Etna Union High School - Nugget Yearbook (Etna, CA)

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3rd Place Essay That Native l One day, while a lonely native was fishing, he :aught one of his pants legs on a nail and tore it. Since he trousers were old and ragged, he tore the leg off above the knee. The long trouser leg soon felt un- :omfortable, so he tore it off also. Thus, Bermuda shorts originated on the island of Bermuda in the At- antic Ocean. Because this is a tropical island, the :other natives adopted the idea of cutting off their rouser legs in order to escape some of the heat. This Jroved to be a great advantage to both men and fvomen. The innovation saved ironing for the women, ind the men could wade in the serf without rolling up heir trouser legs. The American tourist Calways on the lookout for a tew fad! quickly effected this native garb. The tour- sts were not satisfied until they had added an Ameri- :an touch-knee length socks. Then they brought their :reation to America. The American college students, in their search for cnowledge, adopted this new -creation with the true American spirit of daring adventure. When college :rofessors confronted their classes, instead of behold- ing a sea of bright shining faces, they saw only row upon row of knees-some knobby-some fat-and some mere vestiges of fiesh, drawn tightly over bone. Ridicule and harsh words only spread the fad more rapidly. Soon it extended from Maine to California. Clothing manufacturers, with their reputation for never letting a good thing die, began a campaign to further popularize the sawed-off pants . . . This advertising penetrated the eastern cities where the op- pressive heat made Bermuda shorts the answer to business men's prayer. Now it was the teenagers turn to laugh! To them nothing looked funnier than a slightly over-weight business man with his knees sticking out. This fad continued to spread in spite of the exposed knees of every size and shape. Eventually, the fad reached our remote and iso- lated school-Etna High! Teachers gasped, students snickered, and conservative townspeople asked, What Next? But Bermuda shorts had arrived and were here to stay. Girls are now planning a pair of Ber- muda shorts as an essential in their spring wardrobes. Little did that single native in Bermuda realize, when he tore off his pants legs, that this single act would start a world-wide fashion! unior Play This page sponsored by: EDDIE EDGECOMB MERCANTILE General Hardware - Building Materials - Hot Point Electrical Appliances Eddie Edgecomb - Francis Farley Fort Jones Cahfomla