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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Caning from of the Times53
The alleged libel, which appeared in an election address and leaflet issued by the first two defendants, made allegations...
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Whole Class Punisment60
This all represented a significant “step up”. It wasn’t just a matter of “Oh well, here we go again”,...
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Why Corporal Punishment Has to / Had to Go11
The British Isles had the birch as did some of the older more traditional schools that mirrored the public...
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Reactions to the Slipper20
I am guessing that she had never been slippered before and so was not quite sure what was going...
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Encounters at Boarding School in the 1960s24
After Half term, things were getting ready for the Easter break and Julie and I had become a very...
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Old-Fashioned Terms for a Caning5
At Fettes College, being caned was referred to pretty much universally by the boys (and indeed by several of...
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School Corporal Punishment History63
“Challenging traditions : a history of Melbourne Grammar” by Weston Bate and Helen Penrose. Dr John Edward Bromby, Headmaster:...
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Cane Marks21
I often see an obvious pair of ex-junkies collecting their 2 small kids from school. Both are well-dressed &...