The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-26
PUNISHMENT IN SCHOOLS.
NOW SNAIL TSrEIERATELY UNRULY
PUPILs RE CONTROLLEDS


To spank. or not TO spank. was the question
which nGitated the Parents Association at its
last meeting. They contendcd. they wept they
even took up their hats and coats and resigned
over IT, And finally those who were eft decided
to moet again in two weeks and discuss che
relations which should exist between parents.
pupils. and teachers
OF course thore is nothing to prevent the
associated parents from enjoying the conten-
tion They may even resign and yet find
plenty Of detached parents. so to speak. 20 keep
them company. But this matter OF the rela-
tions between the pupils and their teachers
was settled. 80 far as a thing Of that sort can
be settled long ago by the Board OF Education.
There was q time when the teacher was =
law unto himself. An appropriate coat Of
arms for the instructors OF that day would
have been man with hundred arms. after
the manner OF Briareus. belaborinG hundred
coatless boys. all on n falr field with no favors
And for q crest nothing could have been better
than strong right arm with rattan or
ferule very much rampant But times are
changed. The teacher is not law unto him
self but Ia governed by q set OF bylaws which
the Board OF Education has prescribed. Among
these regulations Spare the rod and spoil the
child" has no place.
How do you punish scholsrs1" the reporter
asked the principal OF the boys department In
q west side public school.
I'VE don't punish" said the principal. with .
queer smile.
"How do you preserve order"
I'VE 90 on the plan OF giving them q stick Of
candy II they are good, and keeping back the
candy II they're bad"
And how docs It work ?"
"Oh. pretty we'll" said the principal with
slight shrug. I'VE reason with them. you
know, and try to make them sec the error Of
their ways" ,.,
Iakes ,lmc uoesn.
teacber's life ia shortened from four TO ny.
~ So A. 1900. - - 80. =, a.
years by the nervous wear ana tear OF the
hard 10 wbip them all round. as the old woman
a., ,a ~ 49, J,d and thon sand ,hau, hor."
for that" Wv - ~
What's that to nervous wear and tearr'
said the principal. with deep feeling. Then
his e,os twinkled. 10 you see that picturep
pointihe 10 inc portrait vi man Vi "eeniu'
"That man" .,,d IN. nr,nc,n,l ,nnre.s,v..
., 50. 80 - .,n, 80 Is,
M S, wbin rom O
day and come out at night as fresh as If he
boy when every stroke OF ne Issta m drew rev,
noSd I've seen MN NM wa hs slGas SYeE tno tops
pick up a 10y by the seat OF his trousers. hold
him up In me air while ne gave nln some go9a
to the floor. pick up tho next one. and so on
thrr3ugh the room
eiGars eye as he spoke; =, ~, ..,.
nave tenuer recoi,,eotions .. tns eepses
nnder him o WAS ths prineIpsI Of school No.
from 1850 10 $50 rs ;o DayiE re',er err n nis
ni iaereIlw whae, Whole scToo and never feei
II now, look az nun Ism ne hne speci-
men Oh nun no ner sor wear san sSst
Roon4 nearly exercise Use, pi a ior NM ,,,,x
I, naH agreed NV WIN ,ne DGS'or' ou' "Asns
We'll. yes, II vas.
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teacher forGets himself or herself and ad.
ministers corporal punishment; hye Gays pay
CAREFUL. The diirefence between the Old ySy
ana the preseht method ~ tnat iof merry the
delinquent scholars could be pushed np to the
along. but concIudsd the principal Win an
ar OF oes,6hine h Hseia TO an age Sneh IeeGn-
means OF the rod. think the present method
ihe Te tbet n 9th. t..,hs,. ra..n.
A, ~ Is eYluen, that some Of tne Hsacnets tesons
the action OF the Board OF Educstlon IN 80
nra xnr rpar n ihsy nanfsSed ba Ie.
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porter asked one bright young woman
.Hnvv az az w e rr, III H. vi nhiiSravpH
"Weil' I'm not nnrtirnIapiv conceited' hut 10
you nnu SAN t ihsIeAi snnt 'noy must nave
az, t"aone ennoa.u NJ. ~.
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mum DGI my COPY o. the rules OF tno boaTd OF
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ou' t i 20. nneS arr b noi llu G ~. ave-
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nue.. noWeNier; e'erS CnIng 10 Iy'oS, aScoiui,nk
70 ahe .eagnei r. ne power vi mofa' suasion
Is Q ~ p,ea a "si!y siGnt' =, Oh. ,o.oh.r. e..
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GU SIt naro pa,,su r Bfto ansti
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want wants 70 90 ta'heu 70. She iihtS 20 pps", quo
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