I have fond memories of my old school. Catholic, half the staff were priests, the masters were a mix of eccentric and comic.
Punishements were mainly the strap (barbers strop), cane or slipper. Occasionally a cross country run, sometimes detention, including saturdays.
There were some wierd & wonderful things that happened at that school and some I have some fantastic memories of it.
This is an excerpt from the Friends Reunited site and is one of the "tamer" instances.
Question/comment -
Is it my imagination or did Fr. XXXXXX have a dreadful punishment, which he called “The Biscuit Tin”? I remember hearing that it involved having to crawl round the rugby pitch a few times whilst wearing women’s clothes, which he kept in a biscuit tin under his bed. Have I dreamt this or did it really happen? Did anyone out there actually suffer this fate? Please let us know!
Reply -
The Biscuit Tin? Yes, quite true. The ritual went thus: the guilty party was required to run around the playing field without trousers, during lunch break (to ensure maximum audience); every so many paces, he would stop, beat the tin, and cry "Mama" in a loud voice.