The final night of dancing in 1948 was 5 November and the Finlaysons arranged for it to be a combined class, complete with balloons and supper. As it was Guy Fawkes night, day-boys took fireworks to the class and distributed them to boarders as well. One of the culprits recall that it started as innocent fun but then went over the top: ‘I remember throwing “bungers” on the floor and dancing to the other end watching the girls squeal as they went off.’ Chester Eagle’s version is this: ‘Dancing starts. Crackers go off. Boys appear in the doorway and disappear. Crackers explode on the floor. Dresses are damaged… Pansy can’t control us. Janet has no authority.
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