U.S. School Clothes: Madison School (unknown state)
Figure 1.-- We are not sure where the Madison School is located. We would guess it might be in Virginia as President Madison was from Virginia. It looks to be an public elementary school. We have a photograph of the school safety patrol in 1935. Notice their badges abd white shoulder belts. The older boys were chosen to help the younger children across the street at corners around the school. Note only boys were chosen. The boys wear mostly long pants, but two wore knickers with patterened knee socks. The photograph is a good indication of how knickers were declineing in popularity by the mid-1930s. More and more boys were wearing long pants.
We are not sure where the Madison School is located. We would guess it might be in Virginia as President Madison was from Virginia, but there are many Washihgton, Adams, and Jeffeson schools located all over the United States. It looks to be an public elementary school. We have a photograph of the School Safety Patrol (SSP)in 1935. Notice their badges and white shoulder belts. The older boys were chosen to help the younger children across the street at corners around the school. Note only boys were chosen. The boys wear mostly long pants, but two wore knickers with patterened knee socks. The photograph is a good indication of how knickers were declineing in popularity by the mid-1930s. More and more boys were wearing long pants. Also notice that several of the boys are wearing dark, high-top sneakers.
