Figure 1.--This was a second year class at a private Catholic secondary school in Antwerp during the early-1960s. A HBC reader attended during the 1960s. The boys here are ages 13-14 years. Put your cursor on the image to see the rest of the class. |
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A reader has provided us some information about his Antwerp Catholic school in the early-1960s. We do not have any historical information on the school. Most Belgians are Catholic, both Waloons and Flemish. Our reader tells us, "Uniforms were not mandatory at our school, but it was rather an elite school, jeans were strongly discouraged. Many of us wore suits. Boys wearing short trousers were not the majority, but were not uncommon." It was an all-boy single-gebder scghool. The boys began at age 12 years. Some Castholic schools in France and Belgium had a basic uniform. This sdchool did not, but the boys were expected to dress appropriately. Quite a few boys wore suits and ties, even the younger boys. Others wore sweaters and ties. Short pabts including short pants suits seem quite common in the first year and several boys also wear short pants the second year. This was not a school requirement, but rather up to the boys and their parennts. Knee socks seem to be worn on a seasonal basis.
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