The national leader., 1889-03-30
ALEXANDRIA J0TTlNGS.
Regular Cor. NATIONAL LEADER.

Regular Cor. NATIONAL LEADER.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, March 80, 'S9.
In the February number OF the Va.
Educational Journal there is An excel
ent article on corporal punishment by
dr. John +. Parker the principal of
bnowden School of this city. Mr..
Parker very successfully maintains
hat the lndiction of corporal punish
nent is a duty we owe to children,
hat it is corrective, that there is no
ubstitute for it, that it has the divine
anction, and that as long as human
nature remains what it now is, it will
be necessary. 1t Is true as he says
That the teacher or parent must con-
ErOl the will Of the child. The youth
hnd inexperieDce of the child would
make it the prey of many evils If the
parent or teacher did not interpose his
maturer judgment to save 1t. Ii the
child persists in forbidden course the
right of the parent to compel its
obedience IS indisputable.
Mr.. Parker's article was written In
anticipation of the advancement of
arguments to prove that corporal pun
kshment should not he inflicted, that
the child should be trained under NOR
! al suasion. The success OF his argu-
|ment in proving that bodily punish
5ment should be Inflicted does not,
however, necessarily establish the as
3sumption that moral suaslon has no
.nlace in the training of child. Moral
snasion still holds high, and in many
&cases pre-eminent, position. Mr.. Parker
admits this. We have noticed that
most people who believe In the rod do
not usa any moral suasiOn, and those
,,,ho helieve in mora suasion use no
ID Tie result in both cases is bad,
r. 70 onr observation that those parents
-rho are str1ctest in the training Of
oh;1dren are always the most highly
respected by these CHILDREN. PROVIDED,
however, they govern with love ana IN
indoment, The child should always
he Convinced of the justice OF the pun
i0r Tna Organ Recital IN Roberts Chapel
~ Monday night, was very pleasing
.o.totnment. VI 1t was also financially
onvo nnocass - By eight O'Clock the church
oo voIl filed. The programme was
es',su MHS " carried out with the exception of
luiiy ar~on solo by Mr.. r. L. Adams.
who was absent on account oa sicAuess'
The builder of the organ. Mr. ". :.
Railey. Of Washington; ~. ". per-
d formed several fine selections. MT.
Tosenh M. Monroe. OIga1,st OIL e.
SUsrp gsrp,s Church, and Mr.. George ~.
Maly Of Asbury NJ. E. Church.
6ToMn, 6oaninoton. each played an organ solo.
MaSIinH = wilkins, tenor of st. Mary 8
Mr. a. n cong two very fine solos. and
Cnurcn'. '" I,1mpkins, though SO unWell
MI. o. need to be brought to
as 10 ,roh in cab. sang his
the cnu. ,.Hlaverys Days Have Passed
so1o swav ,, very acceptaDly.. .orars, anI cnolr non
a%"' az the church sang 81 seSetHa tha ers+ sn
os osoms a. The singing OIL e ene nst nlst
tnen0a tneae anthems, however, ola no' meet Tss
three eevnectation of the audience. Inc ne
the e1poIen pod neen thoroughly learned Dy
music un;r nar Int the gentleman VINO
the cnGn' - had not become. sufhclently
playeu - u;th it to render 1t correctly:
familiar wa had hut single rehearsal or
he navlng sa n@ With the choir. Ihis Is
each piece Win the fact in singing the
last anthem, with Mr.0 ,th =; the music
was - perfectly familiar wlsm W. onee % restored
at T the organ, the choir AZ on onJ;ance and
itseIf aS y to the favor OF tne an annlause Of
,.0 rscaived the most hearty "p ,pas hiobIv
recoisua auoninc Every one was ulgnls s
the S eSou Nth the appearance ana l SCUM
pleaseu ran We" The extensive enangeS
N y, the church also me' VIZ"
approval.