Figure 1.-- This is a class at a Budapest secondary school in 1924. Secindary schools as far as we know were mostly single gender schools. Notice the wide range of outfits. The boys look to be about 13-14 years of age. The portrait is labeled 'Botfan boys pageant'. We are not sure what that means. The boys wear a variety of suits wuth ties and open collars. We notice, short pants, knickers, and long pants. Most boys are wearing long stockings.

Hungary achieved its independence in the aftermath of World War I and the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1918). As Hungary had a degree of autonomy within the Hapsburg empire, the transition was niot as significant as might have been expected. There were complications in building a new school system. There were language issues. And we are not sure about staff issues. We do not know to what extent non-Hungarian (Germans and Jews) teachers retained their jobs. Primary schools might be coeducational, at least in rural ares. Scondary schools as fae as we know were mostly single gebnder schools. Our information is limited on schoolwear at independent Hungary after the War. Unlike some countries, we have been able to find relatively few photographs for our archive. We do not think children wore uniforms to school. We see boys mostly wearing short pants in primary school. There was some variation seasonally and regionally. City schools were more formal than rural schools. Clothing in secondary schools were more varied. Boys commonly wore suits. Attendance was limited with few working-class children or ethnic minorities (except Germans and Jews) attending. The principal minority was Slovakian, although shifts in the border with Romania brought in substantial numbers of Romanians. This affected schoolwear as the Slovak population was more rural and still wore traditional clothes to an extent. We see a range of suits. Younger boys might wear short pants or knicker suits with long stockings and knee socks. Older boys wore long pants.

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