New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-01

picked up bis things. and saying, III see about this!
went of to the trustee. We fastened the door ana
went home, though stayed TO see II ne cane
back The trustee went around the neighDoriood, but
everybody advised him to let the teacher go since We
had always before behaved WELL something must h
the matter with the teacher so ne went OH Tor goo1
ave had mo- school that winter, but the trustee
evidently regarded our action personal aIrent,
50 next year he vowed vengeance, on, us ,"Hs rAl
a Mr. Johnson, who was famous for governing unruy
schools was noted for his severe and extraordinary
pipIsbments And indeed, found him so, but
he was seldom unjust. A good many OF the people
wcd not send their children, and as look at IL nov
he had a hard time with US. One 6! Ills first acts
was 10 bave some fat Looks driven into the ceiling.
and In them be laid long cart Whips which would
reach as IA. az possible. II he saw pupil across
tie roor whispering or idle be would reach up, TAKE
down the whip, and by o dextrous movement Of the
arm Give him a blow on the head which would bring
him 10 his snnscs Or, 4. ne discovered boy ayy
mYnching an apple behind els book or perhap; eating
q doughnut he would throw hls terule ana 9l.e9 nn
Ihs hand In such way es TO se1f apple or ooaslnus
rolns On TIE noor ard the boy screaming and dancing
xi.s frsu, cad pain. He would never whip the very
ANAL oCes-he would seat them oa the platform %
10 he corner He wond box their ears He had d..
DIR OF sprctacles made CT leather these ne %pua
stonanc tae use Of improper language ae would mako
the cuSrt wash ont his mouth with dirty soap'aa'
ana then drink the water ,nns "a snose him out.
So We were angel: in bshavior but very colo 50 hs
II cep up ssd r tie e soys q e sds s and
Climbing up the chimney stn.ec II VIII wet straw
Which had provided a sna pu aS Ta The
teacher vert around. hut could nnd no cause-M ~
board nod tc.n so PLACED be could not see ~; ~:
ss Sc matter sut nothng could be found Meantime
the smoRe pouring ont; 30 re elimnea up ara
Y IN. nSSSuo had continued abont -Four but he had
found GU. our plans. Finally some one tola pim 20
e xe e: ap eos ca. he straw and home iIs
never sad word. 2ut we noticed That ior On. ncxt
aMensy minr,es later han usual From this i!Is
or petty warfare e'ween Is %e mrs, ~su and
.n e9T s,es IN an. iSf Snst oSsr '''
io :c6oo pu ns in his chair hide his fergs. Gu.
q. whips Sc ss they would Srs o. nsoe5y W.
regretted him after fashion. snd lie wn, nSyer giy
Of SO I'll thu as 81 e always
Ms larger BOYS, and never wresked vengeance on .ss
:as ons one Of cans s Ras bs m
vas fun pure mischief ore day vs be r ssaee
out o ans oEs n tho Tas ss
der ieanne against It. As Den vert Vt i h1SH
lie Caught one o, them and rushing up the Iadc; az
threw It over into the chimney. no%n eva. senin ING
goose into the aslss rnains tnc ny I.s ara y, d
The uproar was tremendous for few minutes, an, .1a
the teacher rushed out 10 catch Ben a., who mo p Gs, tns
I'm line dS was was worth little Bsn did rot core back
How It was settled rh, psEsr ~ som
snnenis one holding out 20 SoOa a,S Ct SICK LICK
e. s Il. tired arm blows from u the v wSa
brought him 10 his senses some..nes ne YOU, .
back %se n e :' t Z" MANS" ss Z sns
stool ard brace ourselves with or ieee, I IKE,
he s.y ypn dSeI "s ss Us one pse up pm
and remain in that position Ions as die teaehe:
rnn Going Hoana ants head bod and t. end
In s cotiton one INST lie psTaaPs Is. I had S collar
s"a snsr %a Si he large would
.hsm up 70 ns IN The wall lows We sa sateG End cry
isnmcn,s we're more dreaded Than w.i?pns - ~.
painful punishment 's S5aslss ~ dsr s ,s passd
Close against the wall his hands eyer his had d.,
cord was passed around Ms m nS, sn0 Nes
tight mist ssna on b D'e was r ase ns g.;
st we ever came s, t0T Soy w tnr e somestns @
a aS; 3d. .n Hs Kept ". % se lifs s @
ssns cut the e' cora sEy The teacher asked VINO
saa "a a I'm ,s Tee lie he d ms r s' sssus
s paS gu Tor m and hSarhs It best not 70 STRIKE
iors others-ond .old them about t. They advised
hin, 20 LEI II PISS nat We were p;sty Rnns g"n.
