This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Barracks Briefs on Study Hall Pranks and Boot Use
The piece recalls study hall rituals of Parrish and Crabb as they pass time reading magazines and smoking, until a cadet officer interrupts. It notes the Marines style boot ashtrays replacing ashtrays, the joke about using boots to hold ashes, and a tongue in cheek forecast of future discipline and slang from cadets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parrish
Crabb
Hines
Burt
Rostoe
Roscoe
N. K
Helmig
P. P
Taliafero
Nieman
Frank Rice
Barney
Memphis
Tahrell Dahvis
Tahrell
Five Cent
French Foreign Legion
Algiers
Legion
Morley
Mauldin
Ralph Stewart