School Life in the old days
In the old days a summons to the headmaster's office often had a predictable outcome. It wouldn't be long before you knew if your fate was sealed. The command to remove your blazer and bend over the chair was the confirmation. Then, while your bottom was sticking out over the back of the chair, the headmaster would carefully select the cane he was going to use to beat you. What followed was a few minutes of agony as the headmaster carefully whipped his cane across your waiting bottom. Certainly no boy ever enjoyed that white hot sting! It didn't take long! And once it was over, the headmaster made an official entry in the punishment record noting that you had been given 6 strokes with the cane across your bottom.