By the way, did anyone else have school uniforms introduced at their school?
In chemistry class, I remember most vividly when we mixed zinc with hydrochloric acid. Hydrogen was released into a specially designated test tube, which everyone then methodically exploded (the test tubes didn't break into pieces). Perhaps the most spectacular experiment was that one.
Bow down and hear our cry,
Our earthly rulers falter,
Our people drift and die,
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide,
Take not thy thunder from us,
Take away our pride.
G.K. Chesterton: English Hymnal