Figure 1.--This boy wears a sleeveless grey "V"-neck sweater without school trim. The long-sleeve sweatrs were more common, but boys wore sleeve-less sweaters at several schools. Oftem it was an option. The sleeveless sweaters wee often worn in cool, bit not cold weather. |
There were two options for sleeves, long-sleeve and sleeveless. Most schools had long-sleeved sweaters. The long-sleeve sweaters were by far the most popular tyoe. We noted a few schools with sleeveless sweaters. At most schools, the school selected the sleeve type. At some schools the students had a choice, they could cloose either the sleeveless or sleeve styles and both were available with the appropriate trim or just the sandard plain grey sweaters. . Some pupils wore the two different types seasonally. Oftem it was an option. The sleeveless sweaters wee often worn in cool, bit not cold weather. The sleeveless sweaters were always done as V-necks. Long-sleeve sweaters were worn by both boys and girls, but we have not noted girls wearing sleeveless sweaters. Most of these sweaters were done in wool.
