New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-23
FlOgging in Schools.

following literally the advice of Solomon
! switched, caned, cutted, birched, and other
wise persuaded their pupils with little dis
elimination, and with hardly any at
tempt to make the penalty proportiOnate
20 the Gffenseo schoolheeping. then, al
least. provoked ;ll-temper in the teacher
| and tor this the taught suffered sorelv
| The middle aged man who can not remeln
! bee that III che s0calleG sunny days OF
childhood he was frequently subjected to
| cruel and unnecessary aud mischevOus in
| dignities. must have been unusually fortu
nate or must have poor memory
III considering these barbarous times the
difficulty is to understand how well mean
; ing and kind hearted teachers could make
! such a mistake and could fall into blum
| der so Incompatible with anything ap-
preaching generous and refined culture.
! But the same savage course was pursued in
homes certainly noS wanting in the ten
deres: af.ec'ion-homes in which mistaken
notions OF perverted duty conquered the
naturas prOmptings of parental and fire.
nUent.v endangered the continuance Of filai
love. Yet there We're even parents who
alYavs gave q supplementary domestic
chastis"ment 20 those who had already sui
tered il school. ana who were flogged be.
cause they lad been Hoggei---a ,nuddle Of
parenta! jErlsprudsnc- which it is difficult
to comprehend. SO the howl of fustigated d
infancy went uy 10 heaven--a shrili appeal
to which heaven seems at last to have
vouchsa.ed attention. The days Of tlog-
ging as = means of isei:,l:ne. We are glad
20 say. are numbered.
J: il proper enough that che gres. reform
should begin in Puritan Boston. where The
schools have always been ,he cherished Cb-
i"c;. Of public care. and where. for severa!
generations. the teachings ot she Ola Tssta.
mepr were ,l0re CLOSELY followed tlan the
Zalde. teachings Of the New. In that city for
several vea:. the fuejec: %: school tioggin.
has been araSely and carefully .Onslde ered.
and the Yesul: has been 'Ist what we had ..
right {" expect. = cub committee OF .he
school board. GaylE. given careful attention
I" t'ie a'!bjcct. has reported in favor Of the
immediat. and tota! abolition o1 corporeai
punishment, in TIE p'sbic schools. and there
!, 40 reason :" believe that the recommends.
:ion will he disregar3ed. IN the first place.
the committee pu5s OUt of The discussion
altogether the notion t4at t!oggin can ever
D. employed As . va;Is.ai :.uu effective
stimulus o: study.
This at Hnc'. :iGs tle question Of i great
Gea! Gt unsreakar!. nopsense. in which
sensible !Aen charged will, the delicate
business at education should be ashamed
to indulge. Thus the only poin: which is
:.f: {" se decided. that Of tosging for
iIlen.ss and diaobediencn. or for Offenses
against TIE pole. regulations os the school.
Th. committee shows :aac such discipline is
at the hest sarbaroi:s and ineffective that
70 ~ frequently administered with an angry
eage.nes. which reutraijzes any good which
Z: mign. Otherwlst. possibly effect: that
ppnaitl.. should Ae adjusted to the nature
.: tn. Ct.eDsa: that 1.-THE ve,;cst dolt OF
redagrgue" can administer dogging.
while j. .eoUire- some intelligence properly
:" rebUke aud punish fault: that when
k:ndnc.s and .ai.1es. and equity have all
!".,e! to bring 8. rupi. back to his duty, as
III ninety nine eases oUt Of one hundred il
vii! no: fail. then justice 10 the other pupils
requires that the ::co.Iisibie offender
should be ban;.het. to sor!e echooi specially
instituted ;"; sucl. as he "a.
II i. g.; gvoi omen tha: the committee
recommends that "'i.e very best teacher in
tie whole CORDS sl"u!i oe appointed to
This school. The GteHder :. by no means 10
be given Un. =. - sent into quarantine
'na: ne :nav 40. coE; Animal. olher.. but
tn" hes: "i.io,tun.t;e, q: inora! cure. are rot
70 b" ':e,iea h.:.. Ihe i:-c:,.iine .: the re.
:ovina:ory scoo! i. ~ be very strict. bat
we 4" not understand that even the... !ioy.
..ns - ~ na resorteai to.
.hs results ~. tie Boston eNo.i N.nt vii!
be looked :or viii. Interest, 6y all who ade.
Gua'.!v eomo:ehsndet the grea. business
Ot fducatIOu. There is not = spacher fit tor
ass vocation ~ any part %: the land who
has ever fe!: Obliged 70 treat bis pupils as =
mena gerie trainer treats lis young beasts;
who VIA not thank heaven tor permission
to fin: all Instruments OF sorture-canes,
birche.. !ecruies. cowhfes.-.nts the fire.
The office OF public castigator ism, very
much mora respectable than the office of
public hangman. Even down ia Delaware
we doubt il anv maste: Of arts could be in
duced by the offer of the most liberal salary
90 take charge "f the whipping posto There
are certain qualities. natural and acquired
which !. teacher should possess. bu. these
are patience. love. good Judgment, sufficient
learning. and no. a not tenpey and heavy
.sai -.Cer YORK. Tribune.