, 1869-11-23
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.
Meeting Of Citiz.ns Opposed to its
Continuance in our Pub
lie Schools.
Several Instances Related OF Cruelty
to Childrou.

A meeting OF citizens, called for the purpose OF
taxing steps to secure the Immediate aud uncondl-
t,opAl abollshment OF corporal punishment IN the
public schools. was held lAst evening. The a.
tendance wes very small. TIE meeting was called
10 order by Mr. Leenard Herbert who bste1y
atatet its object,
4 Ageutlemaa moved that the matter Of corporal
mebf.
Tne Chsir decided the moiou out Of order.
sleeat1, oi the Moseiey schoo lad Il any one bad
a complaint to make, ae wonld Ike to hear It.
Nr. Rey3olds aalf 1t vas not bis object when
persoesi PC 70 cas4sc:s.. M @ Tie hsa compiala. to aee
ills little boy Fad been pun,she, NOT for auY inis:
chief Ia the scsoo house. bat for ragsnx ~lkh tit
hsh heen called to corporal Punishment fof ye1ts.
II ~af relic IT basta.!sn. a1d no log1cat man
could cooteua that be vas advocating Cnrt-ttaai.y
suI b. favorsns co,Para,
The gentleman who rerc4ed to gtve big n,me
much a but one citizen ID the 1hole city hal !
conr!s!nt 70 maze. be woald move to saieara.
MI. Ne} nof.is took the c1atr. and Afr. Herbert
taIJ, II child raised ts hani ~ the public schoo!
It wss tn1d TO pat II doxo. Il i lAtsed lts haad
aEs.n 1t Ras t,ld g 20 TO The rnncspsL This +.
ones produced SICKNESS Iie ines Of several
f6ti1n hut could get no 82u5faciione
c1imtnate any ore Of the teachers We viii hare
her rrtnosed+ 1t was proposed to cstn:nate Them,
Corporal punishment Ia the navy hail hcaG
ue believed IN suspenaln9 The scholars Tor fa,s-
deineacor. U 1t va. OF ee71as natusc+ The
Pareuta tten could he brought into cooperation
sun The ,eacher-. aat tho child punished IN some
Other waJ than BY heating It.
Phillip Stein sail he and some otocf gentlemen
had been appSa.a'eL 70 1e0rsssas tas Chicago
tione. III iarmonJ ~ltn the prtnct1tsa OF progress
ar.l NbeTailsy, could not help being e1eEk k.tscaly
'rrofttl 10 the osrb4rons c1stom Of q bar5arous
tst. It waa time tina: the educational u axsus
wh'ch ~ers d. for tc ages that nf,tuer1l Tie be
Cow siisesntet. lie hopei something would g.o =
osst of The 1nse'inE which wou.d re.ult 10 The
abolition OF physical punishment OF children.
Nj. CLARK sad that the majority Of tue people Of
yei i es1.,ed. IL savoested tue e!tsoli.a@eu';
Of ItfoEUa:tfy fcnools, IN ~a!c1 children who
would lot conform 10 the rules without corporal
put ssh1EcDt should be placed. There hbl been a
great mary Misrepresentation about pu1tan aen,
~aa beaten on the shoulder by m In
&c ssa ros Ess. S.. ST.
sick fnr a week. R1ss lof SIX mouths nfterward
rnald not use her hand, Another child was s'easeu
%fh ~ rq!ss on re naJds Is, Wht1 ho'ls 1ooxe
lnrg time. The tenchers who whipped these chill
dIs.a .1c u The schools yet, n sooH standing: Il
tue uIsc,plt1 would be much better. The uavJ
has precedent. lie wsa III favor Of m1ral suastoD
II TIE Hoard o1 Ed1cattln would not abolish IT, VI
0nrht to have a roarl hat will
AZ. Hubert said nc Knew a hun,1re'. cases where
children bad becn whipped Tnere we're u9n,
| other things III The fcnools taat needed punish
| Ment. II Guild went out o! the teachers Loof-z
| doot Of Loo,lttt-be was punished There Ver'
| secret ylAc-s OF punishment. The parents wer,
guarded II They DID Dot seud dollar 70 ha.
fer week, T1Gn, after discussion. RESOLUTION
could be Faseec- ..-
| Mr. sucksen beleyed thai U lucomneten
| teochct. wete dami.sel II would do away VIII
the pr.at cause Of corporal punish ncnt Tha
| teacher fhonld rule hy lore, and l1sa oost,rat
| children could be conquered. lie had seen child
ren stand,ug out IN The rain, In tho yards, wattu
lot The doors u epen. Wb3 snoaid 20
rel'+yc girls Is years Of age we're competen
| teachers Expef1ence was needed ~ ms rue
| children. Teachers were the servants Of II
people. Yet politics controlled their nppoln
MI Hts- ue believed the teachsra should obey III
commandment "Lnve 3e oEe anothel."
The meeting then adjourned.