, 1869-11-30
AHTi-c0RPoRAl. PUNISHMENT.
Meeting Of eome Of the Opponents
Of the System.
A Committee Appointed x2d spesohea
e." 1ndu19ed in.

An adjourned meeting Of citizens opposed to-
corporal p1nianmenf, and IN favor Of it, luuedi.
Ate and unconditional abolition in sno public
seaools. waS held IN The County Courtroom tass
evening. Owing to tbs tuelemeucy Of tha weather,
there. weze but re1y few in attendance. D1.
: cha1'ea Butt wss elected Chairman. He Esld the
subject wa one OF great Importance, and the
crime Of oorporal punilhment, for 1t xas nothing
else. should be done away with.
Nj. L Herbert Eatd. he had ch4fKa 70 make
ssainat the Board Of Education and the tescherz.
When pup1a asked To leAve the sthoo1fpom, to
20 Into the yard, they We1a refused. He had
dauGhtet who TaA taken III IN consequence Of be.
had come under his notice. Il was 8 sharae s1
he constitutions Of children were broken dos
School, and fouad many Of he desks IN q Fleiss1
condition. A child could nnt more In his sat
without mailing not9e, yet many Of them vere
st1uck on tho ear win ruleta, and Inflammation
hxd fesnased- Should corporal punt,hment De
allowed Ia the scaoolsa He hoped il would Be
Jotn zmtK had = daa9h.er who attended the
FIanslin School She ssked oosmisa.o1 to leave
she VA III Tor some tune.
Nj. Re,ro1ds ea,d there we're any present In
iayor q corporal puntsnlneut be would Nfe 70
MT, McGsr7in thought The question 70 be dls-
c1ssed NN whether punlshment In the public
sssSos VS. !, q tight II e1dea snss
with whip, Our Board Of Educatiop, Il they
kept ea u iae way they hea been going hseij.
There were no cla1s-boots or mnrslity In the
schools ~ there should be Morality VAS taught
BY he birch. Was II Of !ess importance than 10
tellectnA culsufe7 Ii tae intellect was
cultivated and thn morals lei
alone, accomplished sooundrela would Be
ts1tsn ts5own uPon tas community I.vas niged NAV
leSeotA because their faculties were NOT Nf1cinuf /.
u developsd This wa4 mistake There wss no
necessity for the rod. The children could be 70
6nxod q su1pended. II child was ineornz1nle
remedy.
OF th1ce bc appointed.
Eiaa 6hpman inquired what the committee
We!s 70 %.
| tetett OF The movement
Rooert Clark wanted TO know what the commit
deiras the expenses o. Stopping % eofpola aIs pan
tshnent1 he believed It WI not necessary 70 n
dulRe too much In corporal punishment, bat
aa 'ne' ought 70 An0" "nA 'h'' were going
| The Chair remarked that NJ. Cis1k h4d any.
g ~ r q igs, e
iniornsiiou. 1 D' D'1 ''Dte ~ 'ns 'De'N''s '''
Mr. Reynolds thought be h7d stated tho object
| OF tnf appointment Of The commtte explicitly.
A gentleman remarked that AesaIt. Clsrk aud
ss,pnan had come into The meeting to create a
1
| The question xaa then put On the motion Of Mr.,
REYNOLDS, and II was agreed 10, and Mes4ss, Rey.
nolds and HeIbeks were appointed.
Nj. shtpman said he came In, ~ Au outsider, fol
Information. lie was not prepared 70 say any'
va, bat Va, asa,sa
sas fs sas ss which was for o
opposed to corporal pnn!hnment
An McGarvi1 thought the meeting had no pow
W. KeJnoids ssid Il 10 other gentleman would
serre on Inc committee ne would aci as txo, AMI
saemsaE e. e5s. Iasno IN e come.
Mr. Fitch WAS nonlnated and declined. seyera
others were also nominated, but declined.
t. s.1 II e sa a9e @ low
schools could b. governed without corporal pun
ishment lie had not heazi an argument, but hAt
Whipping inem eat IL id R aot ;aIar any M nan III
should Be Ieaied elds. Their parents aaoai,
control them. The character developed BY h0ms
,nnuenees would remain E,tn the children thsoag
S,o and a,a 'o9s g snossE
schools, and could Always govern thol
under ..nia cha1gc- Some could not do thls be
| cauAe they do not carry their manhood with then
the question nat freauently come up ia The Bosr
had come before the me eetin8. He had AWAY
| voted Ag1fnHt its hboliehMent because the lh1
does moi provide That 1t shalI be inflicted. No rol
OF the board authorized II. The teachera were lei
to take chsrge OF the schools. II one punlsned
| child bkutalIy, she or he could Be made to answe
| before proper court. Some force must be uses
The teacher hhould use discrimination, yet whe
| 1t WIS neceHaaIy, ehoald control her room. tn
Board Of Edncsron had polni1g to do vii
It, He had asked MI. Herbert
| Atate tho name Of teacher Nh
hnd been guilty Of the charges made, but he ha
not donn 70. 1t was foolish to make indiscrim
, nate charges against all the teachers. II any or