What Happened To the Senior Hats?

Starting in the early 1940's, a unique hood ornament was seen throughout the school. Using the school yearbooks as a reference, it was difficult to miss the senior hat that was proudly wore in M&A for almost three decades. 

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Spring 1944

Winter of 1948

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Winter of 1948

On the old stairs in the winter of 1949

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Some found different stairs by the winter of 1949

Only to go back to the old ones by the spring of 1951

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Senior hats were even wore in the upstairs cafeteria in the spring of 1951

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In the classroom during winter 1951

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You had to wear your hat when you sang the school song in the spring of 1952

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Looking forward to wearing their hats during a wonderful lunch in the spring of 1953

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Possibly the first selfie with the hat in the spring of 1953

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Spring of 1953

Winter of 1953

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Two out of four students wore hats in 1964 while surrounding the piano.

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Two girlfriends to every guy who wore a hat in 1964.

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And finally, the man with the microphone in 1967

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By the time 1970 rolled around, the proud wearing of the senior hat had all but disappeared.

On the humorous side, my theory is that the three guys below might be the reason that seniors gave up wearing their hats.

From the Classes of 1965, 1968 & 1969

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On the serious side, I'm interested in any facts about how the hats got started and/or why they stopped being popular. 

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