Courtesy Princeton Class of 1967. Princetoniana Museum use only.
The following year our new Reunion Chairman, Gus Escher, rose to the challenge of replacing the paper blazers. He came up with a jaunty item reminiscent of what old-time newsboys wore—an apron in orange-&-white checkered fabric with three big black pockets stitched on it below the waist. The look was topped off (at least for any guy whose hat had survived) with the boater from the old paper-blazer costume. As Class Secretary John Armstrong put it in our PAW Class Notes, “The uniforms were a success, being lightweight, easy-to-wear, and having pockets large enough to hold six beers.” We wore this outfit through what John called the “Fabulous First”, “Super Second”, and “Thrifty Third” Reunions, plus the apparently un-nicknamed Fourth. The aprons, which Gus sold for $5 apiece, certainly embodied the “cheap-’n’-cheerful” school of costume design.
The following year our new Reunion Chairman, Gus Escher, rose to the challenge of replacing the paper blazers. He came up with a jaunty item reminiscent of what old-time newsboys wore—an apron in orange-&-white checkered fabric with three big black pockets stitched on it below the waist. The look was topped off (at least for any guy whose hat had survived) with the boater from the old paper-blazer costume. As Class Secretary John Armstrong put it in our PAW Class Notes, “The uniforms were a success, being lightweight, easy-to-wear, and having pockets large enough to hold six beers.” We wore this outfit through what John called the “Fabulous First”, “Super Second”, and “Thrifty Third” Reunions, plus the apparently un-nicknamed Fourth. The aprons, which Gus sold for $5 apiece, certainly embodied the “cheap-’n’-cheerful” school of costume design.