A thoughtful Captain like David Mason (1966) believed that the Prefects’ Meeting would be accepted if ‘it functions with the right intentions and in the right spirit’/ The prefects must be dignified, and refrain from sarcasm or jokes in the presence of the offender. Nor should they take ‘any delight in the actual infliction of the corporal punishment [which] itself is not the most important thing; it is the interrogation and reprimanding before the punishment that often has the most effect; and in some case, it is not necessary to use the cane at all’.
School Corporal Punishment History52
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Crossdressing & False Nails8
I also paint the false nails and let them dry thoroughly before putting them on. Then once firmly stuck...
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Corporal Punishment and The Caning Experience30
Well Mr Farrell I cannot read your mind but it should be clear to anyone who sees it that...
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Corporal Punishment in Mixed Secondary Modern15
My credentials are already public record on this estimable Forum, but I’ll reiterate them briefly. I attended infant and...
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Did the Cane Hurt as Much as you Thought40
It would be interesting to conjecture whether those who were unable to read a teacher’s warning signs in class...
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Mrs Symington3
“Susan, Randy was planning on going with Davey to the movies tonight but he misbehaved yesterday and he’s being...
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Caning from of the Times26
“FLOGGING SICK LADS IN AN INFIRMARY. “BURNS AND A BULLY. Mr. John Burns apparently approves of the flogging...
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School Punishment Book11
We managed by mid-afternoon to get all the clothing dry for them to go home.” Did this mean they...
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Reactions to the Slipper20
I am guessing that she had never been slippered before and so was not quite sure what was going...