Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-06

ooAtp oF hnNcAItoh, ~~Ana fefnnf neonuH
was held last biqht.
Present Mosss. Thome. Maynard. Bradburn.
Pratt, Taylor, Stanley, Fogg Reese, Payne, Hays
Absent Mr. Rhodes.
suudry bills presented and appropriately dispo-
sed Of.
The difficulty iu the Hudson street School, caus-
ed by the heavy punishment Of a scholar by Mr
Wilhelm, was reported upon BY the Committee to
whom II was referred
Mr. Wilhelm was brought before the Probate
Conrt on complaint Of the ather Of the boy on q
charge Of assault aud battery The case came up
yesterday and the Jury disagreel standing nne for
aequtial and three for conviction.
We give the report entire TO show the exact po-
siIion OF the affair and the Board
fxroRT.
The Committee t) whom ives referred the COM
plant against tho Principal OF the Hudson street
School for ei cessive eorporeal punishment OF one
ui his pupils, q lad Of 10, named Alfred Goodman
having investigated the case, beg leave to report
The iacls, as they have transpired, are these
For violation Of Rule Of the School the boy
Goodman, was called out by the teacher and pun
ished with rod Not showing pioper submis.
sion under the nnction the oulprit was further
punished aud with several intervals The blows we're
continued until the pupil was subdued Shortly
alter he sent TO his seat be left the school with
oil peimisson aud went home. The father Of the
boy prosecuted the teacher for abusive treatment,
/ MlNhuNA CONSULTATION Nltf Aut Doatut ana Agdnat
| the advice Of the members Of the same The re-
suit is that the Principal OF the Hudson street
School has been held TO appear at the Probate
| Court for further trial
| Your Committee are Of the opinion, es the
Principal himself now admits, that the punish
ment was more severe than was intended. aud thai
this was ocoasiOned by the rebellious bearing OF
the boy during the inhiction.
While the Committee regret that the discipline
should have been 10 this case unduly rigorous
thpV a ma Of b,Nt a.
case bad not been submitted 70 the Board for ad
justment Either lawless or legal nterlorer ee o
parents IN such instances Is 10 be deprecateS bot
for its unhappy effects on the government OF III
schools and on the interest the pupil thus soupb
to bo avenged or redressed. The CAFE must b
very extreme in which Il Is not altogether bette
for the punished child 10 leave his interests in IN
hands OF Il Board OF Education. The Committe
would respectfully suggest 10 the aggreyed parent
to have recourse first to this authorized body Z
custodiaus Of their children's educational cor
Germs. They would. further submit to Officers {
the Peace the propriety OF their declining 20 ac
In their official capacity until the Board have ba
opportunity to reconcile parties and adjust IN
dlfhuulty.
i While corporal punishment is retained IN tn
Public Schools there ID Liability TO OCCASIONAL eS
cess In tho inhictOn. The proper tribunal TO tr
such cases is the Board Of Education Neitbe
the Board nor the public are, IL Is presumed pre-
pared TO dispense with punishment OF the corpC
raj kind, Aud II IL is not expedient TO entirel
, abolish 1t who shall determine how far il shall b
l carriedi On what principal shall it be decide
that IN any given instance the infection is unjust
tably severe! II characterization call for corpora
2 punishment at ALL does not persistence In This o
fence demand continued punishment and shonl
the eastgation be stayed until the refractory pup
1 has been subduedl On this princple, II Il be ad
IGitied, punishment does not become excessive al
I'll it has been carrie beyond the moment Of mat
. itesled submission. To stop short OF that wou
be TO fail of the end of discipline and might iust
] be complained OF as being harsh but not salutaf
u is wei known that 10 school discipline as
!, amily discipline, the severest measures are SOM
: times the nlOat humane. Muny available citize
d many u We riby man. owes his manhood to tho ri
8 Orous treatment OF his teacher whereby he wi
, thoroughly subdued in his you'll
= While the Committee would not recOmmeI
the countenanoihg of cruelty they would urge q
}, importance Of maintaining firm govermentin Il
, schools. This is vital TO the existence Of cur
ucatiOnal system.
The Committee would under the ciroumstanc
recommend that Mr.. Wilhelm be sustained by d
= Board.
6 The following report hr especially submitted,
v J. A. THOME,
: w. p. Fo0G,
! W H. STANLEY,
LESTER HAYRs.
10 Cleveland, Nov. 2s 1859
/. Mr.. Bradburh said he should vote for ple ado
ton Of the report, but he did not agree with
portlon Wnlcn urged tue necessary oil ''subduinQ
'r boy who had been reheous He Thought sucl
course as was ne cessary 10 "suh lue' boy "
quite us likely to make bin villain as n man.
- boys will not conduct themselves properly, Ia
them out, even TO tie whole Of them rather th
dog them.
le Mr.. Pratt said that ss the boy was first broua
out to be corrected for a minor affair and tb
greatly aggravated the offence by his conductwh
NJ heng corrected, no thought II the teacher
l. stopped then even to expel him itwould have bro
''' up all order and control in the School, lie fav
Ty ed the report,
Mr.. Payne also favored the report. lie beliey
At that expelliug boys did them far more harm III
good, making them hardened and reckless
The report was then adopted unanimously.
younger brother Of Mr., Case, the teacher
- The Evening School was allowed to attend
,v High School.
:, The Superintendent presented his monthly
IL port for November, Number In attendance IA
average attendance 1907; per cent. of attendaI
93i number IN Central High School 1853; in w
~ Side High School 81.
Adjourned for one week