Walking behind Miss Mitchell I passed a comment to a fellow student that I was taller than her. She paused, turned around, and pointing to her temple said that what mattered most was who was the bigger in there. Her discipline was that of a ruler on the knuckles. The only way of lessening the punishment was by way of raising your hand as high as you could, making it difficult for her to strike.”‘
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