Figure 1.--Most all of the junior boys in 1950 wear the school blazer, but only a few of the senior boys have them. Most boys wear ties, but we note a few with open collared shirts. Many of the junior boys wear short trousers with grey kneesocks.
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Figure 1.--Most all of the junior boys in 1950 wear the school blazer, but only a few of the senior boys have them. Most boys wear ties, but we note a few with open collared shirts. Many of the junior boys wear short trousers with grey kneesocks. |
Most all of the junior boys in 1950 wear the school blazer, but only a few of the senior boys have them. I'm not sure why that was. We are not sure why that was. Perhaps the blazers were hard to obtain. Perhaps the boys didn't like them. Parents may have insisted that the younger boys wear them. It was considered an important accomplishment for a child to have done well and earned a place in a grammar school. Then again we are not sure what the policy was when a grammar school was the only secondary school in town. Perhaps the school was no selective. This presumablyis why the school is coeducational. As far as we can tell, the school did not require the blazer be worn, even for the junior boys. Most boys wear ties, but we note a few with open collared shirts. Many of the junior boys wear short trousers. It does not seem to be all the junior boys. This suggests that it may not have been a school rule. The boys in shorts wear grey kneesocks. Only a few seem to have the colored stripes. The girls wear gym frocks with ties which was a seasonal uniform, but may have been adopted year round. Unlike some schools, few girls seem to wear the blazer. The girls wear short white socks with a variety of shoes.
Related Chronolgy Pages in the Boys' Historical Web Site
[The 1880s]
[The 1930s]
[The 1940s]
[The 1950s]
[The 1960s]
[The 1970s]
[The 1980s]
Related Style Pages in the Boys' Historical Web Site
[Long pants suits]
[Short pants suits]
[Socks]
[Eton suits]
[Jacket and trousers]
[Blazer]
[School sandals]
