Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-05

period, is used by mathematician of that
| country to indicate the decimal. The "0,5"
| therefore, is a half-meter stick. 1t is the
! scepter welded by the master Of every
| German school, both for discipline and act
! ual measurement.
In Germany the school dungeon is even
| now a stern reality. The typical prison of
| this category has an iron grated window
| small stove, two wooden chairs, two oak
| tables and narrow wooden bedstead. The
| prisoner must supply his own bedding On
| entering he pays about 20 cents; on leav-
ing, similar sum. Every day in prison
| costs him II cents; fire and light Il cents
| extra. Even then he must pay his taller
! for coffee. Meals may be ordered from out
| side Every prisoner must leave his visit
| ing card as a contribution to the archives
| of the institution. The walls of these pris-
| ons are filled with inscriptions scrawled by
| miscreants In the celebrated Career" at
| Heildelberg-an academic dungeon-a Wis
| itor lately read these words: r. DER
| gandt-fOr love-four days"
The Wooden Horse.
! l recently unearthed the record of one
| Hautere, a Bavarian schoolmaster, who
| conscientiously preserved the statistics of
! all instances of corporal punishment in
| fi1cted by his hands. During his service he
| applied 911,527 strokes of the cane, 14, 600
| whacks with the rod, 20,9S9 blows with the
ruler. 1925 boxes on the ear, 1905 tugs
at the latter organ and a sum total of
| 1,l15,SoO blows on the head with his
knuckles He threatened the rod to 1,7O7
children who did not receive it and made
III kneel upon round, hard BEANS 631 upon
a sharp-edged piece of wood Moreover,
1901 were made to ride the wooden horse -
The last named was a beam of timber SET
| with sharp points, upon which each vic
| tim was made to sit astride, sometimes
| with weights attached to his feet
The English schoolmaster of today uses
the rod almost unsparingly as he did a
| century ago. Recently a futile attempt was
| made to pass through parliament a bill
forbldding the infection of physical pain by
teachers. except with the birch rod and upon
| children below sixteen years.
| In some English shires no assistant teach
| er is allowed to infict corporal punishment
| that honor being reserved for the head
master Besides fiogging, fines and stop
| pages or pocket money are eXacted in some
| boarding schools for such offenses as lying
profanity, insoence and other moral Of
| lenses. Sending to bed is the most fire.
quent punishment applied in English boa rd-
| ing schools for girls.
| Floggtng was common in schools for girls
! and young ladies', even within the memo
ries OF our English grandparents. The fog
| ging outfit for the fair sex included the
rattan the birch. the whip Of whalebone
and the punishment blouse" The latter
was short, sleeveless garment very low
IN the neck and exposing the shoulders. For
| some onenses young women were required
TO disrobe in their school room and to don
the punishment blouse previous to being
| fogged In the presence Of their school
| mates. In later days English girls were
whipped mostly upon their bare arms and
shoulders. although reports show that more
undignihed forms Of hogging were applied
IN the presence OF their classes.
The Winchester Rod.
A rod composed Of four apple tree twigs
set in a wooden handle Is still used in the
Winchester School, one Of Englands best
known educational institutions. Two MEM
bers Of the junior class are regularly ap-
jpointed rod Makers and it is their func-
tion to keep this instrument Of torture in
good repair. While thrashing miscreant
with this celebrated weapon the master
always wears q cap of the mortar-board
design. This custom has been continued