Figure 2.--Here Eton boys are celebrating the 4th of June about 2000. Many of the uniforms are not unlike those worn 100 years ago.
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Figure 2.--Here Eton boys are celebrating the 4th of June about 2000. Many of the uniforms are not unlike those worn 100 years ago. |
Eton hold its principal annual celebration on the 4th of June which is the birthday of King George III, who had a special fondness for the school. While the event is called the 4th of June, it is rarely held exactly on that day. This is the speech-day. After the official ceremonies at the school a procession of boats takes place on the Thames. In the sport
Eton occupies a unique position among the public schools in the sport of rowing. A large proportion of the oarsmen in the annual Oxford and Cambridge boat-race are traditionally Etonian alumni.
Some information on Eton boys in their 4 of June outfits:
W.C. Bryce (about 1905)
G.V. Stokes (1900s)
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