Category: College

Try New Things, They Said

by kerbey, posted in 1950s, College, Culture, Fashion, Fun, Funny, History, Nostalgia, Photography, Pics, School, Style, Vintage
LIFE 12-10-51

Blindfolded college student Pat Mann bravely jumps from a floor plank to a pan of ice water during a tropical party. Her lei is made of carnations, while the skirt is not grass, but rather nylon and “shrouds of parachute.” Have you any parachute shroud clothing in your closet?

I’ll Give You Something To Smile About

by kerbey, posted in 1930s, Austin, College, Culture, Fun, Funny, History, Nostalgia, Photography, Pics, School, Texas, Vintage

In true I Don’t Get It fashion, I know not if these are cheeseheads, pyramid fans, or Delta crowns. I can surmise that tobacco is being shared, but I cannot fathom the reason for such ruffled collars. In any case, I hope these smiles are contagious.

All images from 1937 UT Cactus

Inspired Cinder Block Art

by kerbey, posted in 1960s, College, Culture, Food, Fun, Funny, History, Humor, Nostalgia, Photography, Pics, School, Texas, Vintage
West Texas State 1969

You cannot tell by the expressions on the faces of these short-haired ladies, but they were truly in the presence of not only higher education, but higher decoration. So much is left to the imagination! Is that a tree on the left? If so, is this a Japanese painting of a willow tree at a stream? Is it prairie grass? Helter skelter? Kilroy was here? Is it simply the crayon chaos of a toddler? No matter. Patty, put more parmesan on the pizza.

These fellows presumably were denied the scrawled ambience of the former picture, but instead had a tableside jukebox. Or its it a phone? I can hardly tell.

Does this booth have a phone as well? Who were folks calling? Maybe in days of yore, before Instagramming your brunch, you called everyone you knew one by one, to describe the way the yolk ran out of the poach as your fork tine punctured it?

All I know is, this little frosh is eating away her cares with a nice serving of dessert! Sometimes it’s sad to be plaid.

Tammy Wynette Caught Rolling With Her Homies

by kerbey, posted in 1960s, Beauty, College, Fun, Funny, Hair, History, Humor, Nostalgia, Photography, Pics, School, Style, Texas, Vintage, Youth

1969 Mirage

With a West Texas State University sticker on the window, students Becky, Judy, and Nancy load up the convertible to enjoy the spring of ’69, cruising the beat sans seatbelts, keeping it under 20mph, for fear that the wind may untease their fancy coifs.