I can however recall him punishing girls on one occasion. Or the teacher was off sick and Mr Burgess was standing in for him. For some reason long forgotten, about a dozen pupils, including several girls found themselves being summoned to line up at the front of the class. The rest of us were then treated to the sight of him going down the line give each of them 2 of the hardest whack with the ruler that I had ever seen. All but the toughest boys returned to their seats in tears.
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