The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-03
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vhc Cambridge School Outrage
From the Boston Comnerciat.l
The school committee Of Cambridge
have pnbIishoi a defense of the no'p-
vious girl Nog4Ng ease in one OF t)"'r
schools. and. irU.u their own statements
the affair appears to have been more
brutal than it was at ilrst reported. lhe
facts relied upon ns the justlliratioN Oh
the principal oGtiv school and ms ;'aSl'-
tant4. STAMPS Them as hrutes--hrltrs In
pantaIooa, and hratcs in cr!npI'No.
ilad they trl&tcN Il horse in Ne" YORK
as they coUi2ss - have treated a "e'A'
sje,lly 4irl--tArac upon one--aiteE GOA
sniring together how they shoH'd d" 1t
the members Of the Society for tiiH
Prevention Of Nrnrlty to Animals
Would l,&yr had thcm prosecuted ne
report Of ,losyhool committee On th's
co.c Is a'iisgracc to every one Whop&r-
ticipatcd in it.
lh. main points in the history, as
Given in the committees report, are
stqtol hv correspondent OF the iran
SCRIPT, succinclly rs follows:
MIR. Roberts, the principal, ordered
Miss Foster to stand up, during the
hours Of writing, uutil she compllrd
with Il requirement. OF his. In the al
,ernoou, while the principal WAS absent
A,iss Sarah ii. Gray. IN assistant, saw
Miss Foatcr whispering, and asked her
if she whispered,
"Iliss Foster said 'ycs.'
Mis- CIV hat do you think OF
whispering y:
..Shr answered. don't know
"Nlis, Gray thought this defiant, and
sent her to the recitation room and d'-
rnctrd her 10y hold out her hand Tor pun
!4hmcnt with Il rattan. Miss tostcf' re
| fused to do So, and Miss Gray conctt!d'
cd to suspend her attempt and wait iol
Roberts, telling Miss Foster to stay III
, the recitation room. Ali-S tray i'n'
Robcrts then held consultation, wIlIt
Miss Foster vas out al recess, III "ilici
it was decided that she must be Wi'p
ned. as il would iniure the genera! dlN
cinIinc ofthc school, ANA nave perm
rious effect on the particular pupil. Ii
was arranged that Miss Gray Should 90
/ dew ,ip1ing, and Unnecessary, Us 1t wa'
snsnnrtetl IL would be, she should cal
another. II WAS also arranged tha, sh'
should exchange the rattan for Robert :
own instrument, (as appeared at the
nublic examination This rcsenblcd 4
.choisa trace two pieces otleathcr sew
cd together. two inches wide, thlcaer Il
the butt than W the handle, and ahou
eighteen inches long.
"Accordngly, after tho recess, MIS-
Foster was again called into the room
and. after some talk, the contest wa
renewed Gray striking and Mis-
Foster resisting. Not being satIsiie
with her success, she called Miss ilodG
es, who was standing by ready for tia
nirpose. to aid her. Miss Hodges seli
ed and held the hands while Miss Ora
continued the whipping. The m'nsle
sounds of the struggling, blows an
screams attracted the attention oil kol
erts. in another room, and as they ais
. .occasioned derisive laughter on ti
, part Of some Of the boys, the princip
ordered tham to .pcrforn marchin
+ movement to the music Of the pan
while he himself r, paired to the seen
+ He seized Miss Foster and held IL
! with such y.o.eacc tia her mosier u
5 tiled that Iot four daysshe bore npi
=. her person Che MARKS OF the strnSsl
\ lie directed Miss Gray to punish h
d till her cries stopped; 1T was DONE no
d eeris still holding her. He then LETT u
o room. .....t. NJ:
r NThe two others remained. MI
g GRAY. not satisfied with what had !,
n ready ,ranspired, said she must
n obeved eaually with theprlncipai ID u
u y go onssnce and insisted upon whippin
= her ,osin, and did SO. 1t was u
ibird and last time. Miss Foster WI
> snhdued; she submitted--she heid OF
> her hand. The committee charactcFil
= ,he blows as moderate. mot severe
5 liqht," AMI declare that there was II
p implo per motive on the teachers par
I Such are uie facts detailed i'll descrl
| ton orrurying more than flur pages ,
, :!la d..cncc. iAvy are aot ail that .
;, pear in the repor, OF the former cxami
h atiou which have now been denied