In 1954, a campus newspaper headline happily announced, “Meredith Blazers Are Back.” The purchase of a Meredith blazer (or jacket or sweater) was an occasional tradition of the Junior Class. The tradition began in about 1930 and continued throughout the decade, reappeared after World War II – and then re-reappeared in 1954, but only for a few years. The class members chose the style and color of the garment, but tradition dictated the inclusion of the Meredith "Lux" seal and the class year numbers. In yearbook photographs, students occasionally appear in their jackets, but in 1945, 1946, and 1947, the senior class collectively wore their jackets for their senior photos. In the Archives at Carlyle Campbell Library, we have jackets from the Classes of 1935, 1954 and 1957.
Class of 1931 Class Sweaters
A 1935 Class Jacket held in the Meredith College Archives.
A student wearing her jacket representing the Class of 1936.
Class of 1939 class superlatives, one wearing her class jacket.
In 1947, the Senior Class all wore their jackets for their yearbook portraits.
A 1954 Class Jacket held in the Meredith College Archives.
The 1954 TWIG article announcing that "Meredith Blazers Are Back."
1955 Class Jacket worn by a student posed near the front gates,
A 1957 Class Jacket from the Meredith College archives.
In the 1958 Oak Leaves, one member of the Meredith College Playhouse wears her junior class jacket.
Some women attached their Monogram letters to their Junior Class jackets. The Monograms were awarded once students reached 1000 points for participation in various athletic events. This photo of the Monogram Club appeared ion the 1961 Oak Leaves.
Four seniors wearing their 1962 Class Jackets.
In the 1963 Oak Leaves, one class member poses in her class jacket in front of the Hut. .
A casual photo of a buffet meal in the Hut.
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