Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-02
BARS HOSE SHOW
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Principal Puts Rolled Up Trousers
Under Strict Ban and sllences
the Din of Socks-GirIs
in the Plot

Special to The Herald.
ST. LOUIS, July 1.-Trousers turn
ed halfway up to the knees, socks that
dazzle the eye, and neckwear that
screams aloud must stay outside the
front doorway of Kirkwood high school
after this. Consequently there is the
most detected bunch of boys at that
school that a man could find in a
months travel.
1t appears that the boy of Is or 16
attending the Kirkwood high school,
like high school boys elsewhere, is not
happy unless he is inside the widest
pair of long trousers he can buy. Then
he is not really happy unless he has
the trousers turned up in at least two
rolls, until they are almost on level
with the tops of his socks. And then,
for the boy to feel absolutely all right
and proper, the socks must be Of some
startling hue and the tie just as loud.
Color Hunters Go Too Far
Walter Mullholland and Clark Vick-
ers, two of the dressiest boys at the
Kirkwood school, had this clothes sick
ness in it's most virulent form. They
pranced into school a few days ago,
wearing hose so loud that every one in
the building got the earache. Even
that might have been overlooked, but
tho boys in their thirst for color had
socks of different pattern and hue on
each foot, and an altogether different
color scheme around their necks, the
whole result being as if paint shop
had run amuck
The girls in school Uttered with de-
light over tie gorgeousness of the raj
ment. but Principal r. G. Kinkald
thought this would be good time to
nip the socks and trousers madness IN
its bud Mulholland and Vickers were
told that if they came to school again
wearing such vociferous socks they
would be. sent home. Also, they were
told that boys could not attend classes
with their trousers rolled up.
Revenge Fine for Haberdashers
Mulholland and Vickers, with thir-l
teen fellow pupils, got together at noon
recess. Wednesday after scnool ni'eea tsn
of the boys swooped down on the
haberdashery stores and within iess
than fifteen minutes they had grappeo
all the lavender, green and yello"
socks in sight
Yesterday the fifteen plotters marcn-
ed in body to school. Princlpai hHi-
kaid saw them coming and poster
negro janitor at the door. InslruosioIis oe ais
were given the janitor no BOY was d.
lowed to pass unless he had on plack
socks and unless his trousers were
turned down. s -
Naturally the fifteen were denied az
mittance. Each wore, in addition 10
glittering mismated socks, f1asny tie,
new and brilliant hatband, and all OF
them had their trousers rolled UP TO tne
top of their socks. ho;,
They were not worried much at pelns
turned away from school for the DAY,
and it is evident their program was
mapped out to meet this Contingency.
All filed directly from school TO tne car
line and rode out to Meremac High
lands. 80
AS they passed the school on the car
a sea of gaudily clad ankles waved
salute out of the car windows at the
girls in the class rooms. Hrlnclpai
Kinkaid did not suspect 1t at the tlne'
but the girls also got the better OF MN.
Their part in the prank was to wear
white stockings, which each of them
did. 49, ,x,u
Miss Fonta Kiwell, one of the girls
who wore white stockings. was sent
home. Walter Mulholland and Clark
Vickers. the two original Offenders,
we're suspended awaiting action of the
hoard. All the other boys have been
fold they will be expelled if hereafter
they violate the principals rules con-
cerning socks and trousers.