"Uniforms"
Venice Archives and Area Historical Collection
1939 KMI Uniforms
Venice Archives and Area Historical Collection

Old "West Point" style uniforms....
SUMMARY OF COST: 1932-1933

Fixed charges   $850.00
              Uniform  100.00
                   Total  $950.00

Fixed charges include tuition and admission to lectures; room; board; laundry (22 pieces per week); bugle instruction; medical care at school; athletic coaching, uniforms, equipment and the use of the grounds and gymnasium; and admission to all athletic games played on the school grounds.

Uniform includes:
1 English style coat or blouse
1 pair straight trousers
2 pair fatigue breeches
3 gray shirts
1 pershing style cap
1 trench coat
1 pair black regulation shoes
1 pair black leather puttees
1 regulation sweater
2 black neckties
1 black leather belt with KMI buckle
2 pair white duck trousers
2 pair white gloves
white belting and buckles

Optional:
1 military overcoat, $30.00

Allowance:  $1.50 per week provided by parent

Source: 1932-33 KMI Catalog

Venice Archives and Area Historical Collection

1951 style uniforms...
Venice Archives and Area Historical Collection

"New style" KMI uniforms
Pictured are cap insignia, honor roll stars, collar insignia, KMI and ROTC shoulder patches, and supply sergeant stripes, all dating from 1945-48
Jay Hearst '49

1952 era uniform
Roger Carson '52
Roger Carson '52
 
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