New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-19

Nothing seems to have been more characteristic
of Mr. Gum as a schoolmaser than his punishments.
They were original, so goodhumored, they never
wounded selfrespect They taught their lesson, but
they left no sting of humiliation behind boy who
had been guilty of rudeness told to put on his
best clothes in the evening and make call upon
family OF gente-ladie in tho village. They were
in tho secret and would entertain him graciousy,
and he would go away, after delightful evening,
feeling the softenng influences of good breeding with
out having been lecured by anybody. too noisy
boy would be sent of to take five mile walk, ordered
to hold chip In his mouth for an hour, or to run
a dozen times around tho church tho green, sound
Ing the tin dinner horn at each corner III two small
boys caught fighting they were made to tako
sitting in each others laps for or two hours
If boy too lively in the sitting groom he was
sent ont to pound log with heavy club Once
Mr.. Gum caught boy sprinkllng dogs face with
water at tho tank behind the "Gunnery' He was
very fond OF dogs often having one on his lap and
the other at his feet he sat at tho head Of his
school lie seized the boy and ducked him. Just to
let him know how the dog felt boys birthday
always holiday for HIM When Mr.. Gum
found that OF the scholars had been celebrating
three birthdays within year, he kept his counsel,
but the next time the genuine anniversary came
round the boy celebrated 1t by huggng tree for
several hours. Once of the scholars was found
hugging sign post at tho fork of two roads, and
saying in response to all questions, "Im poor,
orders from the Gunnery' Some boys who had
been robbng the apple trees of ncghbOrs were com
PEELED TO draw up formal apology, bear 1t In pro
cesslon to each and read TO these aStonished
people on their knees A boy who had stoned cow
was made to deliver pcnltental Grafton to the whole
herd In the barnyard for half an hour. One day
very lazy one in school. Finally, the LATEST boy
complained Of being sick AMY boy who's sick
hold up his hand" More than half Of them did It " I'm
fun which ended when tho master sent them down
Ono Sunday morning one Of the boys could not 90 TO
church because he could not find his shoes. One
shrewd glance from the masters eye told him the
whole story. "Take Off those stockings" said he !;
"go down stairs and backen your feet and go to
church at once The boy went TO church-in his
shoes.
He could not tolerate lar and ~ he found boy
lncorr gibe I'm this respect would send him away from
the school lie stern, too against tale bearers,
but he always upheld the right Of boy appeal to
teacher against wrong or moral contamination,
lust as, II he were a citizen, he would have the right
to appeal to tho law. But Mr.. Gum did this In his
own characteristic way. lie stated the case 10 tho
school and appealed to the boys to stand 10y their
comradc, thus arousng their feeling for tho right
Ono of tho pecularItes Of his system tho extent
to which It provided for the entertainment of his
pupils lie knew that there must be channels pro-
vidcd in which youthful spirits could work themselves
oil safely and innocently Every boy Of proper
age expected to have a gun and go cunning. The
teacher took them OF for long tramps In the woods,
whore they learned to love no did. and drew
In knowledge of plant and animal life like him through
their pores. Even the punishments were made 70