Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-09
CRUELrY TO ANIMALS.
DR.. Exams Takes the Reporters to Task
AnG Castigates These Useful Members of
SOciety-The "GI0be0 Man Gets Back

Or. ECn7as Taxes the Reporters to Tdsk-
And Castigates There Useful Members OF
SOcietay-The "GLobe0 Hun Gets Back
Briefly.
To the Local Editor of the Globe.
DEAR SIR: ] have never studied the science
of government very extensively, therefore, my
ideas may be considered crude to person
speaking upon the subject with the con-
fdence and decision you did in this mornings
paper, in your report of the investigation of
the alleged cruel treatment of pupil, by one
of our public school teachers. Have You any
good plan to suggest to the board of education
or teachers as to how they shall maintain good
discipline in our schools if the scholars are
given to understand that the teachers have no
authority over them except to send them home
II they violate school rules? Are you not
aware that that would be just what many
child would like, and it is way some
children adopt to flank their parents
who are anxious their children should receive
an education, whilst the children themselves
very much prefer loafng about the streets,
committing at first some trivial offenses, and
then greater until by the time they are half
grown they are equal to almost any crime
within their reach. May there not be two ex-
tremes-one of no government, the other of
too severe punishment? Are thers not many
children whom their parents could not control
at home if they (the children) were given TO
understand that the parents dare not punish
them! In other words, suppose the next legis-
lature should pass law that no parent should
administer corporal punishment, what would
be the condition of family government think
you?
But in regard to the of Miss Pillsbury.
1t seems but one side was represented, the
teacher perhaps injud1ciously) having ad-
mltted the punishment too severe for the Of
Tense. Perhaps it was, but her having made
fhn ory oL1 zccE
chance of putting before the board and re-
porters her side of the case, and what is the
result? Why, two able-bodied reporters cut
and slash the teacher for the first offense of
the kind (although a teacher for many years,
as testified to by the superintendent, and
without a'ey question administer much more
cruel and inz,uman punishment than the one
they are themselves condemning,
which seems to me inexcusable.
One might, perhaps, expect some
bitterness from a parent where child has been
severely punished, but am glad that General
and Mrs. Rcsser seemed to show none of the
spleen in the matter which the reporters ex-
hlbit. 1t is true, as we all know, that the
practlce OF throwing stones is a very dangerous
one; 80 much SO that an ordinance prohibiting
1T became necessary, and still, in many parts
OF the city, either broken glass or crying chill
dren prove the practice altogether too common.
Suppose you and Brother King, with your
journals, try and assist Miss Pillsbury in oar
rying out a reform, instead Of attempting to
crush the move in its infancy.
To Which the GLOBE man would i respond ns4ss
There are two classes in this city which Justify
the cruel punishment of Gen. Rosser's little
son. One class is one which is happily rapidly
passing away, composed of old fogies who
quote. "spare the rod and spoil the Child" with
Junction. pray loudly to be heard of men, and
go home to tyranize their children into fools,
knaves and hypocrites. This, fortunately, is a
small class, to which the good doctor does not
belong.
The other is more numerous. 1t is
composed of good citizens and
law abiding men and women
who have no children Of their own-old maids
and bachelors and married men and women
whose dreary homes arc never filed with that
sweetest of all harmony. the CHEEKY laughter of
childhood, class which is always kindly adj
vlslng people who have done something in the
way OF providing material for the next genera
ton how they should manage their reckless
boys and unrnly girls. A class that is always
saying what would do, if that was NM child r.
entirely ignoring that sublimest of all facts, and
one which has the most pregnant bearing on the
case that it is not their child, and by no human
process of reasoning could be made their child.
To this class the critical doctor does belong; SO
also does Prof. Tousley, superintendent of
schools; SO also does the offending Miss Pills
bury; SO also unfortunately does most of the
men and women whose work in life is teaching
children.
Now, the GLOBE man recognizes the fact that
it is utterly useless to argue or reason with this
class, so he declines to hold any discussion
with any member of it until he or she who
seeks the discussion makes the honors easy by
becoming father or mother-as the case may
be- according to their respective sex. The
GLOBE man further notifies tine rood doctor
and all who think with him, that SO long as the
aforesaid G. NJ sits behind a lead pencil, he
will scourge any teacher of youth who in
humanity beats or maltreats any defenceless boy
or girl who happens to be in his or her power,
even though all respect for law, and order, and
paternal government, or any other sort of in
fernal government which is called in to assist
in upholding the barbarous practice, should 20
to the Sdemnition bowows.''
The GLOBE MAN,