Prefects were almost invariably prominent school sportsmen. Academic achievement might get you priv, but seldom prefect. Thus they tended to be big and brawny, and by all accounts they laid it on extremely painfully. Happily, as I’ve said, I was never on the receiving end!
Not very long after I’d left the school the prefects voluntarily decided to abandon caning, the swinging 60s were just beginning and even the prefects must have been affected by the increasingly liberal ideas of those times. As a result of their decision the then headmaster, Mr K R Imeson, a true gentleman, a brilliant headmaster and teacher, and the man who got me through A level maths, decided to abandon caning himself, not that he ever used the cane a great deal anyway, at least by the standards of those times.
Caned by the Prefect5
Related Articles
-
Witnessed School Paddling15
When I think about it now I believe Ms. Preston removed her heels to avoid losing her balance or...
-
Catholic School in New England19
Mother Frances said, “Would you like to tell the class what you did yesterday afternoon, young lady?” I couldn’t...
-
Caning Practice5
I think that most boys who have received the cane at school a few times very quickly come to...
-
The High Price of Stealing1
Saturday morning found Josh wheeling a grocery cart behind his mom at the neighborhood supermarket. With five growing kids...
-
Aunty’s Discipline for Swearing3
A moment later, she was back with a flat, wide wooden spoon. Felipe’s eyes widened, and my heart...
-
Plimsols Pumps Slippers & Slippering 14
At my school the prefects did not really have the authority to slipper any of the girls but I...
-
Did the Cane Hurt as Much as you Thought2
You ask what seems like a very simple question. The simple answer is “Yes!” but the worst was over...
-
School Corporal Punishment References53
Hermitage Comp S Shields Jackie Webb I REMEMBER GETTING THE CANE OVER ME FINGERS OFF MRS COPEMAN it...