, 1864-06-01


it be 10 the family or in the statc.
II should be observed that tle 11le referred to Is
not framed TOR special cases. but directs thst 'sno
punish pupil except In presence OF the class.
Oaenses nay be Of a private or individual na-
tnfe, e Or theY nay be wilfq and p3blie oppo;
authority, or combination against SOME prescribed
rule. u OF the iotmer class. only the Individual
offending is concesned, and y is difficult to per-
tpally work reformation than private ono. If
the punishment be public, the natusn Of the Of.
Tense, the drcumstAnces o1 Its commission, and
p!ained. else the proceeding viii be considered an
Unnecessary nud unjusttdable act Of cruelty 1t Is
obvious upon moments thought thAt cases may
be unwiee ard Inanifestly improper to make such
statement in presence Of the members OF Il class.
Beaides, would not such an exposure In any case
offender, diminIsh his SELF respect and cseste an
indifference concerning his future course1 Would
It not at other times excite feeling OF 0bsttnacy
when there might otherwtse be confession Of
error and promise Of reformation; thus necessita-
ting m increase Of punithmeat, and would 1t not
leave frequently In the pnpi'a mind 4 prejudice
against the teacher which would couatersct any
II the oGcnsa be Of pnbic nature, 1t Woutd seem
more justifable to make the punIshment public.
But, even here, the question seems pertinent, how
viii the tndlction Of = certain amount OF pain upon
An offender, in presence ofhis clasemates produce
more efectuai reformation than II 1t wete In pri
yhtc? There are some who would be hcuab!ed md
feel Eeenly the Disgrace Of such correction. and
there is feason to fas roo that in just euch cascs
reckless uncoDecrn concerning theif future con.
duct would be the result rather than nny feeling Of
penltence OF tpifit Of genuine reformation.
But, in most cases where punishment ia nece.-
EAry, the offender has no feelings Of this kind.
With him, hls endurance, aud frequently his obstt-
Eacy, are trial before bis classmates and be will
hold ont against eeye1c7 blows than would be ne
ccseary in private; and, If he can endure stronger
than the Judgment Of the teacher would in1fct, he
iehed. >"~>,1 '1' e'-'''' 4'&'&'s4
What is the effect Of The Punishment upon the
Individual nature, in what vs. can ihs witnessing
the punishment for 1t benefit hia 1ssoclatess sup.
pose tho odunec be che which majority OF them
hsvs never thouEht o., y It Eoins to Do them any
non Of paiu has In some instances terrifying, in
others hardening. IN all deplornble effect upon
their sensitive natures-oirectly the opposite Of
Is tlcir avession to the slSht thst they will bids
their faces. and many Of them beg to leave the
room during the punishment rather than witness
humber, ereater, o. less, a. the i eircumstanees M @
may be, who aympathire with the offender, and
they are only more thorouehly resolved to oppose
The + and annoy h ,5.
as little rick to themselves a. possible.
Such we believe 10 be among the natural resulte
Of the working Of the rule referred 10; results in
J
pupil and biz classmates. Nor are these opinions
mere theory alone. for actual experience In in.
stances Of punishment under the rule atteat the!I
eoundneas-
The rule is at variance with the views Of educs
tlonnl men 80 fur as expressed. Mr. Ogden in nia
work, THE Art Of Teaching" saya, Punish,
ent for 1sform2ion should be priyste for 1iolased
Justice, or broken laws, in public" In "The
Teacher 1ndicator," q collection Of discoursed
on educational enbects, Dr.. Drake says, "a Punish
ment should b. In secret when practicable =
in a tfYHA $sA1
presses It a. bis oniou thst In ordinary cases Il
should, in the hrst place be private. From the
same lecture We make the following quotation,
:" Punishment is oiteu brared by audacIoas natures
and tte effect lost upon them BY its publicity. They
wlsh TO sustain or win q reputation for hardness
bear any puntshment. If publicly inflicted, without
ehs1nanE % Or aineanE So ta1 as the esct npon
1tneJ pnps If & SG1eened m It l. obvious that taef
known punishment beyond the real1ty, unless
Indeed It be horribly severe. Under actual
Inspection punishment would haze r. limits Of ~
1sh, in lecture de 1yered before the Massachu-
ectts State Teachers Association says corporal
Punishment should seldom be inflicted In presence
tors On the subject only has been found to ia
yor punlrhment In presence Of puplla. Mr. Pagc.
