Memories: The paddle hung on the wall

 

At school a boy did not under any circumstances do something that would bring him to the office of the principal.

This was for several reasons. One main one was the paddle that hung on the wall of his or her office. And the fact was well known that the paddle could and would be used. Just seeing that monster hanging there struck terror into even the most hardened student.

And knowing that what you received at school was not anything compared to what you were going to get when you got home when your parents found out.

A U.S. newspaper columnist writing in 2000 remembers when teachers were God.

As published in the Rushville Republican (Indiana, United States), 6 May 2000.

Picture credit: Endart

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