It goes on for what seems like ages.’ Supper was held in another Merton Hall building further down Anderson Street, where the mayhem continued. To fifteen-year-old Thomas Lyle’s (OM 1951) amazement and horror, ‘one boy lit a homemade bunger in the middle of Anderson Street and blew a hole in it. While supper was on, some boys placed bungers under the girls’ chairs while others were diverting their attention. We all thought this was hilarious. Unfortunately the varnished supper room floor had burn marks on it and some girls’ frocks had holes burnt in them.
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