The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-08
Teachers Department.
6hdhcted by Geo. G.. Hodges, School Com,
s missioner Of Abbeyllle County.]
Corporal Punishment.

sss Corporal Punishment.
SAsall teaching and attending school. !
q snever seen one in which there were
ePtisEunder fifteen years of age where
4p0ral punishment was not sometimes
[S1essary and beneficial. / fail to see
4SWisdom of lettering a whole corps
SEeAchers because a few among them
Nksdiscge.ion.
1t was my happy lot, in the last of
4sschool days to be placed under a
bkphar Of wonderful magnetic power.
controlled her school by love and
E~appealing to our sense of honor; out
kSS0Wn mouths we were condemned
MAn we had done wrong, and punish
&Aiitor reparation for it was often self
Intnoscd. A younger class finally
attredst that school, and in spite of her
88cSstty for governing which | have never
xsn excelled, she found corporal
GMhishinent necessary in one instance,
kieast.
Twice in my W experience ! have
{QNndsthat the only means Of reform.
first time it was with a coarse proud
6yoffifteen. He seemed to have no
eNersfeelings to which n could appeal
l4Asfinaliy. as q last resort punished
sll1t Severely. No n could ask for a
ketter boy or a closer student, than he
ps Tor the remainder Of the term. The
Skher case was: q boy %efeleven. He had
zen : very dull scholar, so that l
5pnhted his ability to learn anything,
could never doubt it for mischief,
eqra he was continually doing something
tpssnnoy me. Talking, OF any mode Of
punishment other than whipping availed
nothing SO I resorted to that whipping
him $ severely that his too-indulgent
eAther Was angry at first; but it had the
dssired effect. l think the boy really
loved Uncover after and he astonished
|5~se;andSthe whole school by the ease and
Fsspiaity with which he learned. His
kSAther admitted then that my course
EMas right. Sometimes I know the
.0ppOsite cours has the best effect upon
Eshbsduil and nnruly. I once had two
Spalpllis who had always been considered
incapable of learning, but. having won
heir affection, found them far otherwise.
Their home, however had been far
&ktterent from that of the last mentioned
eoy he had boon INDUCED, while they
~ been abused by a drunken faether
N~ndneglected by their mother. Another
siinesIEh had two boys about seventeen.
5sAe of whom had been expelled the year
s6ffore, nndSthe other a swearing drink
Atg, fellow, who had always been an
annoyance to- his teachers. It was
g that5they were wholly unaccus-
toned q respect or Kindness. /
managed the first one by occasionally
1sking out ofschool house. his opinion
q something. II it was nothing
faorethan what the weather would be
thefollowing day he, would think him
sell quite 2 gentleman, and behave,
h~ccordingly. The first time the other
lFas discovered in mischief l told him
bit expected to have %notrouble with
large boys, for they were old enough
segbe ggentlemae and have too much self.
sSespect for that. Before the term was
3nt be began to stop swearing, and
stends church, and said he was trying to
essa Christian 80 as to meet me in
aeaven, Rough as he was 4 had
!4Dpcheda tender spot, and there were
ere an his eyes when he babe me good
gyssI believe that . change in the
scgrse OF treatment does much toward
.ysakening the pupils moral and
1~eteliectual powers-Cgara Eastmou
ENsF. Journal Of Education.
This teacher is ike thousands of b.,f
1yllSZed people waR aro narfac.iu