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1utely necessary. 1t certainly should not
be administered often-never when a
person Is angry, nor until all other
means have failed, either by parent or
teacher. 1t often seems necessary when
1t is not"
DR.. William LIE Moyne Wills, ex-
member Of the board of education, had
time only for word, but that word
was full of meaning. 'T think moral
suasion ceases to be virtue many
times. I have a very distinct recollec-
tion of an old slipper that was kept be-
hind the clock, which did first-class
service in it's time-and I've never been
sorry for it. I am, therefore, willing to
admit the theory Of corporal punish
ment, If it is practiced judiciously."
DR.. Elizabeth A. Follansbee says that,
although she has never had any active
experience in administering it, she has
seen good many boys that she felt
needed a thrashing badly. She certain
ly would not have boys feel that they
can be bad, but she would be in favor Of
having the authority for corporal pun
ishment in the schools vested in the
principals alone; and as for home pun
ishments-some parents are az had as
their children.
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sense of personal worth and dignity, in
cluding sacredness OF the body (Which
Is SO great factor in laying the founda-
ton of sterling characters) that puts
upon a personal as we'll as al
truistic footing.
1.-TWO other difficulties are prominent
in all attempts at the systematic use OF
corporal punishment, either in home or
school. 1t is difficult, first, to eliminate
the personal element from the act of
punishment, and second. to make the
punishment thoroughly social. 1t would
be interesting to know how many cases
of corporal punishment served a social
end, rather than the end of soothing
the wounded, discomforted, or annoyed
feelings Of the teachers or parent, or OF
covering up their weakness and in
efficiency.
III the child whispers, covers the
walls with paper wads, spits on the
floor. pulls hair, breaks windows, steals
others property, yes, even insults the
, educator, def1es his authority, and IL
chronically addicted to- all these mis-
demeanors, he should not, in any sense
be regarded as having injured or per-
Sonally discomforted the one in author
ity, parent or teacher. He has sinned
against society; society cannot be con-
sidered IL such acts are permitted. The
school community or the family circle
have been violated.
Every vicious, or willful or naughty
act of the child in either Of these realms
tends to social dissolution. and is there.
fore, bad. The great danger and weak
ness In corporal punishment lies in the
fact that 1t is unsocial; 1t can have little
to do with securing in the child a greater
sense of and responsiveness to social OBJ
legations. Yet 1t is always these obliga-
tions which he has violated, either in
family or school life,
"CIeanliness, quiet, attention to the
thing In hand. industry, respect for the
rights of others, are insisted upon moi
Tor the qakA qf one merely, but because
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Mrs. Edward 7. Pierce

Mrs. Edward T. Pierce, also Of the
state normal school. says: "In general
I oppose corporal punishment. Yet
believe that moral suasion at times must
be backed up by the rod. The latter
should never be used except when 1t il
the lesser of two evils. AS rule, ii
children are wisely brought up, there Il
no need for corporal punishment; but il
their reason Is not developed, they must
be appealed to by physical force, in the
school as in the home. With younger
children an arbitrary course must be
pursued until their reason can be ap-
pealed to; then force should be the last
resort, and think it should be used not
80 much In training a. In correction. The
individuality, spirituality and natural
The herald., 1898-01-16
Doctors Testimony

DR.. Francis L. Haynes says: II be-
lieve corporal punishment is necessary
in exceptional cases. When other means
of discipline fail, a little discriminate
ing chastisement Is not hurtful to the
health and is beneficial morally. Until
child is old enough to be reasoned with,
an occasional application of the slipper
does not harm in amy way"
Dr. Samuel S. Salisbury gives it as his
opinion that: II am not in favor of
corporal punishment unless it is abso-
The herald., 1898-01-16
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If they not working properly it is because they are
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therefore the best way to apply Electricity the best
Scientific say that even steady current applied for
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This is all in favor of the famous Electric Belt,
The herald., 1898-01-16
A Parsons PreCept

The Rev. B. w. Tayler says:
IT am believer in the old
fashioned method Of corporal pun
ishment, when, in the Judgment Of a
right-thinking teacher or parent, that
punishment is necessary. The younger
generation is growing up with the idea
that their bodies are too high and holy
to be whipped, and it is a very good
thing to take that conception out of
them. Corporal punishment, If admins
The herald., 1898-01-16
The THEORY AND PRACTICE
OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
Symposium by Prominent Citizens, Teachers Physicians,
Parents and Others

