St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-17
COLLEGE GAPS.
They Are to Be Introduced at the
State University.

They Are to Be Introduced at the
State University.
The chief interest at the state univer-
sity the past week centered in the
new caps and button, which will be
ready for wear in a very short time.
This matter of college paraphernalia
has been agitated for some time, aud the
chief credit is due to the members of
the junior class, who took the initiative,
and have been chiefly instrumental in
bringing the matter to head. Early
in the fall term the junior class appoint
ed committee to confer with commit
tees from other classes. These commit
tees appointed a subcommittee of one
from each class, and these four students
have done all the work. They have had
in all about thirty-fiVe samples, from
which two have been selected. This
committee has been hustling ever since
its appointment, and has spent
good deal of valuable time.
They will submit their report next
Tuesday to the different classes. 1t is
thought that If the upper classes con-
slider the report faVOrably the lower
classes will submit to their superior in
telligence.
The students are very enthusiastic
over the matter. They have almost all,
both girls and boys, expressed their in
tention OF wearing the caps. Both caps
are to have the college colors, maroon
and old gold, but the shapes are some
what different. The boys cap is of ma
room cloth. with a stiff band, which fits
snugly upon the head. The top of the
cap is round, cut in several pieces,
which meet in the center, and hangs
down over the edges of the band. On
the top is a maroon button striped with
gold. In the front is very small visor
which comes out almost perpendicular.
Around the front of the band and fast
ened on buttons at the SIDES is a cord,
the color of which will be different for
each class. The seniors will have
gold band, the Juniors silver,
the sophs black; the freshman cap
plain, slgnifying that they are undis-
tinguished and have yet to win their
spurs. or rather, cords. When stu
dent passes from one class to another he
| has only to change the cord.
The young ladies' cap is also of ma
room cloth. The band which fits on the
| head will be either plain or have two
| gold cords running round it. There
! will be no visor. The top will be square,
the cloth very loose and hanging down
| over the band at the four corners. Fast
| end to button on the top is a tassel,
the color of which will vary according
to the class.
The color and form of the caps are to
be copyrighted. so that they will be
made and sold by one firm. No one but
a bona tide student of the state univer-
sitY will be allowed to buy one.
The object of the special headgear is
to create a greater college and class
spirit. AS it is now half the students
are not acquainted with the other half.
What is worse, the Individual men,
bers of each class do not know one an
other. Under the new regime all this
will be done away with. Students will
no longer pass each other on the street
without a bow of recognition. The
class caps will also widen the lines be-
tween the different classes, and thus in
crease the rivalry. The citizens. too,
will be able to tell a student from q
mail man, and those who are posted can
tell the class. In this way the citizens
of Minneapolis and st. Paul will, it is
thought, come to take more interest in
the students, as they will constantly be
before their eyes. The committee on
the college button is not ready to report
| vet.