Figure 1.-- Boys at a few school did wear their blazers or suit jackets during the day, but this was not at all common. It was most prevalent at day schools as the boys wore their blazers to school in the morning. Schools normally required boys to wear their blazers to and from school even when they were not worn duting the school day.

Boys at a few school did wear their blazers or suit jackets during the day, but this was not at all common. It was most prevalent at day schools as the boys wore their blazers to school in the morning. Schools normally required boys to wear their blazers to and from school even when they were not worn duting the school day. Some schools even required caps. The idea was to present the best imsge for the school. At these schools there would normnally be some boys wearing their blazers and some just wearing sweaters. The schools left it up to the individual boy. Some schools adopted strict rules on the matter, but by the 1980s necer requiring blazers to be worn during the day. Some schools discouraged the boys from wearing their blazers during the school day, primarily so they did not get them dirty. Blazers can very easily be spoiled from cobstant use by sctive boys.
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