Walking behind Miss Mitchell I passed a comment to a fellow student that I was taller than her. She paused, turned around, and pointing to her temple said that what mattered most was who was the bigger in there. Her discipline was that of a ruler on the knuckles. The only way of lessening the punishment was by way of raising your hand as high as you could, making it difficult for her to strike.”‘
School Corporal Punishment History5
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