On each occasion I had to report to the punishment room in the evening, dressed only in underpants, bedroom slippers and dressing gown. I was then ordered to remove the robe, lower my underpants and grasp my ankles with my hands. The cane cracked down with real severity, wringing yells from me and making me regret committing the offence.
Gymnasia were sometimes the preferred venues for the infliction of corporal punishment. Implements such as table-tennis bats, cricket bats and slippers were readily available. There was also a variety of equipment to be bent over.
In some schools, the PE master or mistress was the designated teacher to administer corporal punishment.