I remember. ”Sian amach do laimh”, —hold out your hand–. How convenient our native language was to so many teachers for an excuse to beat us.
I was in correspondence with a man recently who recalls a 4-ply leather being used in the 2 final years. All I seem to remember was the usual 3 ply one but delivered with greater vigor to senior girls. One teacher had a strap that I believe was cut from conveyor belt material. It looked a little longer than the standard leather, but my goodness, could it impact a horrific sting? Three on each hand to the strongest senior girl would leave its victim in sheer agony for hours.
A Fascination with Discipline6
Related Articles
-
Three of the Best9
I was caned twice at my Wiltshire (English) senior school in the mid-eighties and my word it hurt. I...
-
Encounters at Boarding School in the 1960s15
Then she came out with a tear-stained face. She stood against the wall hands on head and nose...
-
A Window to Spanking24
Her spanking was far worse than my mother’s and I was one well spanked young man. But I still...
-
Mrs Trosper12
My date Pam had me stand beside her while she smacked the hairbrush on her hand and talked about...
-
School Discipline References27
I’m a great fan of Ken Loach – the director of Kes but I can’t say I entirely approve of his...
-
Corporal Punishment References from Buy Gone Days7
At my school at about the same time, girls wore red or green pin-striped summer dresses, and they were...
-
Discipline at Work13
“Come here,” she commanded as she brandished the brush. He did as he was told. She spread her legs...
-
Chastisement Across the Ages4
It may well be imagined that his premises were never permanent: beginning in the Oxford Circus district, his...