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- Sun Feb 20, 2005 5:41 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Do privileges still exist at CH?
- Replies: 84
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Hi Hendrik (and assorted others) sejintenej wrote: For everybody: -No Telly! -Radio for about 30 minutes an evening between supper and Prep - usually The Archers -Approved newspapers - NO POP music unless approved by masters (who would not approve any such thing!) Remember that these were different ...
- Sun Feb 20, 2005 4:46 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: If I'd known then what I know now,...
- Replies: 16
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- Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:47 pm
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: So, the underground tunnels...
- Replies: 242
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Simon Kerruish at 47? a mere babe in arms :wink: As for drink I did quite a trade in making and selling Ginger Beer in Col A- the only way I could get pocket money for the tuck shop. Someone used to make a foul concoction involving rasberries and shoe polish!!!! Cases in the Tube; yes - each house h...
- Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:36 pm
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: being woken up in the morning
- Replies: 78
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Beds? Horsehair - I suppose so but it felt like coarse wire wool. the mattresses were supposed to lie on wooden boards of which there was a shortage - and even greater shortage if one got broken - or, more commonly half-hitched. Therefore one couldn't afford to get too overweight! wake up - 6.55 bel...
- Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:21 pm
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Housey Slang.....
- Replies: 357
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- Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:03 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Do privileges still exist at CH?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 25008
For everybody: -No Telly! -Radio for about 30 minutes an evening between supper and Prep - usually The Archers -Approved newspapers - NO POP music unless approved by masters (who would not approve any such thing!) Monitors and Trades Monitor stayed up after 9.30 pm and could make toast and hot drink...
- Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:30 pm
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Corporal Punishment......
- Replies: 213
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Corporal punishment was relatively common in my day (Col A 1952-61) though only masters could use it. It was a simple fact of life like gristle rather than meat in the stews under post war food restrictions (Miles and P.O. Paths were the punishments given and enforced by monitors). Yes, I got my sha...