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'Nothing Ever Changes'

students used to
be.

"It come to our
a number of our
are going
unds in clothing
outside of the
We make
informal attire
such as muda shorts and the
like, which are very attractive
when worn at the proper time
and place; but it seems to us
that the Grounds during class
time is neither.

"We do not intend to imply
that our co-eds are actually
going to classes in shorts, but
rather that such garb is being
worn after such activities as
tennis as the girls make their
way back to their dormitories.
All of the women's colleges in
Virginia require a young lady
to wear a raincoat at the very
least when she is wearing
shorts. And hero at the
University where all men attire
themselves as befits a
gentlemen, (a coat and tie at
all times), even that little bit is
not being done."

Things have certainly
changed. Hopefully the men of
the University do not
generalize and term all the
co-eds as the "meal bag variety
of women." Some would say
that the Virginia Gentleman,
with his coat and tie, is quickly
becoming extinct. Breaking
street lamps is now replaced
with firecrackers and water
balloons, and stereos drown
out whatever singing goes on in
the wee hours. The University,
more importantly, has welcome
more diverse.

It seems that only the
fraternities and those honored
with a room on the Lawn are
attempting to conserve the old
ways – importing
women, drinking until one's
mind is gone, instilling male
chauvinism into first-year
rushes. But nothing ever
changes the typical college
student – the fun-loving, crazy
Wahoo.