HOW IT STARTED

HOW IT STARTED
What's in the name?
THE FOUNDER
The Jambar was founded by R. Burke Lyden, a 1927 graduate of The Rayen School who transferred from Ohio State University to Youngstown College in 1930.
An engineering major, Lyden published the first issue in January 1931. The newspaper contained sports updates, an editorial and gossip reports from around the college. It cost 2 cents and was printed on a mimeograph machine provided by the college.
He was the first Youngstown College letter-winner in fencing and the first president of the YC Alumni Association. He worked for the Youngstown City Water Department for 17 years.
Lyden hardly faded into the woodwork after graduating. Besides being a frequent visitor to The Jambar office, he was a regular at Penguin football games and university theater productions.
He died earlier this year at the age of 91.
THE NAME
A jambar is a tool that was used in the Welsh steel mills to open and close the doors to the furnaces.
When the descendants of Youngstown's founder moved back to New York, Youngstown residents were bitter that the founding family did not prefer to live in the town it created.
So, although they couldn't legally change the name of the city, many residents began calling it "Jambar" in reference to the mills in the area.
By the 1930s, Jambar began to die out as a nickname for Youngstown. Burke Lyden's sister suggested he name the new Youngstown College newspaper The Jambar to keep the name alive.
Source: The Jambar