The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-09

II walked over and slapped her
Then she threw the bowl and threw
herself on the floor. so I would have
/ to carry her out. She kept up her fOuI
. language. calling me the vilest kind
of names ! couldn't stand it to have
the boys hear that kind of talk She
. actually called me a -
wind"
Representative Cotton asked about
/ the Peterson incident.
II told him twice 10 write his copy,
/ and he refused to. He turned his face
as I slapped him and I struck his nose.
/ / told him before the whole school:
/ My boy, I'm sorry i made your nose
/ bleed. j didn't mean to do it, "
/ o denomination by Judge Hender-
| son Mr.. Wallace explained that he was
! the brother of Principal Wallace, had
/ studied i'm the university and liked
J teaching as a profession.
Mr.. Cotton asked. What is stand
! ing against the VALE"
I'VE line them up, facing the wall
| during mealtime for persistent failure
| to prepare lessons. They get the smell
] of the food, but no food. We use the
( strap down In the basement after
school, before the other boys"
Senator sherman called attention to
| the rule. Nobody authorized to adj
minister corporal punishment except
| before the superintendent.
Whipping Of Inmates.
"A sound thrashing is never given
| unless the superintendent is present, "
said Mr.. Wallace.
Mr.. Sherman have I'm mind the use
Of the strap.
"Oh, that is not meant by the rule.
That is for small boys. They are only
paddled-not soundly thrashed."
Mr. LaWrence-Is it possible to main
tain discipline without instant cOrTec-
ton?
Il don't believe there is a boy who
has been punished. before giving him
many chances have talked and rea-
sOned, asked if the lessons were too
hard, told them they could take lower
grades, but that they must get a les
son of some kind"
Mr. Spry-HOW are the big boys?
They are not whipped. They be-
have themselves better than the small
er boys. The difficulty is to make them
pay attention"
Mr.. Wallace asked that Miss Turner,
the girls teacher, be called. as she
could hear through the folding door
dividing the two school rooms. She
said.
Il have heard no sounds that would
prove him TO be a burly or cruel fell
low, as has been intimated. I hear
him reprimauding occasionally. but he
seems to speak 90 them I'm a kind ia
therly way. Personally I have never
used any corporal punishment.
Hard Time With Girls.
1--WE don't see all sides in the school
room, but there are some girls with
whom ! have had a very hard time,
particularly the tVO who We're i'm jail.
"Once a girl called me very vile
name in note. It made me feel very
badly as / loved her and had tried so
hard 90 improve her. i asked her why
she had called me such dreadful
name, and she was so penitent / for
gave her. There was no suggestion
of furnishing her."
Noon adjournment was taken. Sen
ators sherman and Loose left the com
mittee 10 go 10 salt Lake. Al lunch
con the legislators were served by girl
inmates. Pretty and demure Frances
WhitecOttOn fitted about the table, the
picture of innocence and prOpriety. She
had smile Tor everybody and did as
much as Mrs. Allison or Miss Bnby to
make the legislators feel at home
around the long dining table
Most of the afternoon was spent by
the remaining members in examining
the institution. Representative Nc
Farland found the boys dormitorv
with all the beds I'm one small room,
much TO his dislike.
They ought to put them i'm separate
rooms said he.
1T is the experience Of prison ex-
perts that boys can be controlled bet
ter at night ana kept from bad habits
by keeping them I'm one large. lighted
ROOM explained President Wright.
I don't believe it," bluntly declared
"Uncle Archie"
AT the afternoon session DIR. Edward
Rich was the first witness heard.
AS house physician I have been here
day and night" said he. land I have
never seen any signs of anyone having
been mistreated. i dressed Mr. ALI
sons arm soon after he was attacked
by the Curtis girl He exhibited no
malice whatever. I never have heard
any complaint by any inmate. The
typhoid unquestionably was due to the
polluted water"
Attack on Allison.
Miss Billy was the next witness. She
mad been complained against by Eva
curtis. She told the story of the at
tack by the girl upon Mr.. Allison.
The girls were all upset that morn
ing and would not go 90 work. 1 sent
for Mr.. Allison. The Curtis girl waa
cutting up and swearing. and he used
the strap on her. Maggie Curtis pro-
tested and he told her TO keep stiU
She deied him and he turned and used
the strap on her. She drew out the
scissors and stabbed at him. / caught
her hand or she would have stabbed
him in the neck.
Maggie was put down I'm the cell /
and kept two days on bread and water /
and two weeks without hot meals. The
other girls were kept there a few
days"
With reference to the Whitecotton- |
Wallace incident, Miss Billy corrob- /
GRATED Principal Wallace's testimony
an through. About the accusation of I
the Reaves girl that Miss Bilby would /
not show her how 20 do her work. Wit /
ness denied il absolutely
Minerva Reaves hit Eva Curtis be- !
cause she would not run away with her.
She called her 'plker The Reaves /
girl was a very bad girl and quarreled
continually. She claWed me i'm the
face once when L corrected her for bad I