The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-31

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borrows more odd bits OF clothing Il
Butler University fraternity hou
under their care seldom appear a
completely their own.
The borrowing habit among boys
presented the most surprising in
sight into male characteristics that
she has found Mrs. Ora Wingfeld,
Sigmu NJ fraternity house mother,
admits.
Learned From Girls
81 had realized before that girls
borrowed each others dresses" Mrs.
Wingfield said today. When I
visited my daughter at college once,
she and three of her girl friends
met me. Each of her three friends
was wearing dress of my daugh.'
ter's, and she appeared in one be-
longing to another friend. Three
years ago, when I became house
mother here, I found that the boys
employed the same tactics"
Clothing of new style, when in
troduced into a fraternity house
by an up-to-date member, often is
worn by other boys before the own
er gets TO try it out, Mrs Wingfleld
said.
Recently one of the boys here
bought checked shirt" she ex-
planned. Five other boys wore
that shirt before the boy who had
bought it ever had it on"
Mrs. Ann Repass, Sigma Chi
house mother, agrees with Mrs.
Wingfield about the borrowing
habit among boys.
All in Good Nature
They lend clothing to each other
with surprising good nature" Mrs.
Repass said. They are as amusing
as a three-ring circus in their
clothing trades. It's all a part of
their fraternal spirit for each other.
II have found boys are much bet
ter pals with each other than girls
They never talk about each other,
and they always are forgiving when
they have had small differences of
opinion.
"'I like to watch the older boys
taking care of the freshmen They
carry that into their social life, in
sisting that the younger boys have
dates, and seeing that they make a
good appearance when they do.
Just before the younger boys leave
the house on date, they pass a
friendly inspection.
IF the older boys are displeased
at some detail of the freshmans
costume. they tell him about it,
And if he doesn't happen to have
the proper accessory, they are glad
to lend it to him"
Dressing for formal affairs is an
exciting time in a fraternity house
Younger boys often are not expert
in tying a dress tie. and have to
call on some one for help Mrs.
Wingfeld says.
ut is strange to see the antics of
one of the older boys, who has
learned to tie his own bow, but who
can not tie one on some one else
easily.
Fortunately, I have learned to
help them out in this, and on dance
nights I am kept busy putting the
finishing touches to freShmenS
ties"
Mending has been simplif1ed for
boys under the care of Mrs. Wing
field who, in true motherly spirit,
sews on buttons and mends hose
for them. But even with this care,
safety pins are in great demand at
the last minute
II always keep supply on hand"
she said.
While no house mother had
authentic proof of the queer mend
ing methods used by boys away
from home, one local young man
agreed to describe them, if he could
remain incognito.
"Ths favorite method of mend
ing tears in clothing is to use ad-
hesive tape" he explained with a
blush. Il don't know what a bunch
of boys in a fraternity house would
do without that l have seen them
use bits of it for carriers, to hold
hose in place and keep them from
wrinkling around the ankles.
Il know one boy who started to
dress for dance, and found that
his costume was complete except
for plain black hose. He found
pair with white clocks, so he
BACKED those out with shoe polish.
No one knew the difference"
Ingenuity of his fraternity broth
ers in getting together formal cos
TUNES is point of pride with this
young man.
IF a boy hasn't the proper cuff
links, he always can use the little
clips that the laundry puts in the
cuffs when they send the shirt
home" he explained.
IF he hasn't shirt studs, he can
turn collar buttons around, and use
the small end as makeshift. They
make pretty good ones, too.
And know one boy who wanted
to keep his topcoat belt from COM
ing completely apart, when it be-
came frayed. Before he took it to
his tailor to get it mended, he put
a paper clip on either side of the
worn place, and fastened the clips