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Who Cares Now!

by ProfHardyParkerson, J.D.

Jan 3, 2014

Who Cares Now! by Hardy Parkerson

"Teacher, teacher, don't whip me! Whip that _igger behind that tree. He stole money, and I stole honey; Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ain't that funny!"

We sung that little song During recess at good old White Oak school: The richest little schoolhouse in Texas, Where football's number one.

And the teacher beat me for doing nothing wrong, Just to show me that she could. And I've never forgotten that lesson! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ain't that funny!

The school board gave us the best of uniforms; But when we wore them out, They gave them to the Black kids over at Shiloh. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ain't that funny!

The teacher was the Scoutmaster And took us to Tonkawa; Initiated us by running us through the belt-line In our bathing suits.

As the older Scouts stood and beat us with lanyards On our bare backs and legs, As the Scoutmaster stood and laughed. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ain't that funny!

I always wondered if the teacher-Sco...See MoreWho Cares Now! by Hardy Parkerson

"Teacher, teacher, don't whip me! Whip that _igger behind that tree. He stole money, and I stole honey; Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ain't that funny!"

We sung that little song During recess at good old White Oak school: The richest little schoolhouse in Texas, Where football's number one.

And the teacher beat me for doing nothing wrong, Just to show me that she could. And I've never forgotten that lesson! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ain't that funny!

The school board gave us the best of uniforms; But when we wore them out, They gave them to the Black kids over at Shiloh. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ain't that funny!

The teacher was the Scoutmaster And took us to Tonkawa; Initiated us by running us through the belt-line In our bathing suits.

As the older Scouts stood and beat us with lanyards On our bare backs and legs, As the Scoutmaster stood and laughed. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ain't that funny!

I always wondered if the teacher-Scoutmaster Stood in line and beat us too. Or did he just stand by and watch and laugh? But who cares! "Forget it!" they say.

Wish I could; but it's just hard to forget Even fifty years later. But who cared then? Who cares now?

Author Notes

About White Oak Elementary School; White Oak; Gregg County, TX, early 1950s. That was back in the days that there was no such thing as "child abuse". Teachers were always right; students were always wrong; and parents had no input into the school system. They beat one kid in my class almost to death during his elementary school years there; and I think he ended up going to the penitentiary. That was before the days of school psychologists and laws against child abuse. The teacher was the law and the principal was the judge, jury and executioner; and corporal punishment was the order of the day. It was hard at times to concentrate in class for the sounds of the principal's beating kids with a board down the hall and lisitening to the students scream for mercy. Oh,how that made me love teachers and school! There is more to it all than this, but this is something to think about.

H.P. Written May 15th, 2005

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ProfHardyParkerson . On 1/03/14, ProfHardyParkerson, J.D. wrote: > Who Cares Now! > by Hardy Parkerson > > "Teacher, teacher, don't whip me! > Whip that _igger behind that tree. > He stole money, and I stole honey; > Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ain't that funny!" > > We sung that little song > During recess at good old White Oak school: > The ric...See More. On 1/03/14, ProfHardyParkerson, J.D. wrote: > Who Cares Now! > by Hardy Parkerson > > "Teacher, teacher, don't whip me! > Whip that _igger behind that tree. > He stole money, and I stole honey; > Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ain't that funny!" > > We sung that little song > During recess at good old White Oak school: > The richest little schoolhouse in Texas, > Where football's number one. > > And the teacher beat me for doing nothing wrong, > Just to show me that she could. > And I've never forgotten that lesson! > Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ain't that funny! > > The school board gave us the best of uniforms; > But when we wore them out, > They gave them to the Black kids over at Shiloh. > Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ain't that funny! > > The teacher was the Scoutmaster > And took us to Tonkawa; > Initiated us by running us through the belt-line > In our bathing suits. > > As the older Scouts stood and beat us with lanyards > On our bare backs and legs, > As the Scoutmaster stood and laughed. > Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ain't that funny! > > I always wondered if the teacher-Scoutmaster > Stood in line and beat us too. > Or did he just stand by and watch and laugh? > But who cares! "Forget it!" they say. > > Wish I could; but it's just hard to forget > Even fifty years later. > But who cared then? > Who cares now? > > > Author Notes > > About White Oak Elementary School; White Oak; Gregg > County, TX, early 1950s. That was back in the days that > there was no such thing as "child abuse". Teachers were > always right; students were always wrong; and parents had > no input into the school system. They beat one kid in my > class almost to death during his elementary school years > there; and I think he ended up going to the penitentiary. > That was before the days of school psychologists and laws > against child abuse. The teacher was the law and the > principal was the judge, jury and executioner; and corporal > punishment was the order of the day. It was hard at times > to concentrate in class for the sounds of the principal's > beating kids with a board down the hall and lisitening to > the students scream for mercy. Oh,how that made me love > teachers and school! There is more to it all than this, > but this is something to think about. > > H.P. > Written May 15th, 2005 >

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