Uniforms: Rule Types--Where the Uniform Was Worn
Figure 1.--Schools expected the children to be smartly kitted out when coming to school in the morning and when going home in the afternoon. Generally speaking they looked a bit smarter in the morning.
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Prep schools often had rules about the uniform depending on where the children were. There were special occassions. The boarders on Sunday dressed up for Church. There was also a range of special occassions. Almost all schools tended to insist that the children wear the complete uniform when traveling to the school. This meant the day children each morning and the boarders at the beginning of each term. The idea was that the children were in effect walking advertisements for the school. The idea was that smartly uniformed students were an indicator of a well run prep school. I'm not sure how much this influenced people, but suspect that it did have some impact. Once at school, the children generally put away their blazers and wore shirts and sweaters, depending on the season. This varied somewhat at day schools and bparding schools. The schools also expected the day children to dress up when going home at the en of the day. Here the schools were often less strict than in the morning as many children were going home after games. Many schools required the children to wear their uniformas all the time they were at school. Other schools allowed the children to change out of their uniforms after classes or for free time in the evening and on the weekends. All schools required the children to wear their uniforms when traveking to and from the school.
