The daily gazette., 1875-06-25
WILMINGTON, DEL. JUNE a5. is7
RoiItn0 at the Children.


The last issue IF Eveay Eeen'ng tho"s |
that tho propensity of that sheet has
not been wholly cured. 1t now rails at /
the children as violently al any drab.
Its language reminds one of the war |
times, when it wss only necessary to be
truly loyap TO escape from punishment; !
or to be spitefnlly accused Of being L |
"rebel," TO be hustled of TO some fort to |
be fed on spoiled meat for q month and
then turned loose without even an eK-
animation. But read the choice Ian
suage Of the conclusion of the article.
in which even the magistrates Office in
our State comes in for share Of &C.
traction aa 'retty" affair. 1t says;
The proper limit for tho punishment
Of a peryerse, rebellious, stubborn and
impndent child is just exactly that
amount of punishment necessary to re-
duoa him or her to submission. Alice
ton. kindness, eoucilation even. are
we'll enough for those who err Through
thoughtlessnes5 or mere exuhefHnce OF
unimal spirits, but these sullen little
wretches of both sexes who defy au-
thority must be conquered. Neither
God nor man has get found any way of
meeting rebellion but by force. Not on
ly does the discipline of the schoolsau
present depend on tho conquering OF
these young rebels, but the welfare Of
the society of which they must some
day form part, urgently demands that
children shall be taught the habit OF
obedience to proper authority
And that from brat Of bachelor"
who finds it difficult to attract atten-
tien in any other way than by tho use
Of abusive epithets.
The lady who inflicted the punish.
rnent is widow with children of her
own. and ia far better judge Of the
limit shs should GO than he who under.
takes to advise how much, CT how long a
child should be beaten Every parent
knows that If "the amount OF punish
ment necessary TO reduce him or her to
subp. s5ion" were INDUCED in frequent.
y the schools would be in danger of be.
coming al annoyance to neighborhoods
even. This would never do. A great
many children who are not absolutely
bad would be found difficult t. "ryduot
to submission" in that waS; and it vii
never do to eommsnea such policy.
teacher has no liberty to torture chile
to bring it to Submission" Her hmi
is in the application Of two or thre'
strokes. and sending the child to it
seat; or if she pleases, home to its Ia
rents for further correction. We wan
no tyrannical szhibitions-or trials a
endurance either Of applying or receiv
ing punishment in our schools. A. t
the impious remark, Neither God no
man has yet found any way OF meetin
rebellion but by foroe," it is scandalous
ly false and contrary to the teachings O
the New Testament and the Christian
religion, Ly which We learn that man
constantly in rebellion to Gcd and ye
force is not used. On the contrary til
greatest loniency and mercy is eItendc
to the 'rebellious' sinner. Of which tn
writer Of the above extract has forcibl
reminder every day, in the fact that h
escapes the hastisaments he 50 richl
inertia.
We mus, nave discipline in IL publ
schoola hut sc n.lst not ALLOW childre
to he torJCT-a ~ attempts to conQut
them Icy corporal punishment Thel
Is nc doubJ that much whipping make
children bad instead Of better. IL
magistrate did not unkindly admonis
the lady teacher who had been brougl
before him, nor did lie ekceed his u
thority. He is Justice OF the Peac,
and we presume he has the same rigl
to admonish and repriniand that is gi
en- Judge on the Bench; and it wou
be we'll if admonitiona were more fr
Q1entiy given by magistrates who a
Competent TO 40 SC ia # proper mannC