School Uniforms In the Fifties

School Uniforms in the Fifties By Elton Camp Some people have an idea they think is new To tell students what to wear is what they do “Wear a uniforms that is up to our dress code, Or else you will be required to hit the road.” As far back in time as several decades ago School uniforms existed but were de facto Fail to comply meant you had to be a geek Socially that put you very far up the creek Blue jeans all boys were expected to wear And a flattop was the only way to cut hair Thick athletic socks always had to be white Oh, we were, back then, just quite a sight Not one girl would wear pants to school That would have violated the tacit rule Full skirts were what they all did wear To attend wearing shorts, none would dare It was enforced by the strongest thing around Violators would receive a sneer and a frown Peer pressure kept the dress code in place Back then, nobody was willing to lose face And if a boy had placed a ring into his ear, Instant retaliation of the guys he must fear “What’s that you have got there, my dear? It’s obvious to all of us. You are a *****.” Such talk was the universally accepted way Bullying didn’t just start in our present day So whether it was your voice or grooming The group norm you had better be assuming.