Show Needle as Badge e of Hon Honor r. r Today If It one friend met another particularly a man wearing In public a threaded needle stuck conspicuously upon his coat the adorned one would barely survive the badinage Yet In England for tor many years the needle and t thread ad was a badge which no man disdained to parade It being an honored honored hon hon- ored custom for tor the bursar of Queens Queen's college Oxford to present a n needle and thread to each student upon New Years Year's day with the advice Take this and be thrifty The custom originated with Robert de founder of ot Queens Queen's college college col col- col- col lege In 1340 and has has' I continued through to the present day Now however however however how how- ever It Is Is merely I a ceremonial as most performances of old customs ore are and few tew of ot the young men ever use much less less' display the gift gIrt thus made Formerly the needles were stuck on the collars of th the students kept In readiness to mend any holes they might find In their garm garments |