If the picture Shelly gave me is of the new uniforms, they look pretty sharp in their dark jackets and pants with a stripe down the legs (probably gold) and military-style caps. The majorettes wore white (or light colored – it’s a black and white picture) uniforms with short, full skirts and accents that were probably gold. They also wore caps with feathers and short white tasseled boots. Behind the majorettes, someone carried a sign that read “Ridgeway School”. Zoe S remembers that the uniforms were wool, and she also said that she enjoyed listening to the band marching up and down the streets of Ridgeway to practice for the Apple Blossom Parade in St. Joseph.
The uniforms were purchased the year before the devastating school fire in 1951. While many of the student-owned instruments were lost in the fire, the music department was in another building that wasn’t damaged (Kansas City Star, September 14, 1951), so hopefully those new uniforms were safe and secure.
