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ingail mis :S: edbyi iewwf • Noloj on sut- jncWei’ )m231, i pj. f hanj at 7:30 ,d this omin{ nd (lit n Uni- .m. in toryd ntains udder mine- vhose jdder Campus fun from ‘fleeting fads’ United Press International A few things on the current American scene are really worthy of a chuckle. They in clude the campus toga, the Con necticut moodle and the Kansas lig leaf. The toga’s academic. But moodle and fig leaf are creations of homemakers who put their noodles together. First, consider togas. These are not the regulation type don ned by ancient Romans. Togas worn by the campus set are improvised from sheets, blankets, bedspreads, draperies. Wrapped, stapled or pinned about the body hairy or beauti- ftil, togas are proper for special beer, vodka, bratwurst, jello, hamburger, grape, potato salad, cucumber, and any thing-the- stomach-can-bear feasts. The Bacchanalia goes on to the beat of megaton stereo or live rock. Keeping one shoulder bare, the mark of one properly togaed, calls for bravery in cold weather. Some toga freaks wear thermal underwear. Toga parties first were pro moted as publicity for a movie, the National Lampoon’s “Animal House. Campus reports show them moving on their own momentum now. The movie re-creates toga antics taking place on campuses n the early sixties. Toga party rules: anything that comes to mind. At the University if Connecticut in Storrs, a rule illowedjust one pin per toga. The brave way to toga oneself i over the body bare. Cowards ear bikinis underneath. "But togas do not an orgy make,” says Dr. George Ho mans, professor of sociology at larvard. The other two movements ith smiles built in are not yet ompletely off the drawing board reaching all parts of the na- ioii. But the Connecticut ioodle and the Kansas fig leaf ave fad status potential. The fig leaf is made of stretch brie but has no means of mak- g it stay on — clothes or no lothes. It’s meant to be fun. people add the laughs and imagination, says Barb Fried man, of Shawnee Mission, Kan. She is one of five in “eight & company” — formed to push the fig leaf. “With only five of us in on it you may wonder why we call it the “eight & company,” Fried man said. "We added the three for Uncle Sam — who will take at least as much as three of us from the endeavor. The women range in age from 30 to 55 and have, among them, nine kids, four husbands, a half dozen college degrees, and busi ness experience, including buy ing for big stores. The Kansas fig leaf — “one size fits all — comes in a can and includes a figology pamphlet tel ling how to form a figleaf lovers club and listing things fig leaf wearers never need to worry ab out. Fig leaf wearers never have to worry about enough closet space, packing a suitcase, or getting trapped in airport metal detec tors. The moodle came into being over coffee in the kitchens of two Weston, Conn., mothers of six children aged 10 to 23. Bunny Singer and Peg Hol comb said the moodle is 18 months old and already is going to be used by one of the largest makers of juvenile footwear. “Doodle your mood” is the cry of the moodle movement. Singer said a moodle is a whimsical, pear-shaped charac ter with three characteristics: moplike hair, high tennis shoes and a curly navel. Its face is blank and that’s where one doo dles one’s mood. The moodle character on shoes and boots will give kids a chance to doodle on them. Singer, a graduate of Skid more, and Holcomb, who went to Sarah Lawrence, said the moodle character is fun, but it also fosters creativity and self- expression. “It’s a little more serious than the pet rock,” Holcomb said. They h ave prototypes of moodle notepaper, T-shirts, THE BATTALION Page 9 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1978 Big names on jeans mean bigger prices United Press International NEW YORK — The world of designer clothing has turned its talents to jeans. No matter that most of the designers who are stitching their names into our denimed rumps are Americans. The fashion influence is European and the prices in the import class — in some cases up to $150. The lines at Bloomingdale’s in Manhattan aren’t for the newest three-piece suit or the latest one-piece swimsuit. They’re queueing up for jeans from Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, and company. “We’ve sold six shipments in three weeks,” said a salesman at the Polo Boutique. “We can’t get them on the shelves fast enough.” A regular pair of denim jeans made by one of the top companies — Levis, Lee, Sedgefield, Wrangler, etc., — goes for about $12 to $20. Add the magic names of Geoffrey Beene or Anne Klein and the same item is magically increased to $36. Ralph Lauren’s straight legged Western jeans go for $46. “I always wear them when I travel, even with a shirt and tie,’ says Oscar de la Renta, another entrant in the denim derby, with a $32 candidate. “They’re comfortable to sit in on planes, especially on long trips.” But Calvin Klein is probably offering the most comfort. Wearing his $150 leather jeans you certainly won’t be encumbered with a bulging wallet in your back pocket. memo