The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-01

stu Il, s with increased vigor. When t. g
steam begins To escape let it come witu
a roar, and what might annoy the teach
cr an entire day Is over in a minute.
Better have them laugh than cry.
Bring the sunshine into ths school-room
and keep The children interested and
YOU have reduced the necessity for Cor
poral punishment to the minimum. T. e
disposition Of children are no more alike
than their faceS-each is a law unto him
self and the case of each must be dag
noScd separately. The physician cannot
treat all Of his patients by the Sama iron
clad rule and neither can the teacher.
1t is the inexperienced teacher who is
most apt to intiict corporal punishment
frequently and indscriminately.
However, there are times when cor
pOral punishment and nothing but co; :
pordl punishment can subServe the eu( S
OF discipline. Though such cases are
rare, teacher occasionally comes in
contact with rowdies, bullies and spoiled
children, who would have their way at
school as they do ut home, .and to bear
with such characters is demoraliziug to
a school-when other means of punish
ment have been exhausted, such cases
demand herOt4 ureatment, and the rol
o. expulsion is necessary.
While the teacher should use The birch
with the greatest discretion, and oaly rs
IA last resort, the words Of Solomon.
though called old-fashionel by SOM.
are nevertheless true. THE rod and re-
proof give wisdom, but child left to
himself bringeth his mother to shame"
But before intlicting corporal punish
ment let the teacher reflect whether it is
the child or the parent who is to b..
bIamed-children are often plnished for
offences, which, in some states, subject
the parent TO fine or Imprisonment
All the progressive nations of the
world and twentt-eight of our Stat S
nave compulsory education and the dis
cipline OF the school is placed in the
hands Of the State. Take for illustra-
ton the law of Maine, which is as fol-
lows: Cities and towns shall annually
elect one or more persons, to be designa-
ted truant officers, who shall inQuiie
into all cases Of neglect OF parents to
have their children attend school, and
report thereon to the experimenting
school committee The truant officer
shall, when SO directed, prosecute in the
name of the city or town any person
liable to the penalty. It is his duty.
when notified by the teaoher that any
pupil is Irregular in attendance, to arrest
and conduct The delinquent to school.
He is also required to preserve the school
property from DETACHMENT and the quiet
OF the session.
Let the State make a law against dis
turbing the peace Of the school-a law
similar TO the one against disturbing a
religious aSSembly-nd it could then
well forbid the use Of the rod The
State now requires the principles of the
constitution Of the United States and of
South Carolina, morals and good be-
haviour to be taught in the public
schools. BY enacting law to protect
the school-room, the oder children, and
perhaps the younger ones, would be
taught practical rs well as theoretical
lessons in good citizenship, and few of
them would show contempt for their
school regulations when they know they
would be making themselves liable to
punishment by the civil authorities.