The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-12
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Are Tulsa High school girls going

Are Tulsa High school girls going
to wear uniforms?
That Is a question that is being
discussed at Central now. There II
movement on foot to standardize
their dress. a movement originating
among the girls and being fostered
by some Of them. The decision is to
be left up to them. The girls sec
ton OF the Booster club has been
talking about II. following introduce
tion OF the matter by the executive
committee.
The adoption OF a uniform cos
tune by girls OF Tulsa high would
not be such u radical step as might
appear on the surface. Indeed, they
are not so far from that right now.
IL the uniform plan is adopted. It's
Interpretation would be in the
broadest terms. The dress would be
n MILDLY and skirt, no restrictions
made as to color. materials or com
bination. A white MILDLY blouse,
red tie and n green plain skirt would
be just as much within the letter OF
the law. II the wearer could stand
the combination. as the regulation
dark blue suit with its pleated skirt
and red and white sleeve emblems.
Inc lhtl lilbl NIlt ohN
| the practicability OF a MILDLY suit
stamps its owner Cor her mother)
as n person of good taste Is respon-
sible for the vogue of that particular
costume in school now, unregulated
as 1t is by any restriction of ruling.
| Indeed. on one day last week at
least, the majority Of the urls at
school wore middies OF some kind.
The interested observer stood out
In the hall near the stairway and
watched the throng OF boys and girls
surge through the corridors on their
way to and from classes. There
were girls with bobbed hair, girls
with long curls, girls with their hair
neatly tucked away under n net.
specialized girls. little girls. big girls,
pretty girls, plain girls-every kind
OF specimen OF the species. Tucked
back somewhere in the alleged brain
OF the onlooker was a remnant Of n
memory of frenzled protests against
the fussy party clothes and the silk
stockings and the foolish high heels
affected by the modern high school
girl. So curious optics were trained
on the apparel OF these particular
feminine students to see Just how
fussy and just how apparent and
Just how high these dresses and
stockings and heels were. or course.
one must realize that II is difficult
10 conduct very adequate queB-
Itionnaire by the optical system, es-
pecially when there are so many
girls passing by so fast IN such a
very short time, but during that time
the fact dawned upon the seeker
after truth that about every third
girl who passed by wore a MILDLY.
Some Of them were the regulation
dark blue MILDLY suits, some OF them
were plain white mlddies with dark
skirts, there were some OF those
iaunty and dashing looking scarlet
middies that flashed by occasionally.
IL is no wonder that the stores lapse
occasionally and report shortage
OF wool hosc--there were dozens OF
nalrs OF them worn by dozens and
dozens Of girls that morning. all OF
them disappearing into low heeled
oxfords or strapped pumps. There
was one pair OF silk hose climaxed
bv a pair OF Louis XIV heels-they
we're conspicuous because there
were so few like them. There were
sweaters, ore-piece dresses, an oc-
casional blouse and skirt. But un-
less a dark blue dress trimmed with
steel beads In a party dress-and
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