Figure 1.--The width of the center stap was increased to an eveb greater width in the 1970s. The center strap of the shoe on some styles was increased beyond 1 inch. Eventually the center strap became so wide that the school sandal came to look much like a shoe, except for a very narrow slit at the side. At this school in the 1980s boys cud wear both shoes and sandals. Almost all of the boys wearing sandals wore the wide center strap type.

The width of the center stap was increased to an eveb greater width in the 1970s. The center strap of the shoe on some styles was increased beyond 1 inch. Eventually the center strap became so wide that the school sandal came to look much like a shoe, except for a very narrow slit at the side. This style by the 70s and especially the 80s became much more popular with the boys than the traditional style which the narrow center piece that the girls continued to wear. Some schools had specific rules about the brand and model. Others just specified sandals and color. In this case the boys espeially after yhe first year pushed for the wide strap type that looked like a shoe. We still noted the narrow center strap sansals, but they became a sedtibct minority at the schools and age was a major factor. The older the boys, the more likely they were to wear the wide center strap sandals. Girls continued to wear te narrow center strap sandals. These wide center strap sandals were especially bcommon in stte primary sdchools.

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