The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-09-10
Reported for The HgiS.
Hartford County Teachers Institute.

MONDAY.
The Institute was opened on Monday morning,
the 9th instant, with music by the choir and prayer
by Rev. II. NJ. Cathcart. The choir is under the
direction of Mr.. g. 7. Wilson, chairman of the
committee on music, the institute being indebted
to the Board of School Commissioners for fur
nishng books, Gospel Hymns" combined for its
use. Miss Annie Hetrlck presided at the organ.
The Examiner, in opening the exercises, refer
red with pleasure to the increased efficiency of
the schools for the past year and hoped that the
instruction of the institute would be so practical
in its nature that teachers and examiner could
labor more successfully and tremendously in the
future, as tho Acme in the Public School System
An embarrassing difficulty, last year, being the
indefnitencss Of the course of instruction in the
ID. Worthngton, A. +. Galbrcath and J. f. Smith
were appointed n committee to prepare course
for nth, sth and 9th grades.
the Public Schools at the coming County Fair,
Messrs @. Il. Wilson, j. w. Burkins and Misses
Annie 0niey, Clara Hetriek and Elite Wilson were
appointed committee to take into consideration
the work which could be exhibited and secure
such aid from the teachers as would enable the
Superintendent to make credtablo representa-
The first question upon the programme, us
corporal punishment necessary and If 80 to what
extent2" was opened by j. Is. Scarborough, who
said he used to think 1t very necessary and made
good use of 1t for several years, but had changed
ms mnd ana Sd tf ag Sss t We had OF It the
to rule by love than fear, and pupil that requires
it Is not learning much.
an essay maintained its judcious use as last re-
sort, and its extent the Judgment and humanity
of the teacher.
Miss Walters thought that in cases of Improper
home training it was unavoidable, which opinion
was concurred in by Mr.. Barnes who thought that
pupils would not learn when 1t was necessary to
resort to such punishment.
Quite discussion as to the kind of cases upon
which it was necessary to use it was then defined
and participated In by the teachers. j. ID. Worth
ington thought corporal punishment no worse
than any other, properly notwithstanding mode
of punishment and not to crafty the vengeance
of the teacher, which was "thrashng," and
should be so distinguished, as the only thing I'M
proper was exhibition of passion by the teacher
who made use of it would never use IL in the
presence of the school but privately which view
was not held by j. w. Burkins, who believed that
IL teacher was subject to an indignity publicly,
before his school the punishment OF whatever
kind should DO given publicly as an example to all
future offenders.
A. J. Brown in an able essay believed the
judieious use of "unburnt ashes" will produce
good results. but would always have the punish
ment to be justified by the offence. The discus
sion was participated In by many Others the drift
of the speeches being that 1t should not be used
without the utmost discretion and without the
least appearance of passion on the part of the in
structor. On molten of j. w. Burkns q rising
vote upon this vexed question was taken, which
resulted by largo majority in favor OF its judic-
ious use.