The oldest reference to the someone or some entity within the University of Louisiana calling itself Cajun or a variation thereof came with 1922-23 Drama Club when they refered to themselves as "Dat Cajan Crew"
The oldest reference to the someone or some entity within the University of Louisiana calling itself Cajun or a variation thereof came with 1922-23 Drama Club when they refered to themselves as "Dat Cajan Crew"
1922 "CAJAN CREW"
CAJAN CREW OFFICERS
James M. Higginbotham Lafayette, LA President Clay Dalferes Lafayette, LA Vice-President Ralph Squires Morgan City, LA Secretary Geneva Prater Lake Charles, LA Treasurer Charles Jagou Lafayette, LA Advertising Manager
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE:
Fanny Barstow Cheneyville, LA Llewellyn Bourque Milton, LA Dorthy Davis Lafayette, LA Madge Johnson Vinton, LA Daniel Winters New Iberia, LA
Louisiana-Acadien Yearbook 1922-23 Dat Cajan Crew!
So far as for me younknow i don care but all de same i don see hoccum dose betes at de institute gotta go choose a name like dat, me! Gawd! but day mak me mad yes. Go call deyself de cajan crew-fo wat dey do dat hien? I believe me dey want sass de cajan fo true; dey say iss jes for make play like dat-but i don believe dat non, fo show dey want hinsult de cajan an tant qu' a pour mai i feel like to stap em in de face-de got chiek yes, hien-fo wat dey don pick on somebody else hien? i got pass my heys on dat tout suite. Wat i want know me hoccum dey don call deyself de high monkey monk-Seem like to me das mo funny dan de funney pape. So far as fo me i don see hoccum dey want mak all dose gran embarras tonne're! but dey mak me beancoup mad yas-Ca va jamais faire-C'est pas bon du tout, C'est des bons riens.
For the record. . . .
UL owns "DAT"
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