We have refrained from giving the name of the boy because no one would wish him to suffer in repute by reason of his mother’s not very wise proceeding. As the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said in his very considerate judgment, there was no stain on the boy’s character because of this unfortunate discussion and there was no question of expulsion or any discredit of that kind being cast upon him. We have said that the original offence was not a very serious one in itself. Boys will be boys, and probably most of us when we were at school have done much the same thing many a time. But certainly those of us who were at school in the early or mid-Victorian period would have expected to be caned or birched for it, even without the prevarication and concealment, if we were found out, and would have taken our punishment all in the day’s work.
Caning from of the Times5
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Institution Matron Who Turned Refractory Maids Over Her Knee in the 1905s 2
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School Belt16
I went to school in the Lothians, a very large school, with a modern extension to a tatty old...
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Dreaming of Nanny’s Paddle10
Leaning forward, he got onto his hands and knees then awkwardly crawled onto his big sister’s lap. She settled...
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The Discipline of Females30
I imagine that he didn’t need much persuasion to whack this young lady’s bottom. Her skirt was not raised...
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The Cane in UK Schools73
The address of the alleged correspondent was found to be false. A copy of two of the most recent...
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Mrs Symington13
“Yes, of course, Carolyn, how could I forget. Davey’s face was as red at the beginning as his fanny...
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Slippered at School21
2. Where slipperings were carried out The majority of slipperings took place at the front of the classroom with...
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How Did You Address Your Teachers?16
I have been known to place my hand on the back of a chair that some sexist is attempting...