I can, to set the ball rolling, give reference to the classic book Tom Brown’s Schooldays by Thomas Hughes, written and published in 1857, but generally held to depict Rugby School in the days Hughes had attended it between 1834 and 1842 (and including as Headmaster, Doctor Thomas Arnold who held that role from 1828-1841). The oldest text I have found includes numerous references to the cane but I have never been able to confirm that that was not altered from references in the earliest editions. If it was not, it is interesting, given that these references would come from the very beginning of the reign of Queen Victoria.
Origin and Reason for using the Cane2
Related Articles
-
Bring Back the Cane2
The modern issue of disregard for authority has nothinG to do with Teachers or Schools. It is all in...
-
Corporal Punishment Public or Private8
Interesting point about the delay before a private whacking being a way of making the punishment more serious. I...
-
Did the Cane Hurt as Much as you Thought37
Some adults have short fuses and fragile egos, they can not bear to be questioned, for anyone to have...
-
And when we got there the Cupboard was Bare22
So even if there is a divide in response it would be along self ascribed categories of gender ,...
-
Corporal Punishment & Approved Schools4
I attended from july 1953 till jan 1960. Aged 8 and a half till 15. Corporal punishment was the...
-
True Memories of School CP4
Your request to share some cp experiences provoked a great many instances in my past. Its odd out of...
-
School Belt27
Unlike Primary where all beltings were at the front of the class, at Secondary school most strappings were given...
-
School Punishment Book64
I am sure that I am in the book having been caned, but just once. I cannot remember the...