Figure 1.-- A nice wool sweater felt good on cools days. The sweater was thus a very important school uniform garment, a staple for everyday schoolwear. At most schools boys did not wear their blazers durng the school day. Rather they wore their sweaters for daily activities. Boarders normally did not put on their blazers during the day. Day boys would take off their blazers upon arriving at school. |
A nice wool sweater felt good on cools days. The sweater was thus a very important school uniform garment, a staple for everyday schoolwear. At most schools boys did not wear their blazers durng the school day. Rather they wore their sweaters for daily activities. Boarders normally did not put on their blazers during the day. Day boys would take off their blazers upon arriving at school. Thus during the day boys wore their blazers in the classroom and for many other activities. For much of the Fall and Spring terms children normally wear their sweaters all the time. This included both indoors and outdoors. Some of the buildings, especially the older buildings were not heated all that well. Thus the sweaters became one of the most important garments. The nice thing about the sweter is that it can easily be taken or put back on as needed. The blazer was more complicated and more expensive, so the sweater became the key garment for the children to deasl with the temperature.
