The Oxoniensis

detail of statue of James Meredith

National Guard Armory, Oxford, Mississippi

off The Square, Oxford, Mississippi

burned to the ground by Union troops in 1864 (along with the rest of central Oxford), the courthouse was rebuilt and opened again in 1872.

regarding the clock in the tower, The Oxford Eagle reported on August 9:

“Just days away from having a lawsuit filed against him, master clockmaker Lloyd Larrish of Minnesota arrived back in Oxford on Friday to complete the work he had been hired to do more than three years ago — fix and restore the historic Lafayette County Courthouse clock.” see: http://oxfordeagle.com/2010/08/clock-to-be-repaired/

but, comparing the photo in the linked article with the above photo, taken August 25 (around 10am), it seems that time has not (yet) moved-on at the County Courthouse.

Sculptor: Bill Beckwith

Beach Boys: Fun, Fun, Fun (youtube)

St Cecilia Church, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
the words over the door, FIAT COR MEUM IMMACULATUM, mean make my heart pure.

i can translate only the title of the handbill on the left (ie, the green letters on a black banner).  it reads “the Sabbath Kiddush” (ie, refreshments {tradionally wine} with accompanying blessings following a Sabbath service).

Hebrew reads from right to left, and the first letter of the title “hey” is a prefix that translates as “the”.  the next letter, to its left, is “shin”, then “beth”, then “tav”.  hence, “shabat” (there are no vowels in Hebrew — except when there are.)

the second word begins with “kof”, then “dahlet”, then “vav” (which in this case is pronounced like a “u” {don’t ask}), then “shin” again.  thus, “kiddush”.

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