Comments on: Xavier goes wild, the state schools snigger http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/24/the-lowbottom-high-diaries-xavier-goes-wild-the-state-schools-snigger/ now with extra source Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:22:16 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ben Aveling http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/24/the-lowbottom-high-diaries-xavier-goes-wild-the-state-schools-snigger/#comment-5985 Ben Aveling Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-5985 A teacher at a western suburbs school once told me, at least they didn't have a problem with illegal drugs. Glue and solvents, yes, but nothing illegal - the kids can't afford them. A teacher at a western suburbs school once told me, at least they didn’t have a problem with illegal drugs. Glue and solvents, yes, but nothing illegal - the kids can’t afford them.

]]> By: Charlie http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/24/the-lowbottom-high-diaries-xavier-goes-wild-the-state-schools-snigger/#comment-5986 Charlie Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-5986 Having been to a private boys school myself (Ivanhoe) I have to say that there definitely seems to be a correlation between the excesses of the last day and the cost of the school...<br /><br />For Crikey's sub-eds - spelling mistakes again? It's spelt Schadenfreude. Having been to a private boys school myself (Ivanhoe) I have to say that there definitely seems to be a correlation between the excesses of the last day and the cost of the school…

For Crikey’s sub-eds - spelling mistakes again? It’s spelt Schadenfreude.

]]> By: Kevin Charles Herbert http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/24/the-lowbottom-high-diaries-xavier-goes-wild-the-state-schools-snigger/#comment-5987 Kevin Charles Herbert Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-5987 <br />Very droll, Ben...but funny.<br /><br />I don't think Xavier boys have changed that much since the late '60's....there was a hardcore clique of witless show ponies back then that when charged with 'beerdka' (i.e. beer with a shot of vodka...giving new meaning to the term 'let's have a few beers') who did at least as much criminal damage as their current counterparts.<br /><br />The only difference is that back then, the media wouldn't touch a story like that (bad taste you know), whereas now, the media would pay for the drinks & the story.<br /><br />In my experience, there was a direct link between the scale of a muck-up prank, and the school fees. e.g: at Caufield Grammar, they vandalised teachers' cars, then stole one of them.<br /><br />For the record, I was a very well behaved Christian Brothers (St Josephs College - Geelong) boy whose worst 'muck up' crime was to vomit on the school high jump bags.<br /><br />C'mon Crikey readers: how about some year 12 break up personal anecdotes? Very droll, Ben…but funny.

I don’t think Xavier boys have changed that much since the late ‘60’s….there was a hardcore clique of witless show ponies back then that when charged with ‘beerdka’ (i.e. beer with a shot of vodka…giving new meaning to the term ‘let’s have a few beers’) who did at least as much criminal damage as their current counterparts.

The only difference is that back then, the media wouldn’t touch a story like that (bad taste you know), whereas now, the media would pay for the drinks & the story.

In my experience, there was a direct link between the scale of a muck-up prank, and the school fees. e.g: at Caufield Grammar, they vandalised teachers’ cars, then stole one of them.

For the record, I was a very well behaved Christian Brothers (St Josephs College - Geelong) boy whose worst ‘muck up’ crime was to vomit on the school high jump bags.

C’mon Crikey readers: how about some year 12 break up personal anecdotes?

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