Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-20
The CudeeI In the school.


A.
From the Titusville Courier, Feb. I21
ON Saturday last quite an exciting case was
tired before Justice Wilson in Cory. The case
was this; On Thursday OF week before last a
boy named John Mclaughlin, Jr., WAS required
20 take part with the other scholars az the school
in learning music. This he declined 20 do as
his father had told him he need not learn music.
he was shut up in the library room for the rest
of the afternoon, and after the school was dis
missed was very severely whipped by the teach
er, Miss julia Smith-her sister, Miss Susie
dence given, advising her to hi: the boy over the
head. The father OF the boy had the
Misses Smith arrested for assault and battery,
and the case Was tried on Saturday. A large
crowd gathered to hear the trial. and the court
adjourned 20 the Academy of Muse. where an a
shoit time nearly two hundred people gathered.
Mclaughlin, jr., John Mclaughlin, ST., Mrs.
Mclaughlin, the mother Of the boy, Dr. H. ID.
Msckus. and S. B. Stanton. The witnesses for
the defense were A. b. Crandall, member OF the
board of school directors. Prof A. J. CrandalI.
principal OF the school, Miss Lottie Pam, AN
assistant teacher, Miss Lena Stone, a scholar,
and Mr.. j. K. Stubs. IL was shown cbncla,
sively that IL was one of the rules of the school
that ali the scholars should be obliged 10 learn
the rudiments OF music, but that Young
Mclaughlin had been told 10y his father that he
need not take a part i'm these exercises. The
fathers objections to the musical exercises were
that they might tend TO the perversion of the
boys religious sentiments, he being a Catholic.
But as Lao doctrinal or any other kind Of HYMNS
were sung, we do not see that the objection
amounts TO anything. At the same time the
whipping Of the boy was inexcusable. That he
dence clearly shows. This whole thing of whip
ping In the public schools ought 20 be done
away with. IL 10 q relic of barbarism and con-
IRA, msry to the eiyilization of the age The jury in
TINS case failed to agree, and was discharged. A
new trial viii be had next Saturday.
THE nINTIRNArIoNAL.n-At Q recent sitting
Of the French Academy of Sciences, NJ. IonIs
Reybaud gave a history of the International.
and showed that the discussions of the Congress
are becoming more and more favorable TO yio-
of the congress at Geneva are compared with
those OF the congress of Brussels, the change in
80 short an interval will appear very striking
AT Geneva individual rights i'm property were
admitted not without controversy, and il was
agreed TO respect religious feeling; whereas az
Brussels the assembly frankly declared itself
communistic and atheistic." NJ. Reybaud then
touched on the relations which NAV have existed
between the insurgent Commune and the Inter
national, and ended with considering what re
NAMED TO be feared for society from the ele.
ments OF disorder contained within this associa
ton. He did not believe that the International
was powerful enough TO cause general perturba
ton in Europe, but IL might doubtless produces
troubles In the interior OF such or such a coup-
try, but troubles Of no far-reaching character.
easily overcome or pscifed by public authority.
On the occasion Of the reading of this paper by
N. Reybaud, NJ. Guizot made known TO the acad-
envy that while conversing some time ago with
Manchester merchant he asked him how many
worknen there were In that town. "FrOm
go 900 90 270, co.," was the reply. .sAnd do Won
know" inquired NJ. Guizot, "whst is the pro-
who lead domestic life and read the books OF
the popular hbraries?" eve do know ID" sail
the manufacturer: ''about two-thirds." but"
pursued M. Guizot, elf yen had strikes, should
you have nothing to fear from that third SUI so
numerous and 50 dangerous" Among our
selves" replied the Manchester man, honest
men are holder than rogues."