MrsTrellisfromNorthWales

Mr McSheffrey's wife, Mrs McSheffrey (surprisingly), was also a maths teacher. I remember that her breasts were so big, she used to get chalk on them (or the clothes that covered them) when she stood at the blackboard.

Mrs Hooker was fantastic. I loved her. She just wasn't that authoritative in front of a class. Remember all the rumours about her husband being killed by a snake? The class would hiss as one to get her to cry behind the blackboard. Even then, I was outraged because I always enjoyed her classes so much. The RE teacher, Dotty Duggan, and her equally mad brother were also vehemently anti-gay. They wrote lots of letters to the papers around the decriminalisation debate. Mr McKay, the other RE teacher at Ballakermeen (sing "Ballakermeen, the greatest school in the land, ain't it grand . . . " to the tune of Mull of Kintyre) also banged on about the horrors of communism at every possible opportunity. Dave Cole (history teacher at SNHS) probably influenced my life more than anyone else (apart from family members). A magnificent teacher. Remember Mr Wilson at Ballakermeen? I still say "Against the wall or not at all" every now and again in homage to his dinner line duty catchphrase.