The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 24, 1957 Page: 3 of 8
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Memorial Student
\ward Announced
The establishment of the Dv.
lalph Mershom Memorial A^anl
oi35be given annually to the mo^t
lut'standing Distinguished Military
iraduate • of a senior division
IOTG, commissioned in the reg'u-
ar Army, was announced today by
he department of the Army.
The iijvtu'cl will carry a certifi-
ate of "achievement from the See-
'etary;; oi-'ihe Army and a check
'or $250 from the estate of the late
jft^K-alph .Mershon.
Mershon was an eminent
iciejpjfiist with a .'.'life-long interest
n,4S;';A rmy. He,->was a reserve of-
'icejr "whi> served on active duty as
in jgngjneeV officer during World
.Vaj?t|:II-i&. major fjglds of endeavoi
vgre" physics, electrical engineer-
rig, and. designing.
Candidates for the Memorial
\ward will be selected from re-
quired evaluation reports by the
wofessbr' of military science and
:actics ■ and summer camp com-
nanders.
VATICAN CITY
Vatican City is a tiny but sov-
neign -state covering a walled-in
•irea of less than 110 acres.
Tlte,,Nations' .debt problems are
oecoming more . difficult.
HAVE IT
DRY
CLEANED
7M&e
■■ ' 697 West Tarleton
Dial L-3422
Former TSC Coeds Wore
Blue Chambry, No Jewelry
Tuesday, September 2-1, 1957
TifE J-TAC—3
By MARY BROWDEH
The BJue Chambry an object
of economy and intense dislike, an
object of convenience and mono-
tony, is a thing of the past.
From 1918 when the state tooli
over Tarleton, until Spring 11)48
coeds' wearing appearal passed un-
der very tight rules. Girls wore
uniforms. For the largest period
during this time, the uniform con-
sisted of a blue chambry dress for
daily wear with a special uniform
for Sunday. Jewelry was taboo.
Mis. Maryd D. Todd relates the
story that has been passed down
about a gold locket. It seems that
one brave lass wore a gold locket
aboi'.l her neck, hidden carefully
under the big collar of her uniform.
Whether through a stool pidgeor.
or some accident, the girl was dis-
covered and campused for two
weeks for wearing an ornament.
No Jewelry
Mrs. Madeline Sullenberger, sec-
retary to Dean Paul A. Cunyus,
was once a uniformed coed at Tar-
leton. Asked about rules concern-
ing jewelry and make-up, Mrs. Sul-
lenberger agreed that jewelry
wasn't allowed, but laughed, "we
were the pair.t.''
The Blue Cbambry uniform in
the Tarleton Museum was donated
by Mrs. Melviu Coiey, (now sec-
retary to the senior resident en-
gineer with the State Highway
Department., who wore thi uni-
form as student Wanda Cleveland.
Demerits
Mrs. Coloy stated tlu.t at one
time she was given 10 demerits
for wearing the uniform without
its belt.
"They were pretty good," she
said of the Blue Chambry. "We
didn't have to worry about what we
were going to wear. However, we
got very tired of them and looked
forward to Saturday morning."
SERVICE DRUG STORE
■ Phone L-3319
' The REX ALL Store
DAN D'ARCY, Proprietor
Stephenville, Texas
Ahh, Saturday morning, the one
time the coed could be happy-go-
lucky about her dress.
In !94i2-4S, when.Mrw. Coley at-
atended Tarleton, regulation black
ankle socks, black oxfords, and
black ties designated, freshman
classification, while the superior
senior doneu regulation white an-
klets, oxfords, and ties.
Long Stockings
When Mrs. Sullenberger doned
her required uniform, the par-
aphernalia included long stockings.
Her Sunday uniform, in contrast
to Mrs. Coley's white cotton cord
dress, was a navy blue silk with
a pleated skirt. And the 'fashion-
able' glee club uniform she pos-
sessed had a black blouse with
four enormous white buttons on
the front and a white1 pleated
skirt.
Pres. E., J. Howell said that at
the time he became president, Sept.
1, 1945, the' uniforms has been
discontinued. His predecessor,
Dean J. Thomas Davis explained to
President Howell that the wearing
had been stopped during the war
due to . difficulty to obtain the
Chambry material. Dean 'Davis
recommended that the practice not
be resummed.
Uniforms Were- Abandoned
President Howell asked numer-
ous members of the student body
and staff for recommendations con-
cerning the uniforms and the op-
inions were practically unanimous
that Tarleton not go back to the
enforced uniforms for women stu-
dents.
President Howell stated that the
pattern was good, and the uniform
in itself fine, but there was one
especial objection. They were
hand-me-downs. The . typical 'Joe
College' attitude was adopted and
the shabbier the dress, the more
appropriate the girl considered it.
When the uniform was adopted,
the Tarleton coed was often a
farm girl who owned no dress that
would not have made her feel
ashamed and humiliated. Demo-
cracy was the goal of the strict
regulation; so that no girl would
feel inferior because of her cloth-
ing. At the time that was very
f
(Mitchell Studio Photo)
REGULATION UNIFORM — Betty Woodard, freshman irom
Brady models the regulation blue chambry uniform once worn
by .Wanda Cleveland (now Mrs. Melvin Coley). Madeline Sul-
lenberger, secretary to the dean shows Betty -how the tie is
properly worn—a lesson she learned as a uniformed student
at TSC. ■
good, said President Howell,-but I persons might still think a TSC
he believes that it is now out- ! coed should be required to wear a
dated. However he said that a few j regulation uniform.
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The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 24, 1957, newspaper, September 24, 1957; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth140629/m1/3/: accessed May 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.