, 1869-11-15

Letters from Dr.. Dnufor1h AID i1f. Atkins

IT, .ht kuitor a TAs Caieaen TdtnHt:
Ara meeting OF the Board OF Education. held
on the senlng ct Tuesday, November sih. III. }.
/. P,clard, superintendent Of Schools, submitted
report IL relation to 1ne recent eAse OF illness
alleged 10 have been cansed BY punishment 1c-
ce,5ed in the Hkilner School ThAt report en-
nFaces statement slid II hsve been made By my
s+It. - ipIlo1s: "Ou SAturisy, IN company VITA
MI. Holden, / called upon The physician IN charge
oil tne hoy to inquue whether, IN hta Judgment,
the sick ness OF the child MAS ocsaaloned BY pun
rhu ent reoe.sed II SCHOOL He replied that ne
md examined the case somewhat carefully WITH
reference to tits very unat1r, and be caud nnd no
snytbinS to DO Win e1ustnR u.s ncsnr.s"
1he lepnE, ~ fr Al regards mJsel1t IL GRO
rt1ns u tHo pait.cutars, nanraTs
| Fus.. VIA lot, ard never hare been inc u.
s.sT sss eSs nd az sas.1 II r. % as 10 isu1
phtrNt Z. 10 ea.ts Of extreme Rrsyt:y Which 70
| quite ueQyent And cxseIns attention.
| 8ecreti.. hsrc ntrsr >tsted TO any person
! That the tlntts sEs or Has 'ict cuaeed bJ the
punishment rtcf.rea 81 school io, ne Tef5 & on>
nett Has: aGu. 1u1teernoFe, faEF real1ztuE the
fact lhst eyef5 uneraAce Of the a1esl:cal attend.
aGs = .e 81 e p eS So o a1a
nsre c.fefu!lJ end pefst4entJ ahssAsa1 1ron
expressing dnH opsulon u 10 the ossio or eaafs-
! Lon II tho cnlidf Illness ..a. :
Tnc mi fsct. x1th rczsrd to the matter are -
| toIlows: About the scs1,ptl Of lh.F1 ua5 .! M y
tendsncc. q lh!nk On ssturdt5. oct ISM, NJ
PicA.td aId MI. tlc1teo twno, MAS lnfuraet.
xsa coumitteo ou The Skinner scnonp called p
M rt-ioerce 70 uake inquiries reiklse to the H.
Easu pnnshms nj inetelo- i de.e.ipetl. to tn-m
TIC cniia condr1ou II feat tt:ne, and Aso ttAtcd
10 suns,auce Csc ez1e1 'anauA2e haa es:aseI ne,
Win Teirlrpce to external MUIR; tnas asa q Dol
dtsoosefed any evidence Of suca injury thst tnefs
70 .onnd Or hsasss 1 Of % cent''E IL 9n tnst
hid perceived no oeufar eEldeaee o. ~. 'io'eooe
OF Il jirJ TO wn3ch couA attribute ne MneeA -
,ore nae' lie oommt:ee sppointed ta tnre.a:
| rstc tho matter, and *hal feeeet tne
,'1;sa rsa,op isss PC sy t..
sLoieet cau IRON Mt. Holden which tnfr1nasca
ahsnpu, y ny declining 70 @ mase ' ~ mss os
! Ii: tnorn,0R os "wednesday, ocs- II, trss = :
/ Iii. P1ckaTda "rtpnrt'' tn the paoefs iMme
:o7 sasa a2oe re- iS:rea 10 e. g.
tc2f ~ entirely willing 70 1nASs AnJ coIrecaoat
!. rsccewazs-snd regretted that an, tn:sooacrs:aaa
! ne fhai coa-mtsee hAd been appointed TO II
FesttEaIE the msuer, which VA TO meet on IN
a sse eSseons .oosid oe 4es.,ed aosss rna
ue, and then he srearpof 4tcd IN Tho rrrEs Of q
dcleE Of s1c eon,s'cs ss1 ~ ns,e1, T.. = :. n
8 nsners Of Saturday, November Ia Directly Alle
ea1a ne ma Nearr ess,d sad Holden, In u
r topfae Of WHICH tnfot ued them IN dttnct tori
vsr1r.n ths fpsusr , Ispes r. ,1s1 ;ss I'D n Z
te raft sent ve4y much beyond eaaf han asd, n n
10 rsee,,<t9 peW - wnczctn It did tatf; taAt y
u Trsaisos, to e1trrua Il iajascs of the chdx ncs
Il. ED Ss,n uttinn1 10 uApEexs a0J opsn1ao usso;
~ rsa1sa srsa s9,r aeoa ao -
'eorfec1inn." with Ada.etous 1od tnptovem
~; ngaasn aspeasH e conneG;oo ws.1 1i ,n1