Re: Seven
years of college down the drain
Posted by ESC
on March 11, 2002 In Reply to: Re: Dress codes
posted by R. Berg on March 10, 2002
: : : I have always understood
that people who behave according to the letter of the law maybe technically correct,
but may miss the point or spirit of why the law was made in the first place.
:
: : I have used the phrase, "he's sticking to the letter of the law" in a disparaging
way. However, I have found people I've met here in the US using the same phrase
in exactly the opposite sense. Also, when they say he's acting in the spirit of
the law, they mean it in a negative way.
: : My usage of the term matches your
understanding, and I'd be interested if you could give a reference to the opposite
use.
: : When I attended George Washington University (Washington D.C.) in the
60s, most students dressed for class in what we would now call business casual.
In an attempt to upgrade the students' appearence the Administration decreed that
male students must wear a shirt and tie to classes. Since GWU is known for it's
excellence as a University that teaches law, the students complied with the letter
of the law and began wearing tattered T-shirts - with a tie - to class. They also
abandonded socks with their shoes, and wore ragged cut-off shorts.
: : The Administration
soon realized that dress codes could be written with ever increasing stipulations
that students would circumvent, and repealed the dress code.
: : The students
went back to their their normal decent attire, and common sense ruled once again.
: Amazing story. I attended the U. of California at Berkeley in the 60s. Tattered
T shirts and cutoffs would have been an upgrade there.
I had an extended college
career. What my brother-in-law called my "tour of colleges." In the late 60s women
had to wear dresses to classes and the cafeteria. Then in the early to mid 70s
it was worn out jeans and T-shirts. After the mid-70s it was back to "stylin'"
What do kids wear now, I wonder?
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