Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-12-21
such as frequently appointing him to


act as monitor, a courtesy appreciated
by the pupils. She thought the boy
felt hurt because he had not got hi.
lessons, and was disposed to be lenient
with him. On the morning in ques-
ton he had. recited and gone out to
exercise. It was her custom to place
on the blackboard the next order of
exercise after the return of the scholars
from recess. When he returned he
sat down in his seat with crash, and
she shook her head at him. He then
snapped his fingers as if to ascertain
the order of recitation, when she told
him to look at the blackboard. He
did so in snaring manner. She
called him up to her desk to recite,
when he walked up digging his heels
in the floor as he walked. She stepped
out and showed him how he should
walk. and told him to go back to his
seat the second and third time and
approach her in a proper manner. The
third time his behavior was worse than
both the previous ones combined. She
then ordered him to hold out his hand.
He would not comply, but started back
to his seat She followed and told him
he must be punished. She caught him
by the shoulder. Did not strike him
more than six times, in the middle of
the back. Had he held out his
hand he would have received but three
strokes. She did not think that she pos
sessed the physical! strength to mark |,
the boys back in the manner described. I
When she first approached him he !
seized her switch and bent it all up,
when she sent for another. Was sure
she did not strike him more than six !
times. She pressed him down in his
seat and told him to sit there. He did
not say, /" Mamma says you shall not
punish me-" but said, Il shall not be
He told his brother to 90
leme for his mother. She deemed it
necessary for the discipline of the
chool to punish him. She denied
having said to the boy what was re
ported after the whipping. Had she
lone so it would have been really vim
lictive, as charged. She was not de-
irous of covering up anything, but
ourted full investigation. She
wanted the children of the school called
q. Did not think the strokes she
pplied would leave a mark on the
erson of any child even in her room.
he desired the boys back exhibited,
Or if it was as stated by all the papers
n Carson, she thought the marks would
lst for three weeks. The note written
y the parent of the boy she did not .
to mean that she should not ,
unish the child. 1t was received ,
bout month ago and is as follows: ,
Dear Mss Kelley: If you cannot get i
long with Landon please make him ,
Ike his books and come home. l
'ould not have his little feelings hurt
very day by being held up to ridicule
efore the school and being kept in t
very day, for all the lessons ever
armed. He comes home every day
, tears and eats nothing and sleeps
ut little. If you feel that duty com I
els your rigid discipline, then send /
i'm home with his books this afternoon. G
t
MRS. A. G. ELLIS.
Miss Kelley here produced switch {
milar in size to the one used. y
Lieutenant Governor Adams testified
lat on Thursday evening he visited
re residence of Colonel Ellis and saw
10 boys back. Over the left shoulder =,
lere were spots black and blue for a a
ace of two by four inches. Observed F
} raise Of flesh, only black and blue n
arks. Did not look very closely, as -
70 boy was 10th to be examined, but n
ainly saw discoloration Of the skin. e
Mr.. Coffin, producing the switch, o
ked Mr. Adams if it looked as if it I"
ould do such work. n
Mr.. Adams replied that he could not a
lswer, not having any experience in u
of limo for q num har af wears O.