Sonla make good is " Of o ;rUtie out fe0Ds s'
racro WIRE two or ;hree punishments common 10
schools IN those days. One was spaoxh;. nav su.
prrty large bows lalt the eochers lap SOME
lines The .erulc was used buy oiiene' Large P.ssS
q cote leather s:ps fSr ' SoGs would ts
Of.- yoa couli hea. .hs operation especially IN .ne
sun u.evTc TsleI tho windows were opsn-a Quart. TUT
O. s s 81. sD' was ;s' sd!n,, s in slcpatc
DOES on every occasca. Sometimes The cuiprit WIS
made 70 Pr! rs .! sss Ss mm he would
some Of IL. nos: aSsaa antics saw IN scoo;
- tusf
MOUNTED NOUN De- ere aoy Or he SsSs 0. another ana bsgan
to whip, when az uniucsy olor struck ne heicsr,
,s :@"pe' rSs aaeered The ;.Ssser c .rnc on
him and began 20 chsse lin GroIad we seioor'c ,i
ssT Of st; eSs followed BY The sacer who could
not set near enough 20 mt him. Inen 'ney orsa n
e pS IS S 'ons Vais World have lasted no
Ell. for ae boy. seeing his OPPORTUNITY, sPahs t I
III s'sT s and :n On oo f Fl p it,
merit wns conpfolly severc. = was applied alike
re.HcS and for dsn"ss w. "p psra apS for for
'msrsenc;es as much rs SSssiSe. We stated on,
xh 10y ard many ,s have s ssnc ,S ans
didn't Zee. The blow. There used 10 be pSy
named Harvey when II did no good % o.. spa anr:
we're soon dTca Finally however, It leaked ont
hat his o.,r lad lincd the scat Of his trousers WI.
na: SEINE would Pit I'D g GSpgsr IA Cd Ss
o'he, that whipping us was Hike ansnnS n nnc c
ne This was one o. our weapon, against Mr. joan,
on. have seen him stop and choke and tie tears
unpinc down his checks because TIE pepper va
% thItt. The merchant in our town got SO h. wona
,o soil Il 20 u.s. and severed Of u, ,o wrIsrS sst
niles one Gny and carried several dozen rsss s.o W
mother store to get II supply. We ran away rom
choo Al. ,,,v
=. oar school MS well every other that N.',w
), was supplied with a Ounce block Il was slrpg
section Of log abont foot In diameter a u. 10
90, high and placed IN conspicuous part o, ,nr
DOM II n child hahually Idle OF na9 p9ui
cssons he was made 70 stand on 1t for M te', rI,sr
APPS Generally on his head was placed papS., s
an tail ard pointed. like clowns. AM aroma w,
eek was n cord holding 4 shingls on when VIZ WIZ
rinied the words. Z" I am n Ounce someumss W
cachers would PIT or tie Ounce bright colored 'ss'
M rosctteS. ,,,,v o.,
"Thc women teachers used many punishnrhs a. ~.
mnli children which men seldom rcs0rcl 10. Wy
rns shn,,ne mp In the dark II no other pIHcs et hs
/. found, and the desk was large the cbl!d Nus -,
Int mp there | think children msed TO be mo,s
fmld in III" dark than they are now an sS,,,rc
hey would hehnvc great deal better aner ,uu ,n
D. Sometimes they would tie up the cinIsa.
me punishment frequently used for The nl,'S ,nmn
ms hanging The teacher would appear very -, ~ ~.
nd finally MACE the child the top of ueNh y.