The Slough, Eton and Windsor Observer, 14 October 1905 One had hoped that birching — or, as it is called at Eton, “swishing” — had become, if not altogether unknown, but little used at Eton. In no other country are youths, some of whom are almost grown-up men, punished in the manner which still obtains […]
Naval Courts-Martial, 1904
The Times, London, 26 September 1905 Naval and Military Intelligence Returns of the number of Courts-martial held and summary punishments inflicted on seamen of the Royal Navy, &c., during the year 1904 have been issued as a Parliamentary paper [Cd. 2677]. These returns show that the number of Courts-martial which took place during the year […]
Ragging” in H.M.S. Kent
The Times, London, 19 May 1905, pp.6,7 House of Commons, Thursday, May 18. Navy Estimates. (extracts) The House went into Committee of Supply on the Navy Estimates, Mr. Jeffreys (Hants, N.), in the chair. […] “Ragging” in H.M.S. Kent. Mr. PRETYMAN (Suffolk, Woodbridge) — In September, 1903, it came to the knowledge of the Admiralty […]
Use of the cane
Daily Mail, London, 30 March 1905, p.3 New rules for punishment in school. Yesterday the Leeds Education Committee adopted new regulations for the infliction of corporal punishment in schools. These provide that corporal punishment shall only be resorted to in extreme cases, and not until other means of discipline have been tried. Corporal punishment shall […]
Corporal Punishment 1904
The Times, London, 27 August 1904, p.8 A return of all sentences of corporal punishment inflicted under 26 and 27 Vict., c.44, upon persons convicted of offences against section 43 of the Larceny Act, 1861, and section 21 of the Offences against the Person Act, 1861, in England and Wales for the year 1903 has […]
Corporal Punishment In The Navy.
The Times, London, 13 June 1904 To The Editor Of The Times. Sir, — Certain doubtless well-intentioned but mischievous persons have of late devoted themselves to raising an agitation against corporal punishment in the Royal Navy. I propose to set forth exactly what are the King’s Regulations on the subject. Section 729. — “It being requisite […]
Impositions
Daily Mail, London, 3 August 1903, p.4 To the Editor of the “Daily Mail.” Sir, – I am glad you have allowed the subject of “lines” to be ventilated in your columns. They are utterly useless as punishments, and only induce bad writing, which is a very usual fault with boys from a public school. […]
The Naval Manoeuvres.
Daily News, London, 10 August 1903 By A.G. Hales. (extracts) […] The Life of the Sailor. Work, Play, and Punishment. H.M.S. JUPITER, AT SEA, Later. A British ship of war is capable of supplying a journalist with more pen and ink studies than any place of its size I have ever lived in. The life […]
City Education Committee.
Berrow’s Worcester Journal, Worcester, 18 July 1903 Wednesday: present – The Mayor […] (extract) […] Corporal Punishment. Mr Hopton moved that corporal punishment should be administered by the head teacher only, or his representative in his absence, and not by certificated teachers as the regulation provided. Mr Hillard accepted the arguments for limiting the infliction […]
Chastising Schoolboys.
Daily Mail, London, 8 May 1903 “It is news to me,” remarked the magistrate, “that a schoolmaster may not correct a scholar in a proper way. I have never heard of a summons against the headmaster of Eton, Harrow, or Rugby, or any of those schools for assault. The boys get swished for all sort […]