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Originally Posted by Rowlf
Be careful what you wish for Margaret. Milton Suthers was born and brought up in Hapton like me. (Well I was born at Roughlee actually) I certainly remember the pens dipped in ink wells. They were the only pens we used at Peel Park and at the High School only fountain pens were allowed. I had a lovely maroon Parker one. I had a few good hidings at Peel Park from Mr Gleaves who used his flat hand but if a boy was smacked he used his PE pump. I also got slapped on my legs with two rulers by the head master Mr Hinchcliffe. That was not as bad as getting a slap on my leg with a wet hand from my mum. That really smarted. None of it did me any harm though. I have seen a blackboard cleaner thrown a few times .
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Milton Suthers scared me witless for all the time I was at secondary school..He looked like the old bearded king on the pennies and had a fearsome glower.
His classes were in the main very well behaved as he would rule with black looks and a badly aimed board duster(I believe it was badly aimed on purpose because the power with which it was thrown could have taken your head off).
I remember Mr Gleave and his 'slipper'....Mr Hinchcliffe too....the more sedate Miss Butterworth(who despite looking meek and mild had good control over her classes).
In fact on the whole my schooldays were something to look back on with pleasure.
Children back then seemed to be more compliant, less aggressive, maybe even less assured.
Today's children are a different breed altogether.
Discipline in schools back then was more defined, easier to manage and parents seemed to accept that if their little darling(were there any little darlings back the?) was chastised, it was for a valid reason.