Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-09-11
Normal Aqe Frosh Want Beonies Crew Hats Drinking Lids
By Corter Dowson

Hats may 60 to the heads of the
Washington college set this year,
and If so, blame it on the return
of the "normal-age" freshman to
the campus.
It's these funny men," the
upperclassmen say, who have the
responsibility of starting hair
cover-up styles. And to get them
underway, upperclassmen in at
least four universities here are
making it compulsory for fresh
men to wear that skullhugger, the
"dink" beanie" or rat caps"
Hat wearing went out when the
veterans came back to school and
now it's hard to get back to-
norm" they say.
AS president of the sophomore
class at George Washington Uni
versity, Johnny Graves. %. an
Army veteran, vows there'll be
no sophomore hazing of the frosh
this year, especially in the dink
line. We'll just let the law STU
dents, who wear hats to look dig
nified, and the red bow tie boys
in their crushed jobs, handle the
hat department" he said.
Rat-hat wearing at Catholic
University, however is going to- be
real strong" according to soph-
ignores in the know. In previous
years when the freshman classes
were filled with veterans, upper
classmen were stymied when the
vets completely ignored the rules
and just said beanies were child
ish."
600 Beanies on Order.
Geogetown University has Or
dered 600 "beanies" in new
model. It's an all-gray Eaton style
cap with blue button on top and
a blue '53 on the front that the
freshmen will have to display
while on campus in the George
town area. Last years model was
a two-tone gray and blue.
American University, as last
year, will have a red, white and
blue beanie for its first-year STU
dents to sport. But the University
of Maryland is holding the line
against drinks or hats of any type,
for that matter.
Unlike Maryland, Howard Uni
versity frosh will have their heads
topped with a blue brimmed cap
with a circular white stripe around
the middle. For variation, some
Howard students use paper clips
underneath the crown to give
pinched effect on the outside.
Howard art students, on the other
hand, prefer to be. known as spe-
cialists. They set themselves apart
by wearing a French beret in
bright blue or red.
Crew Cap Is Back.
Overall favorite with all college
girls, unless they're going to a
tea dance, is the crew cap.
This little white canvas number
with a one -and-a-half-inch brim
has replaced the fatigue hat be-
cause Its less masculine" With
nail polish the gals inscribe their
name or sorority letters on the
crew cap and wear it especially
for Summing in dungarees.
Some really getpserious about
the brim tilt. Besides putting up
their hair at night they put up
their hat" by wetting it and press
ing the brim between bookends to
effect just the right angle for the
days activities. It's replacing the
turned-down sailor hat that gave
a bucket-over- the-head effect.
The crew cap substitutes also for
the latest rain fad, yellow or
red oilskin whalers' hat with bag
to match.
There's one college. man who
takes a more sinister approach to
the rain situation. He dons a black
felt witch-type hat he found sep
arated from the rest of its mas
ouerade costume in an attic. The