teachers could cane students for hw not doe, untidy desks, talking, just about doing anything wrong. It was in front of everybody most of the time. once in a while it would be in an empty classroom if we were summoned for it later on.
both male and female teachers were allowed to cane students. Both preferred applying the stick on the buttocks.
Every master had his own cane, and most also had a slipper or ruler they used too. There was also...
It is quite certain that a measure of cruelty characterized the school, as indeed it probably did in very...
Portland Comp Worksop Kate God Tracey is mrs mather’s still alive, u know when she used to give lasses...
I have read many nostalgic posts relating to home slipperings, and as one who was regularly slippered by both...
Our school had standards. We expected a proper uniform standard of dress, manners, and hard work. Failure to meet...
I saw the slipper he was holding in his right hand. It was a black plimsoll with a dull...
Lilian went next. She tried the begging route, but my Mother was having none of it. She also got...
His talk was listened to with attention, which says much for the boys’ good manners, since they had never...