the Masonic seal of the Phoenix: Double Hmmmmm

The University of Chicago is the last place that I would think of as being a hot-bed of Masonic Activity.

[Pale Horse]

My girlfriend just graduated with her Masters in Sociology. As an english major myself, I can see nothing about her studies over the last 7 years that suggest any connection to religion and/or history. I do know, however, that academia has progressed exponentially with regards to diversity of study, but I doubt seriously, that Abner would have is doctorate in this particular field. I could be wrong. I just think that History or Language/Linguistics would be more appropriate, if archeology hadn't burgeoned into it's own at that time.

[Joe Brody]

Isn't there a chance that what passes for sociology today (post '60's) isn't what passed for sociology in the '20's? I never took sociology but a text I remember reading had a fair amount of cultural anthropology . . . and isn't that sorta close?

[Pale Horse]

I just think that sociology in the '20's had more to do with Marx, and economics, than history. I guess it is possible. I think it's best for me to defer to the experts.

[Joe Brody]

It's scary when a bunch of us liberal arts types get together.

[VP]

http://img236.echo.cx/img236/6029/indydiploma6yu.th.png (http://img236.echo.cx/my.php?image=indydiploma6yu.png)

Here's the diploma that Texas Jones made.

[roundshort]

God bless the soft sciences

mom'ma don't let your kids grow up to be history majors . . .

[Aaron H]

The University of Chicago is the last place that I would think of as being a hot-bed of Masonic Activity.
And yet that is the UofC seal.

God bless the soft sciences

mom'ma don't let your kids grow up to be history majors . . .
What about having it as a minor (like me)?

[Joe Brody]

And yet that is the UofC seal.


Time to hit the Google.