The question of corporal punishment
for children has been stumbling block
ever since the days Of Adam and Eve
and little Cain. It has ever been a bone
Of contention In the family Boards of
education and other estimable bodies Of
educators have wrangled over the prop
osition, but UP to the present time no
definite conclusion has been reached in
which all concerned can concur.
II mamma says that Tommy must be
switched because he has made an inti-
mate Investigation of the jam closet,
papa assumes his most commanding ex-
preston and states succinctiy that his
(with much emphasis on the pronoun)
child shall never be chastised In SO bru-
tai q manner.
If Susie's papa undertakes to correct
little daughter with spanking for hav-
ing told fib. mamma dissolves In tears
and asseverates that washing little Su-
sans mouth with soap will answer every
purpose.
And so 1t goes. Theory in the abstract
conflicts with practice in the concrete.
Opinion varies as the individual devel-
ops. or as specific crises unexpectedly
present themselves. Everybody knows
how everybody else's child should be
brought up, and your child may very
naturally, need a threshing. but mine
never.
Meanwhile, on this. as in many an
other question of really vital Importance,
the majority of people rush along in the
very complex life OF the present, paying
little heed to and less thoughtful reflec-
tion upon this particular knotty prob
lem. which after all concerns nearly ev-
try one of US In q more or less direct way.
In order to get an expression of opin-
ion In this matter, number Of people
have been requested to express their
views on the subject Of corporal punish
ment; and as all are in touch in one
way or another with the youth Of the
present generation, and are progressive
thinkers with trained minds. their sew
eral opinions carry weight.
The following valuable and compre-
hensive expression of opinion is made
by DR.. c. C. Van Liew of the state nor
NAL school. than whom perhaps no one
In the city has made more intimate
and conscientious study of child life and
character:
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As a Last Resort

The Rev. Burt Estes Howard
holds that corporal punishment
should be used only as an extreme
measure-a last resort. 1t is a very
dangerous thing to be allowed in the
schools and should not be administered
except after serious investigation. An
indiscriminate use should not be allowed
at all. Parents know best the dispose
tion of their children, and they are the
ones who should administer that form
of punishment
The herald., 1898-01-16
Deleaated to Parents

J. r. Francis believes severe corporal
punishment should not be inflicted In
the schools and that It should never ba
allowed without the knowledge of the
superintendent or principal; and, fur-
ther. that such boys as cannot be con-
trolled without IT should be kept at home
where their parents can chaatise them.
The herald., 1898-01-16
Parents Opinions

Attorney John s. Chapman says:
"The transgression of a. law
needs punishment in all institu-
tions, including the schools. In the fam
lily the government is pafriarchal, yet
many scholars are subjected to corporal
punishment at school because they are
not taught at home. If there is no moral
obligation in the home. and no restraint
then that obligation rests on the school
and the teachers judgment. If that is
not good, then they should not be teach
ers; and if it is good they will generally
find other ways to govern than by cor
poral punishment. Those children who
cannot be governed in other ways will
not be benefited by corporal punishment
and IL they can't be governed otherwise
they would better be shut up in prison
Mrs. Caroline M. Severance holds that
corporal punishment is dangerous
weapon. and that teacher has not real
fitness as teacher II she has to use it
Mrs. Severance says: Il have no faith
in such brutal treatment; 1t develops
the wrong side of nature"
The herald., 1898-01-16
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Reached by rail in ten hours via Santa
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arrive Johannesburg $3.50 p. m. Returning,
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rive Los Angeles $3.50 q m.
The herald., 1898-01-16

instinct Of . child should be respected
AZ far as possible. Corporal punish-
ment is not necessarily harmful to q
child, except when administered by an
unjust, indiscreet and unbalanced per-
son. Then 1t is inexcusable."
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theoretically Never

