The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-29

Would 1t look institutional" or
most fetchingly demure to see all the
little maids in school in plain black
gowns with neat white aprons?
Would it throw down walls of
snobbishness and level lines of so
called class?
Would 1t bring sisterly love and
consideration into the hearts beneath
the somber garb?
Would it take the mind from silk
stockings. slit skirts and collarless
effects and turn it with more concen-
tration to cube root. chemistry, geog-
raphy and the like?
Evidently State Superintendent of
Schools Hyatt. up in Sacramento,
thinks something of the kind, be-
cause he has just announced that he
believes better results would obtain
If all schoolgirls of California were
gowned in simple black with white
aprons.
The matter of uniform dressing has
been discussed in the mothers clubs
OF the San Francisco schools many
times. but there has never been any
definite opinion gained. The trend
of talk is in favor of palmer dressing
but one doesn't see ii.
Some opinions are given herewith:
Miss Florence Music, president of the
San Francisco Congress of Mothers
Clubs-All mothers say they favor
simplicity; many believe in uni
forms Sometimes, ] believe that
a uniform would be the best solu-
tion Of the problem of overdress-
ing, but ] do not think all black
would be the best. 1t is too insti-
tutional. Black and white would
not be bad. Parents without much
money find II hard to keep up in
dresses. 1t is often not merely
what they shall wear but the mat
ter of having something that they
can be sure of having ready and in
good condition for school. uni
form would solve that last diff
Guilty, for 1t would be kept as a
school dress, taken off after school
and would be In good trim the next
day.
Mrs. A. VI. TomIinson, president Of
the State Normal Parent-Teachers'
associatfon-The plan is good, but
it would be difficult to put in
effect. There are too many who
feel that uniform would be an
interference with their personal
liberty. In the state normal school
uniform graduation dress has
been chosen, consisting of white
MILDLY blouse and white duck
skirts, and that is very pretty and
simple for the girls who are gem
orally from IA to 16 years old when
they are graduated. In the high
schools they overdress frightfulIy.
Black is too severe for children
IT would look like a maids uniform.
but dark blue would be very good.
Mrs. Leon Bories. president of the
Roosevelt School Mothers, cIuh-
The plan would hardly be practi-
cable. l fear it would be a great
thing for all children, rich and
poor, but the difficulty lies with the
mothers and not the daughters.
think excessive and foolish over
dressing in schools is all the moth
ers fault II they trained their
children right and maintained a
proper authority over them there
would be no overdressing and no
immodest dressing The incest
people do not permit their daurh-
ters to dress in the extreme wevs
1t is principally the snobs who do II.
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Mrs. j. vi. Adkins. president of ~.
Golden Gate School Mothers, cIuh-
II has been my contention for so,,o
time that there should be uniform
dressing in schools, particularly
when / see all the primping, fussinp
and thought that girls put on their
clothes. If uniforms were worn
there would be less class distinc-
tion. / have known girls who did
not want to go to high school be-
cause they were not able to dress
as the others did. Navy blue uni
forms would be much better than
black. But even with a uniform
what about the hair dressing and
the. low necks?