Figure 1.-- We notice Greville at Eton College in 1925. As the portrait has 11 boys, we assume it is a cricket team, possibly another house team. Here we belive that the circle caps signigied colors, probably house colors. |
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Greville like Ian when he finished at St. Peter's Court, entered Eton College. Most of the students like Ian and Greville would have been from affluent families. The boys boarded in houses. Here we see Greville in a house portrait, we think in 1926, although the caption is not very clear. The boys pose with trophies their house had won.
We notice Greville at Eton College in 1925. As the portrait has 11 boys, we assume it is a cricket team, possibly another house team. Here we belive that the circle caps signified colors, probably house colors. Boys at public school were encouraged to participte in games, whazt ever their skill level. This intra-school games through the house system allowed a large numnber of boys with modest skill levels to engage in sports. The boys here are dressed informally, probably because they were a house side (team).
Greville like Ian when he finished at St. Peter's Court, entered Eton College. Schools like Eton have histories daring back centuries. Most of the students like Ian and Greville would have been from affluent families. Eton was one of the the most pretigious of the public schools, if not the most prestigious.
The boys boarded in houses. These were boarding facilities which included boys from each age level. The idea being that the older boys would have a positive influence on the younger boys. There were traditions here. Boys would want to be in the same houses in which their fathers were placed. There is a healty competition between the houses. Here we see Greville in a houseteam portrait, we think in 1926, although the caption is not very clear (figure 1). The boys pose with trophies their house had won. We notice Greville at Eton College in 1925. As the portrait has 11 boys, we assume it is a cricket team, possibly another house team. Here we belive that the circle caps signified colors comparable ta letter in America), probably house colors.
Boys at public school were encouraged to participte in games, what ever their skill level. This intra-school games through the house system allowed a large numnber of boys with modest skill levels to engage in sports. The boys here are dressed informally, probanly because they were a house side (team). he major sports were rugby and cricket and to a lesser extent hockey. Many schools discouraged football (soccer). I am not sure about Eton.
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