Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-03-13
BOHEMIAN MONTANA, THURSDAY MARCH 49, 1879.

- children than Il dog does in the rearing
her psps after they may have been wcane
How many parents in this district actual
are acquainted with the subjects of t
> studies of their children? How ma,
parents ever test the Improvement of the
children ny asking them to spell woI
bound State. or figure Il sum: How mal
.o ever know that lessons are learned ,,efo
the boy ana girl march Off to school? Ilo
: many are willing to admit the ohlya,i,
= upon them of any such duty? | do n
doubt that every teacher present will cl;,i,
and justly. too, that home neglect, that al
" sence Of home interest in school Drorrps
is the great drawback to 80 per cent. of a
= the children they teach. Now. WHY
: this? Is it because parents do not care
No; but because it has become the iishio
y to leave all to the teacher-betalse wit
: boarding schools has come in the t,sho
OF Sinking parental obligation upon tt.:ci
: ers. who. rs rule. are Over-worked an
under-paid and SO insecure in tenure q
;. position that they hardly dare lecture faith
ers and mothers upol their criminal neo
!. let Of their part of educational duty.
With the advance in educational flcil;tie
has come Il change in educational methods
In collection of German ANTIQUITIES :,
New 1ork. scattered among the racks ant
iron boats and thumb screws of the PoyisI
lnquisition. are some Of the corrective ap
pliances adopted one hundred years aro to
secure scholastic control in the monast;t
ana private schools of the Fatlierland
Among them recall an upright frame. tc
which the recaicitiant boy and Girl were
strnng-up by the thumbs. until. in the
lang'Iage ofmodern times. they "squealed.' y
Flat sticks with tachs protr,ding were
shown-with these the tir,ly tr,lant was
spankcd-whilr a quart cup WAS exhibited
which the lazy girl WAS obliged to empty
by swallowing its quart OF hot water as
the penalty of Il "nisSed'' lesson.
| But such means of cansng the Young
idea to shoot. have not been unknown in
| our day. My own first impressions of
school privileges were gained ut an nsti-
tute of learning managed by two ancient
old maids, who. firm believers in tile ma
iesty of law and the curative results of
temporal! misery. had invented and adopted
a corrective plan of their own. Armed
with birc' and rattan. they grimly presided
over Il score OF trembling urchins who
mun.hed the, forbidden grm-slrop in fear
and trembling, and drew sly slate portraits
Of the Misses jones with q,l,k;ng fingers
1y the stove in the centre Ct the room,
STOOD b0ttonie;S chair. which WIS
tne terror of tie boy who hadn't
learned hi> spelling lesson antl which was
regarded Ivy the unrjlly ~rl with emotions
akin 10 awe. III other means not avail
iA-. the -lilty victim was 2eatel in that
c!tlir and strapped GoNr-tIen a dose of
castor oil WAS administered no matter how
'iereely the patient might wriggle. white
night cap put upon his or her heal and the
'iorriiied scholars admonisied that t,,er
urn might COME next. Improbable as
ttis may seem, it is 4 fact; but the fourth
D. fifth trial o. that punishment broke-up
.'ie school. Among the weapons have
witnessed the use of. and probably felt.
vas Il fiat ruler with a small round hole in
he middle of one end. That diabolica. in
tr'ment. sonndly applied to tine palm of
he scholars hand. not only pounded Ills
essons into him, but raised half dozen
lood-blisters upon it which forced upon
i'm realizing recognition of the facts that
his world is but fleeting show. and I
chool Il hard road to travel and female
eacllels the most ultra of tyrants.
However, the day of corporeal punish q
'ent at school has nearly passed away. the , :,
mcrican citizen .iealously reserving to
lmself the privilege of pounding his own
'isprirg. 1t any one is to cuff child over '.
le ears, the right is reserved to the moth u
:, and. if the time-honored spank be 10 ID
.emed advisable. the father is of opinion
should be administered over tie parental s'
lee. ~
b,
Various systems OF rewards and punish 10
ents have succeeded the reign OF the tin a,
ing switch and the roaring boxed ear: ~,
Il no doubt to the benefit Of the scholar. =,
not to the relief of the teacher. | say .,
relief OF the teacher, for if any denom- u
'tion of human beings ever needed some 81,
ans OF passing of the steam generated no
eXaspeEltion and aggravation sufficient no
sci wild even Il saint. it must be that
imposed of the teaching class. The ~,
pidity M some scholars. the laziness or ' ns
carelessness or the obstinacy OF others, ~,
st be enough to irritate to distraction co,
naturally most patient and long-suffer- ho
OF human beings. male or female; and. o
ring in mind my own loutishness and -.
pidity as boy at school. / feel that | ~:
nd have half pounded myself to ielly w.,
been my own teacher. W.
IL this being so, it is wonder that tho
hers are not Oftener hanged for mur- pox
Constant confinement. endless repe- mo
n of a-b-.-b's, eternal attention to the or
e immortal routine OF duty, poor pay Ger,
less appreciation of effort and results NAT,
lld (if anything shOultD breed thirst tho
blood in almost any man. n
Owever. that extreme measures are tb,,
abandoned everywhere the following tbe,
'es: c.Ss
n no country under the sun is edluca- seen
ii discipline enforced with such rigor sibil
tb: Celestial Empire. A young China as Il
at Snillips' Academy, Andoyer. is ex- ticaI
ingly backward in his stu,lies. The ,,sef
ty of the school sent an official no,iti- iyno
n Of this tact to the Chinese Govern abili
!, at whose expense the blockhead is NOR
Z educated. The Government acted hate
lp'ly and vigc, cusly. Its Instructions ers;
brief and comprehensive. Send him pens
. and We'll behead him. yer.
all my experience at school and OH ing j
tiOn Of schools ,ince | left them. | Life
;. to my recollection. knew or saw or t,.Ste
of a fat school teacher Pale. thin. 10 ali
us-loOking, nervous and poor, they it an,
ID one of New England parson. place
seeing little result from his half-cen- dissa
,f faithful preaching. goes through and 9
starvation pay. every action criii- duty
every word and sermon turned in ing 81
ut. his motives misconstrued. and tle but o
enfant death OF every old sinner of biliiie
ek laid at his door by the other old up