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Originally Posted by V8Ian

Obviously someone had tweaked your spitfire with injection. [biggrin]

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The system was actually referred to as the Stromberg Anti-Gravity Carburetor.

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Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

I was at primary school in the early 1950's. What are now "Special Education Schools" were then "Opportunity Schools". Most of the kids at Oppo schools were quite visibly handicapped. My primary school in Brisbane had around 900 pupils and most classes were over 50 pupils with a couple between 60 & 70 kids. I remember quite a few kids who nowadays would be in a special school. Various problems which must have made life difficult for parents and teachers. I think many were just allowed to drift along never passing an exam until they turned 14 when the Head Master would suggest to the parents that the child had reached leaving age and really............

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Yep my Primary school had an 'OPPO' Class as well.

How many kids were hammered by their teachers for being "Dumb" when all they were was Dyslexic, now well understood these days?

Speaking of schools. Kids whose parents were poor &/or Widows for instance, received Exercise Books with Orange covers not blue/grey like all the other class pupils? Discrimination ? Yep bloody oath.

A close relative of mine went to a convent for his primary schooling, in the 60s. He was Dyslexic and had the livin' daylights belted out of him by the nuns.

From all reports, the penguins had no idea about the condition.

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Originally Posted by 4bee

Yep my Primary school had an 'OPPO' Class as well.

How many kids were hammered by their teachers for being "Dumb" when all they were was Dyslexic, now well understood these days?

Speaking of schools. Kids whose parents were poor &/or Widows for instance, received Exercise Books with Orange covers not blue/grey like all the other class pupils? Discrimination ? Yep bloody oath.

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Discrimination, or simply so stock losses were easy to track down?

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

Discrimination, or simply so stock losses were easy to track down?

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No idea John possibly both, but it seemed when the new books were dropped on the desks by the teacher the Orange covers were always on Bert's & some other's desks.

Today Bert is probably working for the EU as a Scientific Consultant, him supposedly being a bit "thick" & all. I hope so.

Nice gentle lad, his father apparently died while cleaning out a Chemical or Gas Work's Sludge Storage Tank. Still happens today unfortunately.

My point was why was it necessary to single Bert out each time making it look obvious that he was "different"?

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Originally Posted by Saitch

A close relative of mine went to a convent for his primary schooling, in the 60s. He was Dyslexic and had the livin' daylights belted out of him by the nuns.

From all reports, the penguins had no idea about the condition.

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I know what you mean Steve.

Post War, 'er indoors attended a Convent School in Italian Somaliland/Mogadishu/Mombasa after her father, a WO2 at the time, was posted there with the British Army. No English speaking schools there then so it was off to the Convent school.

She was treated with disdain being a British kid & tells some stories about the treatment of Italian Students, mainly Boys. Hard bastards the Nuns were. But she can speak a bit of the Italian Language & understands even more, so it couldn't have been all bad. Not unless it was at the threat of a Caning but she has never mentioned that bit.

The Brothers Schools for boys were extremely hard as well according to my ex-electrician Tony. He also witnessed the Homosexual & Bullying Carrying ons of the Bros. when it was rampant.

He was sent to a Seminary for Priest Training in NSW but jumped ship from there as well, also due to the Buggery.

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Originally Posted by Saitch

A close relative of mine went to a convent for his primary schooling, in the 60s. He was Dyslexic and had the livin' daylights belted out of him by the nuns.

From all reports, the penguins had no idea about the condition.

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I know several people who tell the same tale. One woman told me that they (friends and classmates) were terrified of the nuns. Another guy went to a Christian Brothers high school. Now he was a lippy kid and on first day gave cheek to a Brother. He found out why the Brothers wore those heavy leather belts around their robes. What he described to me would nowadays be classed as criminal assault.

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

It has long been one of my favourite poems. I have a copy of the volume "The Seven Seas", first published October 1896, my copy is a nineteenth edition published May 1912. And no, I did not buy it new, I bought it in a S/H bookshop perhaps 20 years ago. I have been familiar with the poem for probably fifty years, coming across it in my father's "Collected Works" of Kipling. He (my father) had a few favourite poems from Kipling, but this was not one of them.

I thought from the stories you have just posted that you might appreciate it.

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John, I have a copy of the same book. I got it in a second hand shop many years ago. I like to read "Our Mother Lodge out There". in which Kipling explores the ecumenical nature of Freemasonry. All races and religions were welcome at lodge. Main problem, he wrote, was that they could not have a banquet "lest a brother's caste be broke".

I heard Nuns didn't have legs, they would silently glide, especially if a rule was being broken.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

I heard Nuns didn't have legs, they would silently glide, especially if a rule was being broken.

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And the good sister would then break a ruler over the miscreants legs