Punishments
Do you remember being terrified about the "go stand in the hall” punishment? I do!
The word was that if you were sentenced to "go stand in the hall" and the principal walked by, he would take you to the office and paddle you. Then one day in first grade, Mrs. Ams sentenced me to the hall. Shortly the hallway doors from the cafeteria swung open and our principal, Mr. Jones, came gliding through. Oh no! My butt was going to burn like over done toast!
As he walked past me going to another first grade room, he said something like . . . "How are you today?" I mumbled, “Fine."
Then I thought . . . when he comes out of that teacher's classroom, he will snatch me up and off to the office for the "electric" paddle we were all told he had. I silently pleaded, “Oh, Mrs. Ams, please open the door and let me come back in.”
Nope! Then Mr. Jones emerged from the other classroom. My heart beat faster. As he walked past he uttered, "Now be good from now own.” I breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "Yes sir!”
I never recalled having to stand in the hall again. But I was sentenced to stand in the corner many times throughout grammar school. At least I didn't have to worry about the principal walking by.
God bless you Mr. Jones!
The word was that if you were sentenced to "go stand in the hall" and the principal walked by, he would take you to the office and paddle you. Then one day in first grade, Mrs. Ams sentenced me to the hall. Shortly the hallway doors from the cafeteria swung open and our principal, Mr. Jones, came gliding through. Oh no! My butt was going to burn like over done toast!
As he walked past me going to another first grade room, he said something like . . . "How are you today?" I mumbled, “Fine."
Then I thought . . . when he comes out of that teacher's classroom, he will snatch me up and off to the office for the "electric" paddle we were all told he had. I silently pleaded, “Oh, Mrs. Ams, please open the door and let me come back in.”
Nope! Then Mr. Jones emerged from the other classroom. My heart beat faster. As he walked past he uttered, "Now be good from now own.” I breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "Yes sir!”
I never recalled having to stand in the hall again. But I was sentenced to stand in the corner many times throughout grammar school. At least I didn't have to worry about the principal walking by.
God bless you Mr. Jones!
Submitted by John Russell (J.R.) Sandefer
