It was a serious offence for a boarder to be out of bounds, even on a hike! One of the offenders, as well as another member of the hike, recalled the incident sixty years later. There was a happier end to the story, however. Later that night Mrs McCristal came into the dormitory and put down a tray of hot cocoa and buns for the pair who had been sent to bed in disgrace.”

“There had to be a fairly strict set of rules because the advertisements promised that boys would be treated like members of the principal’s family; and the McCristal discipline was consistent and strict. Any boy found out of bounds was strapped and had privileges including meals, withdrawn. Bird-nesting, a delight of adventurous lads, was strictly forbidden and offenders were strapped.