The culture of discipline was changing in the wider community, and well before the final entry in the strap book (in 1990), use of the strap had rapidly diminished.’
‘Once outside for play and lunch breaks, boys saw more of those who had special responsibilities in the play area. Brother McD, for example, was the disciplinarian with the strap in the schoolyard. You really weren’t a (Prep School) boy, it used to be said, unless you’d been strapped by Brother McD. But he didn’t really hurt or hit hard. Everybody was aware of his voice and his strap. His favorite expression was “Hey, you boy! Here, you boy!”, and you jumped if you were a boy.