One assumes at that point some signal was given by the Headmaster as a number of the boys suddenly rushed at Wildman, grabbed him and bent him over, holding him in position while another boy whacked him with his own cane. He was finally let up to the sound of derisive laughter. We are told that he later fled the building and rushed to the local hospital where he complained that he had nine visible weals on his buttocks. Unfortunately for Wildman, his predicament seems to have engendered mirth rather than sympathy. Ultimately though, Wildman would have the last laugh, when the following year Headmaster Copping was found unfit to be in charge of the school and the Eccleshall magistrates’ court had it shut down.
Eric Wildman 1950s Crusader for Corporal Punishment9
Related Articles
-
Our Respective Parents 1
I grew up in New York in the late 50s and early 60s. At a time when many African-American...
-
School Corporal Punishment History120
“Brother Camillus, a likeable man, had experienced problems in controlling the sizeable junior secondary classes. His mistake was in...
-
Fluids of Discipline7
Then she suddenly hit my butt at centre with the cane. I screamed, but she pinched my thigh, ordering...
-
Sarahs Spanking Hands1
This was the most embarrassing time I ever got my bottom smacked. My mother was just starting to prepare...
-
More Suspect Teachers from the so called Good Old Days13
Shotton was found not guilty of one count of indecency with a child, and the jury could not reach...
-
Corporal Punishment in the Sixties1
The late sixties must have been a strange time for corporal punishment! For the first time, young people were...
-
Did you Misbehave2
The afternoon is when this story begins to become more interesting. I was on the swim team, as I...
-
This going to hurt you six times more 10
For what its worth my view is that six strokes doesnt hurt six times more than one stroke or...