Individual Swiss School: Hombrechtikon School

Figure 1.-- The class portrait was taken on February 27, 1941. The happy faces reflect very little sense that World War II was by then in full progress. At the time, Swiss officials were concerned about a NAZI invasion. Unbenoght to the Swiss was tha Hitler's attention was focused East and preparatins for the invasion of the Soviet Union were well undeway. Nearly all the boys wear pullover sweaters but a few wear suit jackets. Most of the boys wear short trousers with long stockings--some black, others dark tan or brown stockings. Notice that many of the boys wear hiking boots, a few with additional woolen ankle socks on top of the long stockings for extra warmth.

Hombrecthtikon was a town near Zurich in the Zurich canton. The photos were taken at Hombrechtikon School in Hombrechtikon. Swiss scholls did not normally have names unless there was more than one comparable school inthe town or village. These children are in the 6th-year class, which would make them about 11-years old. The teacher, standing at the back on the right, is Herr A. Moser. The class portrait was taken on February 27, 1941. The happy faces reflect very little sense that World War II was by then in full progress. Nearly all the boys wear pullover sweaters but a few wear suit jackets. Most of the boys wear short trousers with long stockings--some black, others dark tan or brown stockings. Notice that many of the boys wear hiking boots, a few with additional woolen ankle socks on top of the long stockings for extra warmth. One boy sitting on the ground (at the left) wears a short pants suit with sweater underneath. Another boy, second row left, wears a belted jacket that seems to be made of canvas or some non-woolen material. The majority of the boys wear pullover woolen sweaters, some with zipper opening half-way down the chest. Many of the girls wear pigtails. One boy, second row right, has cropped hair while most of the other boys wear their hair parted. One brave girl in the second row wears knee socks, but nearly everyone else has on long stockings, probably worn with stocking shirts (or Strapsleibchen).

The Village

Hombrecthtikon was a town near Zurich in the Zurich canton.

The School

The photos were taken at Hombrechtikon School in Hombrechtikon. Swiss scholls did not normally have names unless there was more than one comparable school inthe town or village.

The Class

These children are in the 6th-year class, which would make them about 11-years old. The teacher, standing at the back on the right, is Herr A. Moser.

Chronology

The class portrait was taken on February 27, 1941. The happy faces reflect very little sense that World War II was by then in full progress although this photo was taken before the United States entered the war against the Axis powers. At the time, Swiss officials were concerned about a NAZI invasion. Unbenoght to the Swiss was tha Hitler's attention was focused East and preparatins for the invasion of the Soviet Union were well undeway.

Clothing

Nearly all the boys wear pullover sweaters but a few wear suit jackets. Most of the boys wear short trousers with long stockings--some black, others dark tan or brown stockings. Notice that many of the boys wear hiking boots, a few with additional woolen ankle socks on top of the long stockings for extra warmth. One boy sitting on the ground (at the left) wears a short pants suit with sweater underneath. Another boy, second row left, wears a belted jacket that seems to be made of canvas or some non-woolen material. The majority of the boys wear pullover woolen sweaters, some with zipper opening half-way down the chest. two boys at the left wearing the same type of knickers, which come down quite far below their knees. These boys may be wearing black knee socks, but they are probably black long stockings similar to what the boy sitting on the ground next to them wears with shorts. Notice the wearing of woolen ankle socks over the black stockings--both in the case of the boy wearing shorts and one of the boys wearing knickers. During the 1940s short trousers seem to have been more common than the knickers, but during the 1950s the knickers became the dominant style although short trousers with long stockings are still commonly seen in Switzerland up until about 1960. In the warmer months, most boys swtiched to short trousers with knee socks. Many of the girls wear pigtails. One boy, second row right, has cropped hair while most of the other boys wear their hair parted. One brave girl in the second row wears knee socks, but nearly everyone else has on long stockings, probably worn with stocking shirts (or Strapsleibchen). Only one girl wears a pinafore. We see more girls wearing pinafores at many other schools.

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