Mrs. Harriet c. Wadleigh, librarian
at the public library, who has had ac-
tive experience as a teacher here and
elsewhere, states that, theoretically,
corporal punishment never should be
given-that there is always q better
way than force-but when a teacher has
SO many individualities to handle she
hasn't always the time to study each
disposition as it might and should be
done. But If obedience cannot be gained
any other way, physical force must be
used.
when I was teaching" continued
Mrs. Wadleigh, II administered 1t at
times, but only when was at my wits
end. If I had known any other way
wouldn't have done 80. I always felt
that it was my fault and that Of circum-
stances, rather than the child's.
taught class of large boys once, who
were so unruly that they took the man
who taught them before me, carried him
out on their shoulders and threw him
into a snowdrift. I taught those boys
for year and did not have the slightest
trouble with them. In the next class
had, however, a crisis arose one day,
and knew, in order to keep my author
ity, I must fog one of the boys. took
him out in the hall, tripped him up Che
was a big boy), and thrashed him-but
I felt it was an error on my part ]
should have had the wit and Judgment
to use some other kind of punishment
L believe the best discipline is always
conducted on other lines than that OF
corporal punishment"
The herald., 1898-01-16

tered with spirit of brutality or anger.
is very much to be condemned; but a
wise administration of the strap in a
spirit Of love and tenderness will pro-
duce beneficial effects. In fact the same
reasoning applies to criminals, and the
whipping post as a reforming agent is,
to my mind, more efficacious than the
penitentiary"
The herald., 1898-01-16
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
MARKED RESULTS

Three well-known men, who refused to allow their
to be used-ether from modesty because they
believe discretion be the better part of vaoracknow
edged that they knew experience that sound
thrashngs had produced markedly good results in their
personal Development and admitted with commendabe
whole lot better boy school
might have been If his father hadn't promised him good
licking for every he got at school-and
kept his word once twice.
aaas e e 4 4 z s2ssassass2s
The herald., 1898-01-16
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Glertiuus aud Meetlass.
OFFICE OF
III CuICAt.O. ROCK ISLAND
AND pAtIFI RAILWAY COMPANY.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, December I'd, 1897.
A special meet hg OF The stockholders OF The Chi
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w. @. PURDY. Secretary.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-23

Wells & Richardson Co., Burlington, VT
Gentlemen---A previous experience with
Paine's celery compound as a restorer of
exhausted energy. induced me recently to
take il again, the many duties of the may
or's office having taxed my slight physical
resources greatly. l made no mistake. In
one week l found my appetite improved,
the feeling of WEAKNESS disappearing, and
my nerves becoming steadier. Paine
celery compound has thus been a friend
i'm time of need. and l like to say a word
for q friend. Truly yours,
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Nov s. 1897. a ..4.
sIn every city, ia business houses banks,
newspaper offices-wherever the friction of
worry is wearing out the nerves and re-
ducing the nutrition of the body, Paine 3
celery compound is proving its inestima-
BILE value. 1t invariably insures sound
Sleep and thus gives the overstrung nerves
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-23
NEW COAST DEFEXsEs.
Gen. Miles Emphasizes the Need for
ArtiIIcrymen

