Figure 1.--These German school children are participating in a school election, rather like an American student council election. I'm not sure what it is all about. Notice the rather informal clothing. The photograoph was probably taken about 1930.
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Figure 1.--These German school children are participating in a school election, rather like an American student council election. I'm not sure what it is all about. Notice the rather informal clothing. The photograoph was probably taken about 1930. |
What German school children wore was of course strongly influenced by the seasons. One photograph shows the caps and heavy coats worn during the Winter. Sweaters were very common during cool weather. Most boys wore short pants, bit especailly by the early 1930s some mothers were letting boys wear long pants during the Winter. Long stocksings were also very common during the winter. Here we see children wearing infornal clothing in warm weather. Boys when the weather got warmer were less likely to wear caps and short pants were worn by most boys, esoecially the younger ones. Kmneesocks were also mpre common, but some boys wire long stockings evebn in the summer. It also became more common for boys to come to school in shirt skeeves, without a suit or even a sweater if it was warm enough.
These German school children are participating in a school election, rather like an American student council election. The sign reads "Wählt als Nebenrichter Hans and then "er ist gerecht(er)". Meaning they should vote for Hans as a associate judge because he's (more) fair. Note that one boy even gives a Socilaist salute (the clenched fist). The photograph looks to us as it was taken in the early 1930s. No doubt when the NAZIs took over in January 1933 elections like this were quickly ended.
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