Headmaster’s canings at my modest city grammar school were given in private unless there were two or more culprits there together then they might be caned in front of each other.
All the above comments relate to the mid 1950s to late 1950s We must remember that in the past the wearing of uniform for schools and many workplaces was commonplace. This related to when in WW2 virtual everyone wore a uniform of one type or another. There was great pride in wearing a uniform back then. Photographers were often asked to take portraits of people in uniform. This included nurses, postmen, even bus drivers and railway workers who wore their uniforms with great pride. Most youth organisations wore uniforms too.
Modern day ‘uniforms’ still exist but tend to be worn by choice and involve jeans and football kit!
Caning Offences16
Related Articles
-
Thoughts of an Abusive but Aparant Wartime Headmaster38
Up to morning break This was always the most busy time of the day, as I never use to...
-
After the Cane Mutiny6
Dianne Giblin, president of the Federation of Parents and Citizens’ Associations of NSW, says “misbehaviour is just a symptom...
-
F Bomb1
When I was really younger, I attended kindergarten at my neighbourhood public school. By the time I was at...
-
And when we got there the Cupboard was Bare31
What is appropriate though? I considered punishments like lines or detentions worse than CP. Another child (‘A’) might consider...
-
School Discipline References26
I also got punished on my birthday. When 2 of my mates decided that we should all go into...
-
School Punishment Book68
A mate of mine was collected by a prefect and marched to the headmaster’s office for spitting on school...
-
Dreams of Discipline 1
How long in my life have I spent dreaming about spanking? It’s a shame someone didn’t put me on...
-
Too hot to handle2
Now, in this comic I read, a boy simply held the thermometer close to a light bulb in order...