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presenting tho ssthetic etdo Of the case, tho
boauty Of tho grounds befng destroyed b3 tho
play, and, for tho reht. they denied the right Of
sro9und 9 In 1nnnnor whioh must intor3oro with
It's o1lio1molt bytho many.
Tho subject Ia still under dohato but tho
voight Of public sentiment aooa not aoom to bo
inolinod to think that no other oitY
In this country or Europe would pornit
ita public park, 20 centrally situated md no
throngod a. IL tho Common. to 10 80 mndo uAo
Tho q,,cHtion Of
uonronAn ruN1snMENT IN SCHOOLS
is ono Of thoso dlsagroeably.ob topics
which viii peraiat II thrustihg themselves from
moro or loss regular intervals, wo hayo tho mat
ter up, discuBG, and dismiaa 1t, with q hoarty
wish tllat It might neyer again arise to plaguo
ns. But oiroumstanoos arc sure to bring J. to
tho aFee fsfn 9SfaG qaum rs wa Of Ga
barinm which our boastod civilization is built.
boon b. cslled 70 I tic subject by tho olre!,m.
STANCES Of frscas In tho Doys' High
botwoon pupil aud ono Of tho anb-masters,
tho latter accused tho boy OF fa1sohood. The
pupil ropelling the charge with good doal Of
spirit, tho mastor chose to consider him importt-
and flog him. Tho esae being referred to tho
School uommttee, that body divide upon II.
Tho majority Of tile Committee submit report,
In which, without exonorating the boy, they pro.
nounco tho snb-master to have been guilty o5
"conduot unboco1ning an officer and gentle
man." and take occasion to declare against tho
employment Of corporal punishment In tho disci-
pline Of schools. The point Of interest In con-
noction with tho affair comes In hero. A miuor-
of In TIM n which
they defend tho aub-mastor. nnd tnBist upon tho
nocosaty Of corporal punishment in schools,
Il there L. TO ho any authority = 2.
array of woll-worn arguments on eithor sido aro
once moro called upon to do service. But tho
discussion, II It has ollcited nothing now IN the
way Of argument, has at least served to illustrate
boon making in reglrd to this mattor.. Not moro
than half-n-dozen years ago, In one Of tho public
schools OF city adjoining this, a nearly-grown
girl YVES -. ....
TIED WITH 4 STRAP, A.,
fernnlo teachers whipped horl Tho case created
some exctemont at tho time, but It Is vol nigh
forgotten now, and recall 1t morely for the pur-
pose OF pointing contrast, For it is D fact TINT
those two teachers who bound and a. BEAT yonng
girl-almost q woman-fonud at that tirno moro
Persons ready to justify their course, foWer to
condemn it unrosoryodly, thnn tho teacher who
| only logged boy can find to-day. Comparing
| tho tono Of general comment thon with what 1B
lie faith in hogging haa lost ground i'm
mensely. Lot uB bc thankful for tho change
| II mar. rosents blow aa tho most fnsunerablc
Of insults, it must bo degrading to boy. And
It tho boy ia to grow up gentlemen, 10 ahouit
self-control which arc essential to tho character
| Tho man Tho lescenda to personal "Het~to
with pupil hardly afford him q shining example
Of a,1ch qaa1itios. I nm aware that, III
t. THE GREAT ENdL1B1 SCHOOLS,
tho privileges Of hogging and being logged ar
clung to with fond tcnncity, as II they Wc1'
the. bulwarka Of British liberty: Very we'll
I Chacua q son Jout. But I think 1T mus
be aspS IT 70 bfsv sn1T that which eia IN
horeH in the English character, snd which
In spite Of education, Is always liable to sho5
ITSELF in tho higher as we'll al In the lover walk
Of life, Is largely tracoable to this relic OF bar
baris1n in tho public schools.
In nearly oyory nation OF Continental Europe
tho employment Of corporal punishment in til
schools is regulated by law, and only pormitte
undor
4 STRICT LIMITATIONS.
IL Franco, 1t is entirely prohibited In tho pr
mary sclools-the punishmonts allowed beln
confinement, having tho na1no written In pull
lo troll Of shame" public roprimand, suspet
sion, aud expulsion. Tho gonoral, tendenc
Throughout Europe is toward q limitation or abt
ltion Of the system OF corporal punislmant, an
tho substitution Of penalties which appeal to til
reason and tho moral aensibilitieB.
| NOVEL FAIR
will soon bo oponed in this city, under tho ALL
picea Of the Young Mems Christian Association
tho proceeds boing intcnded to ni1 tho bulldln
fund Of that Association. 1t Ia called tho " Bs
zAar Of AL Nations" and the preparations for
aro on a scale almost as extensive as tho Peae
Jubilee. Tho Boveral departments arc fitted u
to represent streets, houses, and shops IN Yariot
cities of tho ourth apd m immense collectio
Of unique articles from all nations will bo oxhil
iscd. the exercises on the opening evening vi
conBist of nddressca in eight difforcnt language
BY speakers tn costume, from tho dlftorel
houses. The music will include GoEmhu ohor
nm ode to the Sultan, sung in Arabic, by Syrian
On top OF tho Damascus Cato. The
viii be various stroet-scenos,. includi1
mn :. Oriental .wedding-procesaion fro
tho Tur}ish house to- the syrit
Bazaar. Over 900 poraona, in tho costumes
tho different nations, will appear in tile openi1
, exhibition.
| BEER-BELL1Su
mill be illegalin this city aftor May1 Cider ian
/ forbidden, for the reason, ely the profane ono
7 that it is manufactured in tho rural diBtrict
! where votes arc wanted. It iB said that an Q
: ganization is forming among tho Prohibitionist
! for tho purpoae OF entering complaints again
the brewers and beer-shops in caso the city a
:. thorities refuse or neglect to enforce the Ia
They have succeeded in getting tho statute abo
as they want it; but they aeem to be little fen
1 full lest it Bhonld not work after all. Howevt
- we shall sec what NO shall aoo z. B. q.
FROM FORT WAYNE, IND.
Fonr WAYNE, Ind, April ~, 1873