boards, magic slates, bags and — a furry three-foot high moodle that makes everyone who sees or touches it marvel and smile. The biggest toga party so far was at the University of Wiscon sin in Madison. “We expected 10,000 or so,” said Mort Aaronson, co-chairman of the event held from 5:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. outdoors. “But 13,200 came. A leafy wreath for the cranium, part of the toga cos tume, has led to ivy on college walls being ripped off. But toppings also include rotating lights — police car and ambulance type — antlers trim med with Christmas lights, and even “hard hats’ — subbing for Roman warrior helmets. Stuffing oneself with either grapes or jello or extremely odd combinations of food is the vital epicurean part of a good toga party, says Bodie Higgs of Higgs, McMarrian Smyth in Los Angeles — maker of a toga party kit scheduled for nationwide dis tribution. “Using the hands instead of a spoon or anything of the sort is a part of the stuffing. Jello and mashed potato eating contests are favorites.” “Our kit includes plastic- gloves — to keep hands from get ting gooey. At the University of Colorado, Boulder, the eating contest was out of yesterdecades — goldfish swallowing. Contents of 500 costume kits togated fun-seekers at a recent Friday night at the University of California in Los Angeles. The kit contains two-thirds of a twin sheet or some other fabric- that size, gold rope, and a wreath of plastic leaves. If Caesar’s ghost could haunt a toga bash, he would be shocked to see plaid, polka dotted, abstract print, striped togas — and outrageous ones fashioned of beach towels with slogans. The most unusual — a chiffon toga, a wax paper toga — first made the toga scene at Yale. Parties take place under the stars any place. At the University of West Virginia, Morgantown, several thousand in togas partied under a circus tent. At Washington University in St. Louis, thousands did their Roman thing in a field house. Ohio State in Columbus pegged its toga happening to a parade. At Penn State University in State College, Pa., a toga fest featured a lot of beer and danc ing. There is pot but not much pot at toga parties, according to observers. At some colleges toga fests are staged at sites used by students of a decade ago for anti-war dem onstrations^ WANTED firmers revered Volstead But he fathered Prohibition un to is i itly to ilators tions ruaat i-oirf' .■orrf' p.m itions Toon United Press International INNEAPOLIS — All right, rican history trivia buffs: Who took away America’s legal eandgave us prohibition in the Andrew Volstead. Right. Who made it possible for Maid raisins. Ocean Spray iberries, Land O Lakes milk butter, Sunkist oranges for juice rink the morning after? Unh? Andrew Volstead, elly up to a bar and chances are remember Prohibition, few will remember that Andrew lead, a congressman from Min- ata from 1902 until 1922, red the Volstead Act of 1919 shut off the legal liquor taps 11933. bances are that virtually no one remember the Capper-Volstead f of 1922 which is known among eulturalists as the “Magna a of the American cooperative ement. Under the act, farmers able to organize to sell their luce without being in violation rtitrust laws. Prohibition gave the nation Al one, the flapper, the speakeasy bobbed hair, the Capper- tead Act gave farmers control of rproducts from seed to store, it weren t for co-ops, said Carol James, managing editor of the Midland Cooperator, “you would have a middleman (between the farmer and grocer) and there would be more cost to the consumer.” In recognition of Volstead’s work on behalf of the American coopera tive movement, the Minnesota As sociation of Cooperatives has spent $40,000 to purchase his home in Granite Falls. A federal grant of $15,000 was given to restore the rambling, 14-room clapboard house which has been placed on the Na tional Register of Historical Places. On June 29, 1979, the house will be dedicated as a Historic Site and a museum. Volstead, son of a Norwegian im migrant, was elected to Congress in 1902. He died in Granite Falls in 1947 at age 87. He was brought up on a farm and before he went to Congress, he served as Granite Falls mayor, member of the board of education and county attorney. In 1894, he married Nellie Gilruth who died in 1918. Volstead was a shy man. His one vice, according to Charlotte Whit ney, 83, a retired social worker and school librarian, was chewing to bacco which stained his mustache. Volstead, she said, “knew Prohib ition didn’t succeed and that it was a lost cause. He knew about bathtub gin and rum-running. “I think,” said Arbie Agre of the Tri-County Co-Op Oil Co.,“he done more for farmers than (the late Sen. Hubert) Humphrey or anybody.” EVERY DAY AT THE l Contemporary cuts for guys and gals No Hassle” Hairstyles Sculptured Nails Permanent Waves and much more. 846-6933 Texas 707 Complex College Station The best fried catfish and chicken in Texas, served with Texas fries, pinto beans, coleslaw and homemade rolls. Try our famous mile high pie. Just 2.5 miles west on Hwy. 60. 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