Individual Swiss State Schools: Sekundar Ilnau

Figure 1.--These students belong to the Ilnau Secondary School, a village near Zurich. There was only one secondary school in the town, so it merely takes its name from the village. The very proper-looking teacher, Herr Ernst, stands in the rear wearing a wing collar and tie with a watch chain on his waistcoat. The photo was taken November 27, 1934. Most of the boys seem to be wearing heavy woolen sweaters with short trousers and long stockings, black or brown. One boy in the second row wears heather-style of speckled wool stockings that go well with the figured knit of his sweater. At least three of the boys have graduated to long trousers, but they seem to be in the minority. Many of the girls wear pigtails.

These students belong to the Ilnau Secondary School, a village near Zurich. There was only one secondary school in the town, so it merely takes its name from the village. The very proper-looking teacher, Herr Ernst, stands in the rear wearing a wing collar and tie with a watch chain on his waistcoat. The photo was taken November 27, 1934. Most of the boys seem to be wearing heavy woolen sweaters with short trousers and long stockings, black or brown. One boy in the second row wears heather-style of speckled wool stockings that go well with the figured knit of his sweater. At least three of the boys have graduated to long trousers, but they seem to be in the minority. Many of the girls wear braided pigtails. Most of the boys have open-collared shirts, but one boy wears a tie under his sweater. Two boys have suit jackets with sweaters underneath. One boy still wears the more conservative black long stockings while the others go in for brown or grey shades. Many of the boys still wear hightop hoes with metal brads for lacing up. This style of boot was popular in Germany and Switzerland because of the love of hiking in the nearby mountains.

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