Origin of NOTC? (67)

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Wed 3 Sep 08, 6:45 PM
Bluemax
UK(TW), 4 yrs

Craven Herald and Pioneer, 9th November 1936
Ermysteads Schoolmaster wins First Prize
A Skipton schoolmaster's expertise with the cane, the feared nemesis of many a trouble-maker, has won him the national championship prize. Mr John Nettleship a master at Ermysteads Grammar School, had to deliver six strokes of the cane as part of a competition before a panel of three judges at the Roundway Club in London last Saturday. Mr Nettleship's dedication to his craft and the exactness of his marksmanship, so impressed the judges that they awarded him the highest score, and he has brought the celebrated Sir John Birch Cup back with him to Skipton, where it will enjoy pride of place at Ermysteads. The annual Caning Competition is intended as an exhibition of excellence for matrons, parents and teachers. The Birching Block have organized the competition for fifty years, and uphold the art of caning as a skilled and necessary disciplinary practice, which is a national keystone of a healthy growing up. Mr Nettleship has been a schoolmaster since 1919, a year after he returned from Mons. He taught in Ripon before coming to Ermysteads in 1925. Headmaster George Watson, of High Plash said: "There is far more to keeping a pupil's attention than these so-called inspired methods, which we all hear so much about. I congratulate Mr Nettleship on his winning performance as well as on his excellent record in the classroom.”
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3 Sep 08, 11:08 PM
Lounge_Lizard
UK(M), 24 mths

DancesWithPussycats wrote:
since 1919, a year after he returned from Mons.
Correct me if I'm wrong,but wasn't the battle of Mons in 1915?...
Just what was he doing between 1915-1918.. practising his 'technique' maybe?...

3 Sep 08, 11:11 PM
wageslave
UK, 4 mths

Lounge_Lizard wrote:
Correct me if I'm wrong,but wasn't the battle of Mons in 1915?...

Ok... I will. 1914! (Sorry I couldn't resist )

3 Sep 08, 11:14 PM
Lounge_Lizard
UK(M), 24 mths

wageslave wrote:

Lounge_Lizard wrote:
Correct me if I'm wrong,but wasn't the battle of Mons in 1915?...

Ok... I will. 1914! (Sorry I couldn't resist )

Hey,no probs...I always get confused between Mons and Loos (for some reason).

3 Sep 08, 11:17 PM
sirguym
UK(HR), 3 yrs

Lounge_Lizard wrote:
Hey,no probs...I always get confused between Mons and Loos (for some reason).
Or possibly 553 AD, which would make him really interesting ....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mons_Lact...
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3 Sep 08, 11:17 PM
wageslave
UK, 4 mths

Lounge_Lizard wrote:

wageslave wrote:

Lounge_Lizard wrote:
Correct me if I'm wrong,but wasn't the battle of Mons in 1915?...

Ok... I will. 1914! (Sorry I couldn't resist )

Hey,no probs...I always get confused between Mons and Loos (for some reason).
Yep, Loos was 1915. Nice to see a fellow military historian/ enthusiast on here.
And I'm not usually quite so pedantic, but you started with 'correct me if I'm wrong...'
Oh and apologies to the OP for messing up the thread...

3 Sep 08, 11:18 PM
Lounge_Lizard
UK(M), 24 mths

sirguym wrote:

Lounge_Lizard wrote:
Hey,no probs...I always get confused between Mons and Loos (for some reason).
Or possibly 553 AD, which would make him really interesting ....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mons_Lact...
...Not only interesting,but bordering on Dr Who himself!

3 Sep 08, 11:41 PM
Bluemax
UK(TW), 4 yrs

I think it was the battle of Mons Veneris
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4 Sep 08, 12:32 AM
sirguym
UK(HR), 3 yrs

DancesWithPussycats wrote:
I think it was the battle of Mons Veneris
As in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mons_pubis
?
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4 Sep 08, 12:34 AM
Ishmael
UK(EN), 9 yrs
This seems oddly familiar.
NOTC started in 1999, but there have been suggestions of competitions going way back before the 30s.
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4 Sep 08, 6:52 PM
Bluemax
UK(TW), 4 yrs

sirguym wrote:

DancesWithPussycats wrote:
I think it was the battle of Mons Veneris
As in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mons_pubis
?
Precisely.
Apparently this is going somewhere...
*** Part Deux ***
Craven Herald and Pioneer, 10th November 1937 It was a black day for Skipton last Saturday, when renowned Ermysteads schoolmaster, Mr John Nettleship, returned empty handed from his visit to London.
Mr Nettle ship, last years champion in the national schoolmasters' caning competition, lost out at the eleventh hour, in his attempt to return the trophy to Skipton for a second year, and amid cries of malfeasance and even chicanery.
When he addressed our correspondent on Monday, Mr Nettleship declared 'I do not one jot begrudge that cup to Mr Blenkinsop, for he is a fine man, I understand, but I do stand by my certain conclusion that some malefactors did not want to see me keep that honour, and tricked me out of it'.
It seems that having arrived at even-stevens with his rival (Mr Eric Blenkinsop of Staines, Surrey), Mr Nettleship was constrained to a tie-break, and the other, winning the toss, went forth first, but him being done and Mr Nettleship not started, a Jumping Jack firework was anonymously ignited, causing much consternation for all. Following this happenstance, Mr Nettleship has explained that his game was put off, thus his rival, Blenkinsop bore the cup away to Surrey.
Mr Nettleship is defiant, however: 'I know one of that lot, who would crouch to such tricks', he said on Monday, 'And I shall be seeking redress of this travesty at law'.
When invited to comment, Mr Snaith of Skipton Attorneys, Snaith and Attercliff, said he 'awaited, as ever, Mr Nettleship's instructions'.
Go on, Mr Snaith; get 'tcup back for Yorkshire!

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