Wildman himself, deadly serious with the eyes of a fanatic, appeared at such functions always arrayed in cap, mortar-board, and gown; his speeches were invariably of the dullest and most monotonous type: content and delivery were alike undistinguished. In addition to the two main bodies of opinion, the hall would contain a handful of journalists, some of whom sent ironic accounts of the proceedings as far West or East as Canada or Australia. No doubt all this fuss provided Wildman with a complex of self-satisfaction and of a mission dutifully discharged.
Chastisement Across the Ages9
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The Plimsol & Court Case7
Regulations were set by the school, local authority or Board. They were hardly ever the same. Even two schools...
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How Would you Rate your Schools Punishments16
At Boys Only Boarding school, age 13-17 Level one (by any teacher or prefect) anything other than caning –...
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Three types of caning1
When I was a little girl, the discipline I dreaded most was a beating with the cane. My mother...
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School Punishment Book3
This was often in direct contrast to some boys who would return to class after having been given the...
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Michelle’s Paddling4
I didn’t have time to think long before the paddle swung through the air and landed firmly across the...
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Corporal Punisment Memories School23
The school I did my first teaching practice at routinely violated the regulations that did apply to the strap...
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No Nonsense from Grandma 2
The one thing which was forbidden was to go into the woods. Grandpa said there were wild animals in...
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The Rules of Corporal Punishment 6
I have tried to avoid discussing current issues on this forum recently because all it does is seem to...