Figure 1.--This photograph shows form 1C of Dudley Grammar School in 1947-48. The boys wear similar colored short pants suits, many with open collars..
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Figure 1.--This photograph shows form 1C of Dudley Grammar School in 1947-48. The boys wear similar colored short pants suits, many with open collars.. |
Form 1C boys at Dudley grammar school in 1947-48 all appear to be wearing similar colored suits. One boy wears a dark suit. Another boy wears a double breasted suit. They do not appear to be blazers. There are no school badges on their coat jackets. A
photograph of form 1C shows what looks like all of the boys wearing short pants and kneesocks. The uniformity of their
uniforms suggests that it was a school rule. We do not not know at this time what the rule was for the other forms. As was the case of many Scottish schools, quite a few of the boys do not have ties
and wear rather sporty open collar shirts. This was much less common in England. HBC is not sure why this more informal style was so prevalent in Scotland. The form master wears his Scout uniform. I'm not sure why the teacher would have worn his Scout uniform. Presumably he did not wear it to teach in.
Figure 2.--Notice the one boy wearing a double breasted suit. |
Form 1 were the new entrants at the school who had just moved up from their primary school. Most of these boys would still be age 11. Soe schools numbered the form interms of their academic ability. Thus form 1A might be the top form. It is unclear what the practice was a Duddley.
Boys at Dudley grammar school in 1947-48 all appear to be wearing similar colored suits. One boy wears a dark suit. Another boy wears a double breasted suit. They do not appear to be blazers. There are no school badges on their coat jackets. Many boys wear sweaters. None of then have the colored rim that was to become so common. A
photograph of form 1C shows what looks like all of the boys wearing short pants and kneesocks. The uniformity of their
uniforms suggests that it was a school rule. We do not not know at this time what the rule was for the other forms. As was the case of many Scottish schools, quite a few of the boys do not have ties
and wear rather sporty open collar shirts. This was much less common in England. HBC is not sure why this more informal style was so prevalent in Scotland. Most boys appear to wear plain turn-over-top kneesocks, but one boy wear kneesocks with a c olore band at the cuff. Most boys wear Oxford low-cut shoes, but one boy wears old-fashioned high-top shoes.
Figure 3.--The Form master must have been an enthusiastic Scouter. He wore his Scout uniform for the form picture. |
The form master wears his Scout uniform. I'm not sure why the teacher would have worn his Scout uniform. Presumably he did not wear it to teach in. HBC has not note other school pictures with the form master wearing his Scout uniform.
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