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i remember one day when the whole school was out to work and we were doing a particularly hard work-out in the sunken garden, this work out included doing iso-abs as groups of 5 students at a time ran carrying pumpkins of 3 stair sets around the wall near the mansion and back down. mrs. burrough was in charge of the work out, she was crying, as usual.dont ask me why,she was always overly emotional, anyway she was shouting stuff at the students, telling us "deep down you are awful people" "you should be ashamed" and insulting, degrading stuff like that, she made everyone scream out all the rules they had broken while doing the workout, this included people telling that they had broken the sex ethic, she ordered us to be as specific as possible. i have a clear memory of that day. i was so enraged, i knew she wanted us to be ashamed of our behavior and i felt no giult . she was wrong to talk to us like that, she was wrong to let her emotions take over in that situation.-to all the administration who act irrationally like this, i want to say get a grip you are abusing your position and giving students the absolute wrong idea.
Its beginning to feel downright pentecostal in here.
Quote from: ""Guest""Its beginning to feel downright pentecostal in here.Pentecostal is good. Making you run sprints for infractions of the rules is one thing. But Mrs. Burroughs's shouting from the sidelines that "deep down you are awful people" adds a crazy religious element to it. The continuation of her thought is: "Deep down you are awful people, but you won't be if you embrace Hyde." Mrs. Burroughs' behavior crosses over into theological antagonism, and it is perfectly consistent with what I experienced at Hyde. She turns disciplinary action into religious conversion and you ultimately leave Hyde with either an inferiority complex or a superiority complex. It is this religious fanaticism -- and the however many years of brainwashing -- that makes Hyde so pernicious and enduring a force in the lives of many of its students and alums.
Why not call the beast by its simpler name:
Quote from: ""Guest""Why not call the beast by its simpler name:I'm not convinced that cult is the right name. Hyde has cultic elements, but I don't think it qualifies as a cult. It seems more like a sect to me, which defines and presents itself in opposition to a powerful mainstream rival with a rich past.I am opposed in principle to the use of labels. Imagine if Mansion Dweller had just yelled cult instead of giving us his fine slice-of-life description. We would have been the poorer for it.
Ursus,You grumpy bear, what a silly accusation! You certainly know better than to say that I think Hyde was a prep school. If you think Hyde is a cult, good for you. I don't share your opinion, and it's not for paucity of knowledge. By the way, I loved your family photo over in the "Web Forum Hosting" forum.
Paucity of knowledge is not the same thing as paucity of intelligence.Nor could I find any family photos on WFH; anyone stupid enough to click lemon party deserves it. Perhaps you might want to address that "paucity of knowledge" issue by learning how to provide links, if you don't want to send people off on useless goose chases.Last, do you honestly think that no one but the grumpy Bear has the audacity to disagree with you?
