Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-09-19
SEVERE
A Wholesome Lesson and n Warn
Ing 20 DirtY.MOutheN Boys.

Yesterday morning Officer Mike Walsh
went up to the public school building and
arrested one of the larger boys attending
school there and brought him down town
and locked him up in the County Jail.
The cause Of the arrest was this A gen.
tleman residing in the neighborhood Of
the schoolhouse complained to the school
authorities that the boy referred to had
stood by his front fence and in presence
Of his wife had persistently used the most
vile and filthy language. 1t was found
upon inquiry that the offense was COM
mitted out of school hours. and when the
pupils had been dismissed and we're sup
posed to be on their way home. The
Principal Of the the school, Mr.. Young,
thought that under the circumstances it
would be difficult for him to correct the
offender satisfactorily, as the boys are
possessed Of the idea, whether right or
wrong. that when school Ia out they are
beyond the control Of the teachers. This
being the case, it was thought better to
| refer the matter to the officers of the law,
which was lone with the result intimated.
We are bound to admit that the punish
ment was very humiliating and severe;
but when Q boy becomes 80 regardless Of
| propriety as TO stand in the presence Of q
lady and fill the air with dirty words
he ought to be brought up with
Q round turn. The moral effect Of the
punishment in this instance was percepti-
BILE at once. It did more good than six
months leoturing by the Principal. or .
hundred whippiugs. When boys are once
made to know that they have to behave.
| they will behave. The boy who. In this
case. used the vile words. was not kept In
| prison longer than till noon. when he was
| released with the warning that II he was
| ever arrested again for q similar offense he
would have to suffer the full penalty of the
law. The effect upon the other boys. .
| majority Of whom had accusing con-
sciences, was, % has been said, immediate.
| When school was out at noon several OF
them struck out OH . bee line for home.
and did not feel safe until they had
slammed the door Of the family domicils
behind them. Others, seeing that no
more .foolishness" will be tolerated.
to work as they ought to. The effect
was also very amusing. The "big
boys'' at Hrst looked upon the arrest
OF one OF their number as an outrage, and
they held quite . oonfab to determine
whether the officer had any right to arrest
their mate. After . good deal Of talk they
made up their minds that the officer had
the right. or, at any rate, he had exercised
it, and that the only thing left for them
to do WAS to get their companion out OF
the cooler. They started q subscription
ct once to raise e9l, the ordinary costs OF
prosecution in case the prisoner pleads
guilty. They failed, however, not being
able TO get together more than %. They
were In . great sweat about it, but were
relieved TO hear that the trouble had been
ended 90 we'll without the use OF their sub-
scription. It is to be hoped that the
humilistipr punishment OF one OF their
number will be remembered as q whole
some lesson and lAsting warning. Sohool
boys, o. we'll ~ grown men, should be
gentlemen and always comport themselves
a. such. certainly at least In the presence
| NJ 1adiaa.