An applicant for the post of mistress in a country school was being questioned by those in authority. "And what is your position with regard to the, whipping' of children?” one member asked. “My usual position.” she. replied, “'is on the chair, with the child across my knee, face downward!”
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3640, 28 September 1912, Page 10
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50Untitled Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3640, 28 September 1912, Page 10
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