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Henry King from U,S.A.. Posted 1 Apr 2004.
In the eary forties when I went to Albert secondary school in Springburn, Glasgow, I plunked school once only, during the time I was there. When I returned to school the next day I handed my teacher a note that I had written in my own handwriting a "Please excuse Henry note, "it would not be believed,so I was sent to the office of "Wee Dick" the head master.
Im sure his name must have been Richard {forgot}, my punishment was three belts with my hands crossed, he then took a big leather strap and beat my palms three times, I remember him holding his school gown to the side for a clear swing, and with a lot of power, he hit me so hard I still remember the pain to this day.
what I think he taught me, there was some men who got pleasure from beating kids.
He certainly did not teach me I should not dodge school. could not get out of that place fast enough. H.K. | | |
|  | Emily Bopnar from Glasgow. Posted 4 May 2004.
I think I know this person, and recognise his description of his schooldays, like my own in a different part of Glasgow. Hi Henry. I never plunked school - I was a good girl.
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| | Henry King from USA. Posted 19 May 2004.
Hi Emily I always liked a good girl especially from a different part, I remember a few in my time but never a Bopnar, but I do hope you never drew a bad conclusion of my character for one plunk, as most people I knew said I really was a good good boy. HK
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| | Stuart Ritchie from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Posted 4 Aug 2004.
Sounds like sour grapes too me. You played truant and forged an absence note but got caught anyway. I reckon you got what you deserved. I remember playing truant far too much from the "Broch" Academy, but my forged notes were always accepted. I regret it now and sometimes wish I had been found out and 'belted' the first time I did it. Maybe I wouldnt have been so keen to do it again.
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| | Ian Mathewson from Bielefeld, Germany. Posted 31 Aug 2004.
I can remember a situation when I was about 7 or 8 years old and a pupil at Lochgelly West Primary School. One day, in an effort so escape from the school bully, I ran down an alley beside the newly constructed toilet block which had just been given a new concrete surface leaving huge bootprints in the soft concrete. That afternoon the school headmaster, Mr McTaggert (or Taggy as he was affectionately know to us) came into the classroom and ordered me into his office where I got six of the best. Which just reinforced the old ditty about this school which went:
The West School's the best school, its made o' brick and plaster.
The only thing thats wrong with it is the bauldy hieded master.
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| | Mo Mallon from Markham, Canada. Posted 31 Aug 2004.
If you had attended St.Pat's in Dumbarton, you would not talk about sour grapes with punishment.
I was a quiet kid and I got belted every day, 5 days a week.
I was not in an education mode, I was in a survival mode, and how soon can I get out of this place?
Here's a small sample and I've got lots of them.
First day of the term in highs chool math, class of 40 students.Teachers says (dressed in his black scholars gown) My name is Savage, I'm Savage by name and Savage by nature. He then pulls his "belt" from over his shoulder (where they all kept it) and with all his full force whacked it across his desk 6 times.
Fun times at St.Pat's.
Unfortunately in my childhood, the teacher could do no wrong.
Sour grapes you say, I wish that you had walked in my shoes.
Anyways, the site will probably not publish this. Gotta hate the truth eh!
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| | George Paterson from Portland Oregon USA. Posted 14 Dec 2004.
As a young man in bellshill academy in the 1940s we had a woodwork teacher who did not like to use the belt so when the class was rowdy he would line the class up in front give the belt to the first student have him belt everyone then hand the belt to the next one and so on till everyone had belted everyone.
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