Any plain blouse may be worn with the tunic, or a woollen jersey
may be substituted in cold weather.
With regard to the cost of such a dress, serge may be procured for
1s. 6d. to 2s. per yard. For the tunic some 2 to 2-1/2 yards are
usually required, and for the knickers about 1-1/2 to 2 yards. It
may be found possible in some schools to provide patterns, or to
show girls how to make such articles for themselves. Such a dress,
though primarily designed for physical exercises, is entirely
suitable for ordinary school use.
Though it is, of course, not practicable to introduce this dress
into all Public Elementary Schools, or in the case of all girls,
yet in many schools there are children whose parents are both
willing and able to provide them with appropriate clothing. The
adoption of a dress of this kind, which is at the same time useful
and becoming, tends to encourage that love of neatness and
simplicity which every teacher should endeavour to cultivate among
the girls. And as it allows free scope for all movements of the
body and limbs, it cannot fail to promote healthy physical
development."
IX
THE HIGHER EDUCATION OF WOMEN
In the last chapter brief reference was made to the effects of ill-timed
mental strain. Our principles have already led us to the conclusion that
there are special risks for girls involved in educational strain, and
that is, of course, equally true whatever the curriculum.
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