It worked though! Slipperings were commonplace events, most days you would see at least five or six in front of your own class – and God knows how many there were in total each day for the whole school! And you were very lucky to survive a week without experiencing the slipper yourself.
Being sent to the Headmaster’s study for the cane though was something every boy really feared. It was the loneliness of being in the Great One’s presence behind closed doors. And to be caned was the ultimate deterrent. Not many escaped it at some time in their school career though.
In those days expulsion was looked on as almost as bad as ruin! You were marked as a total failure and a disgrace. The caning before the whole School emphasized the point tenfold.
That’s what I mean by it being a continuation of the seriousness of the offense.
Corporal Punishment Public or Private15
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