Back to the yearbooks. This one comes in two-tone and two-texture. There’s the solid leather feel, with a sensitive plush section along the bottom. This was how they hedged their bets: Just what will this new decade be? How will it look back upon us?
You really shouldn’t judge books by a cover, but sometimes you must. Why did they need to say First in Ten? Isn’t that obvious? And how did they resist the temptation to make the first 21st century reference?
It was the age of George Bush, the elder. Computers were being talked about everywhere, and only sometimes resisted. Students were painting tiger paws onto roads — and being taken to the police station for it. (These days that prank has become formalized as tradition.) The hair was big, with only a few hints of being brought under control. No one wore flannel. Yet. It was a special time at Auburn University.
Check out the 1990 Glomerata here. To see the rest of the covers in my personal collection you can start here. For a detailed look at selected volumes, you might enjoy this link. Here is the university’s official collection.