IN his work Theory aud Practice" says Of il.
the school Ii will BE- observed however, that the
language ia general and that there is an implied
admission that cascs may arise where such course
Is noi adm1ssable ,.,
ne9ed custom OF other cities In their school resa-
lntions. Thc 1ucs 9. ;he School Boards Of ieauins
csles naye M oeea cnneaitea sno Whls many q Aem
in;ctcd s5 T"or1 thereof no, =. sua ec oc
found prescr1b1n: that it shall be in preseace o!
the school. Indeed, committee OF tile trnetees
Of the city Of Cambridge, 'Masrachusetfs, appoint-
ed lasf year to report upon this subject says ex-
pEefely, Let The punishment be private.'
,he rne Il. Az re snce!eIv be'isse al 1apsorc 10
xii fhe rns,non IN fe f+1;;,,es ~ ar ~
io1ity Of our patropa. w. ''' - ''''
zn1ic1tad tn fhc tnrserIn- cnnsSn-"t;1n 1tI "
hone that fhc ME ,nsv he stricEn ~ nu1 "A'a LII
mept.ctor NcWbeTry moved thai the re,ort he
tans Vii, inst1nc1inna fo ,no[t et tha W. Gsass
in~. Carried nnd IN r,ot;1n ~ fnsner.or Ts,t
the spnerinten5ent Sns ndded tn lie fsnrn m,,+as
APPOINTMENTS AND TRANSFERS.
ported in favor Of c1aniing certificate 70 Jennie
The following appointments and Transfers were
also report ed and approved:
Mrs Sophronia l. Patch assistant in Scauamon
echool.
Martha NJ williams do in franklin schoo,
Eate f. Enoad and Jennle A. Ferinore dn. IN
Foster ecnool.
Jennie Kendall do. in school No. Twelve,
Catherine c. For from Nosely to dearborn.
Hattie 4. BRIGGS from Dearborn 70 Mosely.
Sopluonia L. Barker from Scammon to Haven.
Sat1h J. kevell from naven to Scannon.
Francis L. Yates from No. Twelve to Skinner.
Annie E. McVY ade to school No. Twelve
Elccta E. Dewey iron Washington to Haven.
rr1r nnota
,t. r,,z,.,.+,. =. ~. 49,
1,.ia Luz Smm..ee % VI :n iext o9oKs aho Coatse OF
lpstEucion reported that during nc year yeEy tcw
enanees nhd oeSn maoe IN le1t books. Two reA-
dcss mao oeen olspMeeo az me oeE1nn1nR ot the
year N difference 20 rule adopted to exclude all
sectarisn matter from the schoola. The report
ca4eo aue1Hon. however. 10 TIE fact that thi1
coanEe nao mto!seo cnanee In the standard oi
otthoePy adopted. This was an important point,
~9acn nee1ea 70 oe PROVIDED loi- The COMMITTEES
eaea alIenoon 10 tne iaet taal me instruction In
9eogInpby Was 700 limited. and recommended the
School; especially Wns the knowledse ofPoittical
GeogTsphF deficient In our schools as compared
with thoee Of other cities.
Inspector eutWotth wished to know whht
Geography the committee Would recommend; b.
l,tical With Physical Geography was the desideza
tum m he 20 th9pEht himself -
mendirg any ter. book, but would mention th.
following iof Inc co9sloc1auon o. me Board: Cor
ne4 4 2; ia,n MM!a.a ?, ensm ana -a4enS' Alteoeui
Inspector Holden ion 3Sees tse Committee on Exam
~; ,ne Enne nnd & eeagos Tess
The Superintendent being appesled to coiacided
with the views of Inspector Hoideu; the Franklin
school might be named IN the same connection.