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A photograph shows the First Form (the entering class) in 1935. Here all
the boys but one wear knicker suits, mostly with long tan stockings and low
cut shoes, although one boy wears long trousers with a contrasting dark jacket
and one boy wears his knickers with patterned knee socks. Again, all the boys
wear shirts and ties, which were required for meals and classes. The boys in
the photo would be about 14-15 years old. Another photograph, the one seen here, is from the same year (1935) but shows an upper Form (I'm not
quite sure whether it's the Second or the Third)--boys
of about 15 or 16 years of age--and maybe even 17 yearsin a few cases (figure 1). Note
that this slightly older age group has mostly changed to long trouser suits
although one boy still wears a knicker suit. His hosiery seems to consist of
patterned knee socks rather than the plain colored long stockings. Many of
the boys wear vested suits, nearly all with white shirts and ties although the
middle boy in the front row is somewhat more sportily dressed with dark
trousers, a contrasting lighter colored jacket, a V-necked sweater, and an
open collared shirt which folds over his lapels. Some older boys still wore
knickers in 1935 but most had shifted to long trousers by age 16 years.
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