her-word-is-law:Disobedience is dealt with swiftly and strictly. Mrs. Haggerty, the house m
her-word-is-law: Disobedience is dealt with swiftly and strictly. Mrs. Haggerty, the house mother of one of the freshman dorms had the well deserved reputation of being (to say the least) rather strict. The boys assigned to her dorm were there because their parents requested that their son be *closely monitored* and watched as they heard *horror stories* of the indiscipline fostered in the *normal* dormitory atmosphere. Mrs. Haggerty was anything but lax when it came to discipline. She spoke of her approach to *child rearing* as *Traditional* and the In Loco Parentis document she had the parents sign explained what that approach entailed. All guardians signed it without exception.True to her title as dorm mother, her suite at the dorm had three additional bedrooms included in the design. They were there for special *invited guests*, as needed for those wards who *required it*. Rather than being plush and comfortable they were specifically designed to be stark and minimally comfortable. The guest or guests required to spend time in any of these rooms had much more to contemplate for they were appropriately called PD’s [Punishment Dormers] and that was something the capable Mrs. Haggerty was adept at dispensing.From her orientation speech at the first group meeting in the dorms study hall, she made the rules Everyone was to adhere to - Clear. All students were made to show her the special note book with the rules they were required to print out three times to ensure they couldn’t say, “they didn’t know” when she called them *on the carpet* for punishment.And punishment was the proper term for what she administered. Not even the *jocks* could suppress or control the release of raw emotion during and after getting punished by her. The backside of the naughty boy was her target and depending on the the degree (and number of incidences) of the offence(s) he may carry the results of her efforts up to a week later, rendering its normal use moot (to say the least)If she deemed one(or more) of the students needing special attention, he (or they) was (were) invited to spend a period of time under closer surveillance in the PD *guest rooms*. It was a disobedient boy’s worst nightmare [many times worst than just getting grounded at home]. Spankings and extended corner times assured no one wanting (needing?) more than one *invitation*. But there were every semester groups that seemed to spend as much time as Mrs. Haggerty’s guest as they did in their assigned room. But in her arsenal of disciplinary tools there was always the ignominy of a very public juvenile style spanking and shaming. And to the students guardians’ approval; the strict dorm mother’s success rate in controlling their *child’s wild impulses* that were kept in check, gave credence to her *back to basics* philosophy and methods. It seemed every successive term/year her reputation grew and proved she was up to the challenge. -- source link