1944 Texas State College for Women Yearbook Photos

I picked up a 1944 yearbook from the Texas State College for Women months ago, and finally got a chance this week to scan the highlights. There are quite a few goodies, so enjoy!

Beauty Winners

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The Serenaders

“Furnishing popular music for many a college activity were these girls.”

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Cute Band Nerds

Here’s a great snapshot of lovely musicians putting away their instruments after band class.

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Yearbook Staff

This lady is adorable, and I love her shirt and sweater combo. The caption reads,”Business Manager Mary Frances Jamison checks over the Daedalian Yearbook’s Account.”

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Rollerskating Enthusiasts

I love this photo of these ladies rollerskating outside. The caption reads, “Here two skating enthusiasts play train on the sidewalk by the gymnasium, with only an engine and a caboose.”

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Slackers

This is one of my favorite photos from the whole yearbook. The raven-haired lass on the right looks like such a bad-ass! I would have wanted to be her friend.

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Party Time

“Lowry Club members are shown at a get-together in the Cabin-in-the-Woods.”

“Seniors pause to “refresh” in front of the faculty babies picture booth.”

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Pottery Class

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Yuletide Season

“Louise Johnson, Doris Dowdell, Marilyn Maxey, and Mary Lou Kesterson pose for a picture after the Christmas Party in Stoddard.”

The Corn-Huskin’ Bee

“That great day when sophistication, sequins, and formality are stowed among text books, TSCW girls come down out of the hills and cut loose at an evening of hill-billy folk-dancing, corny singing, hog calling, and actin’! Where there’s corn there are plaid shirts. And where there are five mustached villains, there is bound to be a hero and a gal—two in this case.”

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Dates from the Date Bureau

Love this one! This handsome couple looks so cute and dapper. “Jeannette Bush and Lieut. Will Crawford, having met through the Date Bureau, enjoy a nice evening together at the College Club.”

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Helle’s Bell

I saved the best for last. Isn’t this photo amazing? I love those handmade skeleton costumes. The caption reads, “Miss Devil, (Betty Taylor), smiles triumphantly as she overlooks the Hell scene presented by the Freshman stunt winners in their picturization of “Helle’s Bell.” The belles and gruesom skeltons in the pictures create the setting for the sad tale of Orpheus and won the cup for the class.”