O.U. males wage style battle on new fall skirts

From the Sept. 23, 1947, issue of the Gateway

 

The loud cry that went up from the women on their first glance at the ads for, "What the college girls will wear this fall," was only drowned out by an outraged male population who have loudly proclaimed, "Phooie."

 

The G.I.'s have announced that their wives must buy the new monstrosities with what is left of the grocery money.

 

And Dad, who has to foot the bill for the co-ed, can only weep when daughter reports that she hasn't a thing to wear.

 

George Bighia thinks that the only solution is to wait until someone trips and breaks her neck and the problem will take care of itself. "Maybe the girls ware ashamed of their legs," suuggests Bob Vanhauer.

 

Bob Innis complains that the men can't see enough. "They stink," announces Bob Chester flatly. A good description is given by Bill Meyer who tates that they look like potato sacks with the potatoes left in.

 

There is a warning from Norm Johnson, who believes that there will be a lot of dateless girls. One fellow, Don Bendell, did some deep thinking and acknowledges that they are fine for cocktails and evening affairs but not for school.

 

"A grounds for divorce," contends Wayne Shugart, and Jerry Myers thinks he might be able to get used to them. "Life in the lounge will be ten times easier now," explained Greg Longley.

 

Looking at it from an economic standpoint, Woody Pronski argued, "It's a waste of material during a time of serious shortage."

 

Charles Essex, however, concedes that they do look smooth.

 

"If skirts go down," asserts Johnny Madden, "There'll be a lot of 'slip ups.'"