Scottish Preparatory Schools: Uniform Garments--Trousers
Figure 1.-- At Scootish schools the younger boys commonlyn wore shorts and the older boys long trousers. The same was trure at the academies and senior schools. The rules varied from school to scholl concerning wearing short and long trousers. Note one boy weearing a white shirt.
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Scottish boys normally wore trousers as in England. Kilts were not widely worn except for special occassions. Boys at Scottish schools mostly wear black long or grey long and short trousers. While the long trousers can be either grey or black, the shorts were usuaslly grey. This is the same as in England. There were different shades of grey. Some schoolsere more insitent ion the proper shade of grey than others. At some prep schols all the boys wore shorts. And at other schools all the boys wore long trousers. More commonly the younger boys wore shorts and the older boys long trousers. The same was trure at the academies and senior schools. The rules varied from school to scholl concerning wearing short and long trousers. The boys generally wore grey shorts as was common in England. A few schools had blue shorts as well. At one school the boys wore white shorts for dress up occassions. White long trousers were also worn for cricket. There were some variastion as to fabric. Most schools had trousers dine in Terelyn worsted. One school still had grey flannel shorts. And a few schools had grey corduroy shorts. One school had blue cords.
