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Hems to Hairdos: Cultural Discourse and Philadelphia Catholic High Schools in the 1920s, A Case Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 September 2003

SARAH DWYER-McNULTY
SARAH DWYER-McNULTY
Affiliation:
Department of History, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA.
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Extract

Ode to a Spring Uniform

O believe me if all of the flagrant bright blue,

Which to many an eye has brought hurt,

Were to fade in the wash to some delicate hue,

Both the blouse and the unplaited skirt.

Thou wouldst then be more fit for the pupils to wear,

Though thy advocates boost thee sky high,

For this loud awful color is more than we'll bear

If thy shade can be changed by a dye

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of American Studies , Volume 37 , Issue 2 , August 2003 , pp. 179 - 200
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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Footnotes

I am grateful to my colleagues Donald Anderson, Robyn Rosen, and Joseph Zeppetello who read earlier editions of this article and provided helpful suggestions on how to improve it. A special thanks to Don Anderson who brought the original song, upon which this poem is based, to my attention.