Posted by Chris Blaydon on August 14, 2009 at 16:01:40:
In Reply to: 42 years ago... posted by Andrew Priest on May 15, 2009 at 05:13:34:
I was the one who was sent out of Assembly by Mr Matthews for laughing whilst he was haranguing us all for coughing in Assembly (thanks to Barry Brennan for wisecracking in the row in front!).
It was the infamous occasion when after a few coughs on his arrival to take assembly on a cold morning he arrived at the podium, pulled himself up to his full 5' 2" and said 'There will be no further coughing in my assembly' (or words to that effect). Needless to say the following morning his entrance was greeted by a complete cacophony (or should I say cacoughony). Hence the harangue, hence the amusement, hence the expulsion from assembly hence (my only) six of the best from 'Spike'