A little Trivia (From Oct. 21, 1940 Time Mag Capsule)

New School Tie

"LImey!" hooted toughies. "I say, ole chahp," they drawled, making monocles with their fingers. With such normal antics, pupils in many a US school this month welcomed greeted their small British guests. But by last week, most of Britain's 2,700 young evacues in the US had begun to feel at home in US schools.
The little Britons were surprised to find that most US pupils wear no school uniforms. Skinnier than their US contemporaries, they found the food much better than in British schools, quickly put on weight. They missed tea, got used to drinking milk instead, were delighted with unaccustomed shower baths and pencil sharpeners.
British boys found classes more informal and discipline less strict in US schools, were shocked to discover that US pupils were never caned. In classes, British pupils showed they knew more of world affairs (more even than some of their teachers), were far ahead than their US classmates in vocabulary and spelling, pretty bad in Western Hemisphere geography and US history. On one thing they all agreed: they had to study harder in Britain. Said one of them: "In our country, they give you more than you can do and then do not expect you to do it all. Here they give you just enough and expect you to do it."