BRITISH SCHOOLBOYS
STYLE OF GARMENTS WORN. REFORMATION SUGGESTED. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyrlglrt. Received Dec. 16, 5.5 p.m. London, Dec. 15. A deep-rooted blow at English public schools’ traditions was struck by the Parente’ Association to-day, when it demanded that top-hats and hard collars be abolished, and combination garments substituted for the present jackets and trousers. One speaker eaid that when her boy wore a single garment, the teacher told him that in the interests of modesty a two-garment suit was preferable. Others suggested that boys should taxe a short rest in the afternoons. Dr. Belfrage, of the New Health Society, while approving the principle, said he feared the boys would rebel at the unnecessary discipline. New vita glass, permitting ultra-violet radiation, should be installed in schools. Girls with open throats and silk stockings were better clad than boys. Every school ought to have an open-air cold bath.
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Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1926, Page 9
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