70. Caught in the Act. Was this the final straw?

Mr Spence talking, chalking the blackboard,

An opportunity for fun.

Chimpanzee impersonation!

Class cracks up.

Penrith Primary School – 1966 – Class 5A.* (see below for names.)

Unnoticed observer:

Feared Mr Trust.

Audience knows, laughter stops.

Mmmm! Try harder, bigger moves.

Trust moves in,

Shock of capture, crap!!

Triple punishment ahead:

School, home (corporal) then worse …

Stinging guilt at being a disappointment.

Notes & Extras:

* My best attempt at the naming my 5A classmates follows:

Back Row: Leon Dmitresku (spelling?), James Corr, Peter Riley(?), ?, Ian Elliott, Peter Kershaw, Wayne Chew, Peter Campbell, Ian Russell, Max Cowan, Paul Smith, Geoff Bellingham(?), Mr Spence

3rd Row:  Sandra Hall, ?, Jackie Hunt, Diane Poulton, Sandra Warne,  Debra Stuart, Christine Smith, Christine Stevens, Vicki Alchin, Marianne Hartmann

2nd Row: Geoff Hill,  Bill Joyner, Bruce Turner, Ian Thorne, Peter Herrmann, Jenny Hoare, Kerrie Bridger, Carolyn Bootle, ?, Shauna Johns, Debra Rose

Front Row: John Muscio, Mark Haine, Peter Jackson, Carl Ferguson, Gerritt Optland, Philip Roddy, Peter Elzer, Geoff Laing