Dave Rolls wrote:
John Stanyon wrote:
One morning when leaning over the parapet Bob's cap was blown off when an engine passed below
I have to confess that the passage of my cap down the funnel was no accident but was manually assisted
Oh well, that's a bit different
Tony mentioned pride in wearing one's uniform. I recall one morning in my 1st year feeling full of pride when walking to the bus stop one morning in my then newish DHS uniform, so I can relate to that; I got a bit more disaffected as I got older and that came to weigh less with me.
I think the strongest case for making uniform compulsory is that pupils at DHS are being prepared for professional careers for the most part where they will by and large be expected to wear suits and ties (a uniform of sorts), so it's worth their getting used to it early on.
I also think that if uniforms were scrapped at DHS we'd see a 21st century analogue of the sartorial "creativity" I witnessed in the '70s, when half the school seemed to want to look like David Bowie (only without anything like his makeup budget) and others turned up in as close to skinhead gear as they could get away with.
Furthermore, I don't know of any boys' grammar schools which don't have uniform.
Such is the case for, but I'm more than happy to read and consider any arguments against. Are there economic ones, for example, if uniform is too expensive for some families?
* I think DHS Girls abolished it in the 6th form.