Duck

The Duck is, just like it sounds, a duck. It is a small stuffed animal with a tan body, green face, yellow nose, and a cute little checkered detective hat, manufactured by DAKIN in 1990. The Duck has great meaning to second session CTY. Each last Wednesday of second session, the Duck is passed from a nomore to a one-more, usually in Schnader first-floor lounge; the one-more then returns the following year as a nomore to pass the Duck on. The Duck has become a symbol of leadership and knowledge concerning the traditions and the ways of CTY Lancaster.

The Legend of the Duck is the story of how the tradition began, as written by Andromeda Yelton. It is read aloud once a year at the ceremony during which the duck is passed. The crowd assembled for the ceremony is large and enthusiastic, generally filling the Schnader lounge and then some. As The Legend is read, the audience will shout the word "duck" loudly whenever it is mentioned in the Legend. The Legend of the Duck is as follows:

   "ONCE, there were logicians. Not just any logicians, these, but the logicians of CTY
   Lancaster, Session 2, 1991. The logicians of Dubbs 2.
    
   And in addition to these were their friends from Atlee 2 and other random parts of campus. 
   
   These logicians and their friends from Atlee 2 and elsewhere were drawn by many bonds, and
   among these was one of particular relevance here, a love of Monty Python. 
   
   And so they spent many happy hours in the DA2 lounge listening to Monty Python skits. A
   great favorite was the scene from the Holy Grail in which Arthur stumbles upon a witch
   burning. Also beloved, naturally, was the logician's analysis of this scene. 
   
   One day, a brilliant idea came upon some one logician, and that was: to perform this scene
   and analysis at the CTY Talent Show. 
   
   With great enthusiasm, the population of DA2 poured themselves into this enterprise. They
   had the energy, the talent, the ambition. But there was one thing missing. 
   
   A DUCK. 
   
   And so two logicians traveled to the hallowed Park City Mall and purchased--a duck. 
   
   As it happened, the Monty Python skit did not cause the talent show committee great
   rejoicing. The skit passed quietly away into the sands of history, its members scattered
   far and wide, its scripts dispersed to the four winds. 
   
   But still the duck remained.
   
   And since that time it has been kept and cherished by a Holder of the Duck, who each year
   passes it on to some duckworthy person of Lancaster second session. From the first Holder
   of the Duck, until the present day, and onward into forever."

The Holders of the Duck

1991-1992: Grant Gould

1992-1993: Meggin Thwing

1993-1994: Andromeda Yelton

1994-1995: Frank S. Piotrkowski II

1995-1996: Brain Stuibe

1996-1997: Christian Bryzushi

1997-1998: Neel M. Parikh

1998-1999: Michael Mishkin

1999-2000: Rose Ginsberg

2000-2001: Cat Kruchten

2001-2002: Belle Saxton

2002-2003: Gabriel N. Slamovits

2003-2004: Michelle Vu

2004-2005: Will Colmer

2005-2006: Rosie Brown

2006-2007: Jeffrey Sachs

The Duck

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2007 Holder Jeff Sachs with Duck

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NOTE: The duck does not take kindly to being near the Jesus staff. It has been known to give the staff death glares of jealousy.