To my right was the Head’s huge mahogany desk, clean and tidy, and gleaming with shine. Next to the desk were wooden filing cabinets and storage systems. But the Featured Item was on prominent display behind the desk. Attached to the wall was a large wooden gun case with a glass door. Through the glass I could see three crock-handled canes. They were light brown, slender, and slightly warped from years of use. My mouth went dry as I stared at them. Though I didn’t want to see them, I couldn’t have looked away for a million dollars. The shortest one was at the bottom. It was perhaps two-and-a-half feet long and very thin.
A Trip to the Head7
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A Window to Spanking5
With a very downtrodden look she admitted that she’d made a very smart-mouthed comment to one of the strictest...
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Suspect Teacher who Meted out C.P in the 1950s19
Agreed in those days we sat at (or rather in, they were the all in one double fold-down bench...
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Rules of the House Mother1
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, I attended a boarding school in the Midlands region of England, close...
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Whole Class Punisment44
I accept that person has to work to establish trust, but having done so, those under his care should...
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Corporal Punishment and The Slipper16
At school, it was a popular subject to compare the Head’s canings with Dad’s spankings or slipperings. I’d say...
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And when we got there the Cupboard was Bare8
I haven’t given my detailed views on any of these . If the thread takes off obviously I will....
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Comparing Impliments2
I can’t do perfect comparisons. I do enjoy this in some ways although not totally – getting it hurts...
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A Teacher that used Corporal Punishment1
I thought I would tell you about the best teacher who ever lived (in my opinion). I will call...