Remembering Edward 'arvey

Remembering Edward ‘arvey

The Swinton and Kilnhurst

Council School, Record

Of Corporal Punishment:

Hon the 1st of July 1920

The ‘ead master

Harthur Har. Robinson

Beat pupil Edward ‘arvey

Three times with a cane.

The record shows:

“Upon being made

To sound aspirate”

Edward ‘arvey ‘ad a

“Show of temper by

Throwing his book

On the floor.” For this

“Three strokes with cane.”

Reconstructing the scene

you can happre’end

‘ow it all ‘appened –

Standing there with

‘is book, hexposed

In front of the class,

Edward ‘arvey ‘ad read:

“ow many errings ad

The fishermen orlledin,

Hin their nets today?”

“ow many undred weight

of coal ad the miners

yewn from the seams

Hunderground?”

“oo elps those oo

elp themselves?”

The Lord, oose job

That is, must ‘ave

‘ad a day off on the

First of July 1920.

You know what’s

Coming next –

The teacher,

Standing hexposed

In front of the class

Wi’ ‘is book full of

haspirate haitches,

‘as to say something.

Edward ‘arvey still

Standing there, now

‘opelessly exposed,

‘as another go.

Hinevitably with

The same ‘apless

‘elpless results.

The class could see

What’s coming next –

The teacher -

Hexasperates!

Edward ‘arvey,

Hexposed to the

Teacher’s hanger,

Throws his book

Upon the floor.

‘e too is hexasperated.

Did ‘e mouth a hexpletive?

‘e too, can see what’s

Coming next -

Up with this the

Teacher cannot put.

Poor Edward ‘arvey

Is ‘auled off to the

‘ead master’s hoffice.

With ‘indsight, could

Harthur Har ‘ave talked

To Edward ‘arvey,

Hinstead of ‘itting ‘im?

Tried to make ‘im see

‘ow ‘elpful haspirates

Are in achieving your

‘opes and haspirations.

Copyright: Tim Brannen.

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