Uniform Rule Types : Wearing the Uniform
Figure 1.-- We rarely noticed the boys loosning their ties, even after classess when engaged in free time activities. This boy was in the gym awaiting his turn at bat. The boys used tennis valls to practice cricket indoors.
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There were some rules about wearing the uniform or how the uniform was worn. Some items were affected more than others. Some garment items were optional. The major item here was the jumper or sweater. Scarves were also normally optional. Most items were manditory.
Once there were rather strict rules about how caps were worn. The cap was once a very importat part of the school uniform. Schools also had rules such as tipping the cap to the masters and adults associated with the school. Caps were once very common, but came to be generally less popular and many schools began dropping them as a require uniform item. As as caps became less common these rules became less important.
Schools often had rules about ties which are still quite common at many prep schools. Most schools had strict rules about the boys loosening their ties or unbuttoning their collars. This was considered slovenly. Here the rules included both during class as well as after class when the children had free time. Interestingly we did not often see the children loosening their ties, even after classes when they were playing dyring their free time. Here I think that this was probably because they are so accustomed to wearing ties that they don't give a lot of thought to it as they got involved in the daily program. Of course a factor here is climarte.
Schools also expected that boys keep their kneesocks pulled up. Here unlike the ties, often we did see the childre, especially the boys, with their knee socks falling down. The enforcement enforcement of these rules varied widely from school to school.
