My next visit was several weeks later and I was sentenced to six strokes of the cane the same procedure was followed except that I was the only boy in line and the Headmaster took his time selecting the rod that he was going to cane me with (there were three canes in his cabinet). He flexed the cane, ordered me to bend over, swished the cane as he walked behind me, tapped my bottom three times announced the number of strokes I was going to receive and counted each stroke after administering it. It was this procedure that he followed on my subsequent visits to his study. I have no idea why he counted the strokes from that time onwards but it made the experience more unpleasant, I cannot speak for the other boys he caned but for me, the counting of the strokes made an impact on me.
Headmasters Caning Rules13
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School Corporal Punishment History117
The nib, when its prongs had separated too much for writing purposes, could be attached to a paper dart...
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Caning at Cothill4
There are apparently visible 2 large semi-circular darkened patches each about 9″in diameter on the lower half of each...
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Memories of Corporal Punishment4
The infant school was a completely separate department with its own headmistress. Many of the teachers would give a...
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Caned by the Prefect13
Lindsay Anderson’s IF was the film in the mid-1960 which brought a view of English Public School Prefects beatings...
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Mrs Wilkins62
But there was more to it than the normal acceptance of a well-deserved punishment. Billy didn’t really understand why...
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Corporal Punishment Comparing Impliments22
I suspect the cane hurts more on the bottom to start with because the caner is confident to use...
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The Making of Nibola Calton14
“How come you know that?” Paul asked, “And that’s bullshit, it wasn’t a terrorist attack, we’ll tell you at...
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School Discipline References28
I’ve just pulled a book off the shelf – “Which side are you on? Ken Loach and his films”...