Canes
My Encounters at Boarding School in the 1960s Part3
At the weekend Julie and I received permission to go into the local town and to stay there for the evening performance of Macbeth at the local theatre group, as this was part of our A-level English Lit exams. The rest of the girls had been able to go to the matinee performance on a Wednesday but we had been busy at a Hockey Competition. It was arranged that we could go in on the bus to collect our tickets and then have a meal at the local restaurant. As we were going to be out in the evening we had been allowed not to wear uniforms and we would be collected outside the theatre by a member of staff at the conclusion of the play. We had a lovely meal and a glass of wine as we were both eighteen now and really enjoyed the play. As we came out of the theatre Miss Maloney was waiting outside an...
Where did the Teachers keep thier Cane & Slippers
I was having a talk with a few mates last night & the subject of C.P came up. One of the points was where the cane or slipper was kept when not in use. At my school, the deputy head had an umbrella stand in which he kept about 6 canes of different sizes. When you were in his office and bent over he would select one, and use it to good effect. Before you had got back up it was back amongst his collection, so you never really knew which one you had got. The games teacher used to keep his slipper stuffed in the wall bars in the gym and another in the changing room. This meant that when his slipper was required, it would always seem to be at his hand. My friends who went to the grammar school said that the head always kept his cane in a draw on his desk and made a great show of waving it...