08-03-2023, 07:05 PM
Men returning after WWII with mental problems - yes. Our engineering teacher told us not to be worried about mental illness...brave stuff for the '60's.
But his caning method was an exercise in psychology, oh, and how we enjoyed this rare event, scared us shitless ! First off he'd send us to the back of the shop to start clearing stuff out of the way. Then he'd get his poor victim to stand with his toes on the line where the concrete of the forge/welding area joined the wooden floorboards, and bend over. Then he'd do some slow practice swings...tapping us out of the way, or maybe to move something further out of the way...this was all slow and deliberate. Then he'd get a piece of chalk and draw a line on the victims pants, and tell us that if we saw more than one mark, we were to tell him, so he could improve his aim for next time - and yes, inspecting cane marks was all part of the game. And then he'd finally do it - a touch to the arse, a slow backswing, and then THWACK !!! Just 2. By the look on the face of those receiving these 2 canes, it really, really, really hurt - but, they were probably just the same as any other teachers caning, but the whole show just made it hurt so, so much more. Some kids actually broke down and cried pleading not to be caned by him, but he never backed down. Shit, this was ruthless, cruel, humiliating stuff.
But Mr Ganley was not a sadistic teacher, he was an old school engineer (Watson Steel and Ganley), and he was teaching us stuff...and engineering is much more than working with metal.
But his caning method was an exercise in psychology, oh, and how we enjoyed this rare event, scared us shitless ! First off he'd send us to the back of the shop to start clearing stuff out of the way. Then he'd get his poor victim to stand with his toes on the line where the concrete of the forge/welding area joined the wooden floorboards, and bend over. Then he'd do some slow practice swings...tapping us out of the way, or maybe to move something further out of the way...this was all slow and deliberate. Then he'd get a piece of chalk and draw a line on the victims pants, and tell us that if we saw more than one mark, we were to tell him, so he could improve his aim for next time - and yes, inspecting cane marks was all part of the game. And then he'd finally do it - a touch to the arse, a slow backswing, and then THWACK !!! Just 2. By the look on the face of those receiving these 2 canes, it really, really, really hurt - but, they were probably just the same as any other teachers caning, but the whole show just made it hurt so, so much more. Some kids actually broke down and cried pleading not to be caned by him, but he never backed down. Shit, this was ruthless, cruel, humiliating stuff.
But Mr Ganley was not a sadistic teacher, he was an old school engineer (Watson Steel and Ganley), and he was teaching us stuff...and engineering is much more than working with metal.
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