Doesn’t the song “School Days” have a line in it that goes
“Reading and ‘riting and ‘rithmetic
“Taught to the tune of the hick’ry stick” ?
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Still, I like his solemn earnestness here. It almost looks like he is taking the oath of office, raising his right hand and getting sworn in. Or getting sworn at.
"...the girls are prepared in the reformatory’s punishment room, naked, lying on their backs on special benches, bound with their legs spread above their heads, shamefully showing the two holes usually hidden..."
What, using the hand?
Doesn’t the song “School Days” have a line in it that goes
“Reading and ‘riting and ‘rithmetic
“Taught to the tune of the hick’ry stick” ?
,
Still, I like his solemn earnestness here. It almost looks like he is taking the oath of office, raising his right hand and getting sworn in. Or getting sworn at.