New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-21

Tho report was adopted nan. con.
Tie COMMITTEE on Gy Lave. Rules and Populations
% whom WIS referred resolution With INSTRUCTIONS 70
report t. tie Board q ~ next session bylaw pro
hibiting corpora Punishment n Al the primary schools
and primary IL, par. ncnti under The Gaze ~ Tie oiFd
rendered report with resolution attached rs follows
Tint tn subject las been carelIi} eA
amiucd DIS dc Committee. nd with tie desire To give
Il the Information rY.slble brHil-G on the Hi'atoH
they caused communications 90 be addressed 20 the
uterigtcAdrAt ol = 40Ils aud his adiisAnis To mo
Principals 1T Primary Schools AMI ctleGs. requesting
their upiuiou, Il was found, on examination oi over
one hundred answers 80 SAID COMMUNICATIONS lHHt
ninety five per cent In favor Of the retention Oh
corporal punishment in tbs schoois under srlc ny
laws defining the naiurc OF punishment ana eo"hluS
the POWER ~ Dol q. sucn punishment 20 ne Irhcili.
The SUPERINTENDENT Of Schools and his assistants.
with the exception Of Mr Stn'on. concurIed 'n sucn
views. A majority Oi The Committee were lhe!heu,
when the subject WAS referred % theu 10 fecoulou
lie abolition of corporal punishment In The PRIMARY
Schools. but after several CONSULTATIONS, ana mature
deberaon they ihlna IL best Ur the discipline oi tic
sclopls f. present bylaw restricting the power OF
puni.hiny pupils 10 The Principal and u the wee
Principal In tie absence Of the Principals 10 ioFod an!
cruel or exec sive punishment. to require cohp'gle
record Of every offence committed ana pHnsH.,n ~
liced; 90 prohibit any subordinate telcher nom N
ilicting any punishment whatever and hhaiy 10 haAc
dismissal from the school tlc penalty or tho 'o"oh
Of the provisions OF the bylaw 10y any tencher. -
Nv the adoption of such bylaw, the punishment Oh
pupils isi necessarily be Of rare occurrence ana u
is found work we'll the Board can c0nssishiy a'.sa
reasonable decay ADOPT gTSltSf ,hercforc
recommend the adoption Of the following ainehuno'
10 tho bylaws; HI. ,h al
Rircd That the BY Laws he amended Sy adding tho o
lowing; -t.,i., n, a.,
srcros - Corporal puui,hment Of description o. lo'
any offence shall be inflicted only by tue Principal OF
PRINCIPAL OF school and by tho Vice rnnclpsl ohy III "
ab-enco Of the Principal . =. L, ,oco,a of
IL tha be- ,te duiy Of the Principal to s,ep ro,P,a o
every ,uc puui. stating III. name oil IN" pnP n
fence courrd the evidence saeh offence as a'eerta'u
by personal invr atom by sagh Principal 81 thT sri
tent OF .urh uuusnmrnt end nd Principal uhhl iot"sI'
Transcript If such record mouy. On OF 1siIle t ~ III
zach month 60 the City Superintendent OF Schoo' io
the sam, for the IN p'c.ou Of the bonri OF r""o1'
The School in.prctor., aud IA School Trustees ,,
Any principal negi~ons - keep such record OF 20
the trasrpt thereof required, % who my ue sy
Of inlctrg any cruel o5;rssse punishment anu ~
sah her other than the rncipa or Ncoffhc,PA ~, %
VINO ,hall uiloi any cy 1oral punishment 'ha'. on I
commend a.ion OF tho ely Superintendent on lo" ~ .na
del nqu.ncy OF imp OpoT punishment De Ien'o''u VI ~
| Board -, ,.,
The repor, VIZ, accepted aud resolution adopl.u. 81
resolution vas adopted, on The ,s ~
the Commute, on Teachers. and In accordance WIN tns
request OF thu Trustees of the Fun ward GiSron"
Colored School No 5 IN said ward. ON anu anct Apf'
ihs Exqcut,ye Committee on Free Academy r. scented
roper. IN fnyor of appointing j. t. Frobshcr Spoca
Instructor of Elocution in the Free Acaaemy az an an
nuai salary Of e. OO to take erect on tho 2uih DAY
Sept mbcr. 1900. ,-,..,.. .a.,,o,
The report Sus accepteu nno te'o'"'w" "N'f''"'
Adjourned lor t9rtnigbt