The Trad: Early Spring - 1983

16 February 2012

Early Spring - 1983

12 comments:

Some Assembly Required said...: Much of this looks extremely familiar, as I was a sophomore in the spring of '83. Not at an Ivy school, sadly, but just across the river from one.; 16 February, 2012 14:03
Ben said...: Bugles and bubbly on the Yard. Nice to know that sort of miscuing went on at schools other than mine. Chalk it up to the student budget.; 16 February, 2012 14:14
Anonymous said...: Harvard kid smiling 'cause he just found out he could get a full share for the Summer at the house in Provincetown

Princeton evidently had male Hooter guys in the 80's

3rd panel left:Androgeny!

4th panel left:"EEEEww Carter, I told you not to wear your white boxers out on the quad!"

7th panel: Sadly, Wicker was the only one of the Alpha Chi Ro pledges who could not handle his drink...and he passed out on the steps on the way home from a "Line-up" at the Chapter house.; 16 February, 2012 15:38
Anonymous said...: Last panel: Professor Simpson of the Classics Dept. was angry...Very angry, that someone had pinched his Schwinn.; 16 February, 2012 15:40
Anonymous said...: Another great post. Source?
Great details-
From Princeton, panel 1:
Fortunately, athletic shorts have improved with time. Here, baggier is better. Stan Smiths with madras and OCBD, could have been me.
Panel 2:
Prep androgeny. Penn crew jersey which he hopefully won fair and square.
Panel 4:
Just the way I remember girls on my campus. Girls wear Tretorns better.
Panel 7:
Smoking has likely been outlawed on the Princeton campus at this point.; 16 February, 2012 15:47
Suburban Princess said...: It's so nice to look back at a time when people could be casual without wearing pajamas! And not a 'Tramp Stamp' in sight!; 16 February, 2012 15:57
Anonymous said...: Now, the only people who wear ties on college campuses are anachronistic professors and students on their way to a job fair or mock trial.

It's a shame. Young men look nice in ties, even if sloppy reflecting a contumacious attitude. They look silly in baggy jeans and Air Jordans.

--Matthew; 16 February, 2012 15:58
heavy tweed jacket said...: Nice post. As you might have guessed I'm a sucker for these kinds of images. The Wallabees and athletic socks - Tretorns and no socks is a very nostalgic reminder of younger days. Are these from M?; 16 February, 2012 21:00
LPC said...: I remember in the spring of 78, lying out in a bikini on the lawn above the Princeton tennis courts. It was brown. The bikini I mean.; 17 February, 2012 23:59
Patsy said...: Oh boy, in 1983, I had the rugby shirt/skirt/tretorn outfit and sadly, still do......; 24 February, 2012 12:08
2Stoics said...: How cool is the last gent? That guy knew how to live; you can just tell.; 06 March, 2012 18:58
Julia said...: This was early high school for me. But very, very soon, I would start receiving catalogs Esprit which would help me to emulate Molly Ringwald's look in "Sixteen Candles."; 14 March, 2012 20:08

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