Fathers of large families saluted him as the protector of morality in the young and the unjust victim of ‘the sneers of the evil-doers’. Many envelopes containing money arrived at the newspaper office to defray Andrew’s legal expenses, one man announcing that he bad collected a shilling from each of seventy men after a few minutes canvassing ‘Under the Verandah’ – the place in Collins Street frequented by speculators and merchants. And the final halo was placed over Andrew’s head by a signed address from some sixty school teachers and educationalists, offering him their sincere sympathy and approval.
School Corporal Punishment History92
Related Articles
-
School Corporal Punishment History46
“In the 1950s ‘The rules were rigid, the discipline harsh. I was present when a 15-year-old boy… was caned...
-
The Discipline of Females16
Another mother who watched West spank her daughter said, “He seemed to enjoy it, but I don’t know what...
-
Beltings We Got Out Of6
I remember being goaded into looking into the office to see if anyone was in there. I saw two...
-
Over the edge22
This new, different pain somehow focused my mind on her voice and I was able to hear her warning....
-
School Corporal Punishment History35
In the 1920s Edmunds taught writing to the Junior School with ‘a bunch of keys with which he...
-
Encounters at Boarding School in the 1960s38
As she left the room I said to Julie that I would be accepting the punishment because if we...
-
Over the Knee We Went 4
My wife was given the slipper by her headmaster back in 1973 when she was aged 10 in junior...
-
Outside the Heads Office23
Then when the door finally opened and you were invited in and told to stand in front of the...