Washington, Feb. 22.-Senator Hawley.
in reporting the bill for The increase of the
artillery of the army by two regiments.
said in part; 1.-THE speedy passage OF this
bill, or its equivalent appears to be an alb
solute necessity. The government, after
long and careful consideration by those
whose offices and studies qualify them to
give the most valuable advice. has en-
tered upon the execution of a systematic
and elaborate plan Of coast defense from
Maine to Puget sound. The great eXpen-
diture will We wasted treasure unless
sufficient number Of artnlerymen. care
fully selected and thoroughly drilled, be
assigned to the care and use of these cost
ly Instruments of defense.
"A careful estimate of the annual addi-
tional expenditure required to maintain
the two regiments is $4,000.
ut is scarcely worth while to enlarge
upon the wisdom of establishing the de
lenses of our very extended coast. Sue
cessive congresses have vigorously and
literally asserted it,
To this is added a number of reports.
including a letter from Gen. Miles. writ
ten yesterday. in which he says:
"My Dear Senator-R Referring 20 our con
versation this morning, I have the honor
to state that batteries have been placed in
position i'm new Notifications at Portland
Head, Maine; Growers Cliff, Boston har-
Dor Fort Hancock, approach to Philhdel-
phia; approaches to Washington. coast of
North Carolina Charleston harbor, Mobile,
Ala, Galveston, Tex, Fort Baker, Califor-
mia; Fort Point, California, and Fort
Stevens Oregon.
Batteries will also be placed within
few months on new fortifcations at Great
Diamond Island, Portland, Me-; Fort Con-
stitution. Portsmouth, N. H; Long Island
Head Boston harbor; Dutch Island,
Narragansett bay, r, T.; eastern
entrance to Long Island Sound
New York; Delaware City, Dell
approaches to Baltimore, approaches
to Washington, approaches to Savannah
Ga, New Orleans La, San Diego, Cal,
and entries to Puget Sound, Wash, max
ing in all tweity-six new sea coast fortl-
fcations for the defense of the great cities
of the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts,
where Notifications have been and are
being erected and where artillery is re-
quired to protect and man these batteries.
We are sending small attachments of men
to keep them in fair condition and protect
the ammunition, but these are not sufli-
Client to man said batteries, hence the nee
cessity for two additional regiments of ar
tillery is imperative and requires immedi-
ate action"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-23
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Department of Superintendence in
Session at Chattanooga.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb 22.-The de-
partment of superintendent, National
Educational Association, began its annual
meeting in Chattanooga this morning,
About 200 educators from various parts
of the country are in attendance and the
meeting gives promise of being highly
successful.
The opening session was called to order
at 10 o'clock this morning by President
Scheffer of Harrisburg, Pa.
Addresses of welcome were delivered on
behalf of Chattanooga<by Mayor Watkins
and on behalf of Tennessee by fthe state
superintendent of public instruction, Hon.
Price Thomson of Nashville.
An eloquent response was delivered by
Hon. Henry Houck of Pennsylvania.
The regular order of business was then
begun by State Superintendent Baxter of
New Jersey with paper on The Town
ship High School" This paper was dis
cussed at length, the discussion being led
by State Superintendent Emery of Wis
consin and State Superintendent Stetson
of Maine.
This afternoon Educational Problems of
the South" formed the sole topic of dis
cussion.
The Educational Press Association Of
America" held its annual meeting this
afternoon.
A conference of state superintendent
and a round table of the National Herbart
Association were other features of the aft
ernoon.
A number of cities are making a hot
fight for the next annual meeting Column
bus. o., seems TO be the favor'ite. The
place will be decided upon tomorrow
The afternoon session was conducted by
Superintendent G. G. Bond of Athens Ga.
The discussion was opened by Hon. r. c.
Branson, professor of pedagogy at the
Stale Normal School, at Athens, Ga, whose
paper upon What kind of normal train
ing should the common school teachers,
south, receive" was very interesting
Hon. c. ID. McIver, president of the State
Normal and Industrial College of North
Carolina, read q paper on a "Plan for the
better supervision OF the common schools
of the South" which was generally dis
cussed.
Mr. Glenn, state superintendent of ed
ucation of Georgia, spoke of what the ne
gro gets from the common school educa-
ton In the South, and what he gives II.
AT the night session a special commit
tee appointed at indianapolis last year,
submitted a report on elementary schools
in which they recommend the appointment
of a general committee OF fourteen TO he
selected from all sections of the country to
make a thorough, scientific investigation
of elementary school methods and report
upon the same
The Educational Press Association and
National Herbart Societies held meetings
this afternoon and discussed subjects per-
tanning to the work of those bodies.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-23

Mayor Ramsdell is again Mayor Of Lynn.
Two years ago he was elected by the
combined Peoples party, Democratic and
Citizens Reform party. He was again
nominated by reclamation by the Demo-
Gratis to succeed himself as mayor of the
busy modern city, and was again elected
by a rousng majority last month.
Mayor Ramsdels present high position
is the legitimate reward of his ability and
his fearlessness in defending his opinions.
He has never hesitated to declare his con-
victicns in public, nor has he been slow
to espouse the cause of the shoemakers
and other wage earners. In 1894 he was
candidate of the Peoples party for Con-
gress. A hard worker, a conscientious Of
fetal, Mayor Ramsdel has more than once
been pushed to the limit of his strength
AT such times of extreme nervous tension
and overwork he has saved himself from
breaking down by taking Paine's celery
compOnd.
Mayor Ramsdell's honest opinion of this
great remedy cannot be mistaken by any
one who reads his letter that follows;