Rosebury had been ordered to the Headmistress’s office for yet another poor exam result. He was attired in his Prep school authentic uniform of grey shorts, grey shirt, green blazer with yellow trim, yellow and green tie, green cap, grey socks with yellow and green stripes and black shoes. The headmistress was astonished at the level of detail that Rosebury had put into his attire, but it did not mean that he would get away with anything.
She informed him that his history exam results were attrocious, 2 correct answers out of 20, she was incredulous that he had even done any revision at ALL. His spelling was not much better. There was only one course of action and ROSEBURY knew there was no point in begging for another chance so after a warm up, she took out the CANE and told ROSEBURY to bend over assume the position and administered the strokes across his bottom, ROSEBURY then got up and thanked the Headmistress. She then crooked her finger in his collar and put him in the corner for further testing, then over the desk again for further strokes, again and again and again.
After a serious amount of punishment he was dismissed with a flea in his ear and a sore glowing bottom, hopefully he has learnt his lesson but somehow she knows that she will have him back in her office at some point this term………
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A few of my clients have asked me about the history of the Lochgelly Tawse so here it is. Taken from www.johndick-leathergoods.co.uk.
The Scottish poet Alexander Smart (died 1866) Writing of his school days in Montrose, he describes the day he fell foul of his dominie, Mr Norval. “Sixty lashes with the leather thongs on my right hand, inflicted with all the severity of a tyrant’s wrath, made me scream in agony of desperation. My pitiless tormentor, unmoved by the sight of my hand sorely lacerated and swollen to twice its natural size, threatened to cut my tongue if I continued to complain and, so saying, laid hold on a pair of scissors and inflicted a deep wound on my lip.”
With sadistic beatings of this kind occurring in Scottish schools, its not surprising that parent’s complained. Sir Walter Scott Writing in his journal, December 13, 1826. Attended a meeting of Edinburgh Academy directors to discuss flogging. “I am an enemy to corporal punishment, but there are many boys who will not attend without it. It is an instant and irresistible motive and I love boys’ heads too much to spoil them at the expense of their opposite extremity. Then when children feel an emancipation on this point, we may justly fear they loose the bonds of discipline altogether. I was indifferently well beaten at school, but I am now quite certain that twice as much discipline would have been well bestowed.”
The Education (Scotland) Act 1872 made education available to all children from 5 to 13 years. No longer was education the preserve of a select few, mainly boys. A vast school building programme began and over the next few decades large numbers of schools were built and teachers trained the result was large class sizes learning by rote. Silence, obedience and hard work were expected and often enforced by the liberal use of corporal punishment.
The ‘ tawse’ the name is derived from the method used to cure the hide known as ‘Tawing’ Chambers Scots dictionary definition: Tawse, Taws, a leather strap cut into thongs at one end, for the use of schoolmasters to punish with, to whip, scourge, belabour. Tawse-swasher, one who uses the Tawse. Tawse-taes, the thongs at the end of a Tawse. Tawrds, a schoolmaster’s Tawse.
Over the next hundred years or so it would be called many things (often unprintable) Toosh, tag, tash, scudge, scud, the leather, the belt, the strap and of course after 1884 The Lochgelly. 
Come into my office and stand in front of my desk.
2 offences against the school rules, one classroom offence and an exam failure. A busy evening for me and a painful evening for you.
I intend beating you for all four offences. For the first offence, I intend administering 6 strokes.
Stand in front of the desk, lift up your shirt and bend over…..
ADMINISTER 6 STROKES WITH THE WOODEN PADDLE.
Stand up, go and wait outside and wait 10 minutes.
Come in and stand in front of the desk, for the second offence I intend administering another 6 strokes.
Stand in front of the desk, lift up your shirt and bend over….
ADMINISTER 6 STROKES WITH THE WOODEN PADDLE.
Stand up, go and wait outside and wait 10 minutes.
Come in and stand in front of the desk.
BOYS who do not pay attention in class, arrive late and generally misbehave are regarded as troublemakers. I deal with troublemakers by taking my cane out of the cupboard and applying it vigorously across their bare bottoms.
