Puddle Jumping

Friedrich Seidenstucker, Berlin, 1925

And where is a man to lay down his cape, so that the women may pass? Indeed, this puddle is much too deep for that, and too wide.

Here in Central Texas, we have received more spring rain than I can ever remember, and still more threatens through Saturday, though we pray it ends today. There’s only so much dirty puddle water one can tolerate sloshing about in her high heels.

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Get A Little Closer (Don’t Be Shy)

There are times in life when we just have to get up in each other’s personal space. Say, for matching beards.

’61 Round-Up

Or making sure that a hairdo isn’t a hairdon’t.

Ouija board, Ouija board… Look deep into my eyes…

Try to retain a buffer so you’re not actually singing cheek to cheek.

Way Out West

And if you don’t have the courage to get up close, just tell your horse to pass on the news.

Way Out West book

Jayhawker Life, April 1936, Part II

Yesterday, we looked at the life of a University of Kansas Jayhawk in the spring of 1936. Today, we start with scenes from their social life.

Students bought tickets for Carnival Town.

It was an indoor affair.

Lucky Millinder provided the music.

There were sideshow acts as well.

The students loved costume parties.

And sports were taken seriously.

The ladies below were the junior queens of the annual prom. As you can see, this was a “bare forehead” time in hairstyling.

I also wanted to share some of the ads in the back of the magazine, for the artwork as well as the three-digit phone numbers.

And how about that cute little image at the bottom right? Keep in step! Everyone knows ice cream is healthy!