I intend administering SIX strokes.
Take your trousers off and hang them on the back of the door. Stand in front of the desk and take your pants down. Lift your shirt up and bend over.
ADMINISTER 6 STROKES WITH THE CANE.
Stand up, dress yourself and go and wait outside.
Wait 15 minutes, come in and stand in front of the desk.
An examination failure ! We frequently expel boys who fail exams but Miss Bailey has discussed your case with me and we have concluded that with suitable encouragement you will work hard enough to pass the exams.
I intend giving you 12 strokes of the CANE.
Stand in front of the desk, take your pants down, lift your shirt up and bend over.
ADMINISTER 12 STROKES WITH THE CANE…..
Stand up dress yourself.
YOU MAY LEAVE.
Off for a few days for a well deserved rest after making sure that all you naughty boys have learnt your lessons. Wishing you all a Happy Easter x
As regard to schoolwork, JARMAN rarely does any and often forces anther girl AMANDA to do his work for him. I found this out when Amanda came to me in tears, with a bruised arm where JARMAN had punched her. I consoled her, but also gave her twelve whacks with the tawse to her backside for not telling me earlier, after her hiding Amanda also revealed that JARMAN had stolen some of her jewellery, and had pinched several pairs of her knickers which she had kept in her locker.
JARMAN again when at school does not comply with the school uniform, and I suggest as you have done before instruct JARMAN to wear girls school uniform, before you deal with him.
I believe that when one of the junior Teachers became upset the other week, it was down to JARMAN’S behaviour in class when he called her a bitch after she gave him a detention, to which he never attended. Miss Thompson did not report JARMAN to his head of year Miss Brown who gave him eighteen whacks with the wooden paddle, to his backside . JARMAN was subsequently reported to have scratched Miss Browns car with a pen knife which he had brought into school to extort money, fron other pupils he has been accused of bullying………
I am afraid I have no option other than to send you this pupil for a very severe chastisement……
I am aware that you have had reason to deal with this pupil JARMAN on several occasions before, for a number of different reasons, but unfortunately of late his behavious seems to be getting worse than ever.
On one evening last week, I caught him and a girl Jane in the staff room, in a state of undress and the girl was performing a sex act on him. Both were immediately caned on their bare backsides, and had notes sent home to their parents. Jane was beaten very severely by her father with a belt to her bottom, and the marks were visible under her skirt and still are today. JARMAN’S parents never say the note, as I know both his parents would have thrashed him mercilessly.
JARMAN has hardly attended school this term and has been seen in the town, walking round the shopping centre, smoking cigarettes and on one occasion was seen running from a shop being chased by the shopkeeper for stealing CDs, you may like to take this into account when you deal with him….
OH MY AT LAST MY LOVELY LOCHGELLY TAWSES HAVE ARRIVED. I CANT BEGIN TO EXPLAIN THE BEAUTY OF THESE HAND MADE PERSONAL IMPLEMENTS THAT HAVE COME ALL THE WAY FROM LOCHGELLY IN SCOTLAND JUST SO I CAN USE THEM ON ALL YOU NAUGHTY BOYS. !
Simone you will bend over with your school knickers pulled up waiting for me to make my mind up as to what punishment you will receive. Whatever I do decide you know it will be severe and without mercy as you have been heading this way for a long time and it seems to me that no amount of detention or lines will do any good at all so now the only option left is good no nonsense punishment and you will take it without complaint or crying………..
I have told you more than once what would happen to you if you continued with this behaviour so you only have yourself to blame. You can beg for mercy and make any excuse but trust me it will do no good …………
She returns later. Something is different. He stares at her, she snaps at him and makes him carry on with his lines. She sits at her desk at the front of the study watching him. Moments later she askes if he is ready to stop lying and be honest. He contines his pathetic denial. She becomes angry again and this time in a more calculated fashion she stands in front of him, leans down with her face to his…. he can smell her scent and cant believe his is aroused…… She calmly explains he has one more chance. He denies everything. She moves behind him and watches him. Suddenly she leans over from behind, and whispers in his ear at the consequences of further denial…………