River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-23

Too many parents rely on the law
to correct and watch over their
children. They want an ordinance
to send the child home at night, to
prevent him from playing truant
and divers other things Of greater
or less note. If the parent would
enforce little of the old law and
apply judicious doses of the birch
or hazel much good to all concerned
might result. Another thing to re-
member: Don't take the part of a
child against the teachers without
thoroughly inv estig ating the
trouble. Ninety-nine times out of
a hundred the child is wrong and
your support strengthens him in his
wrong doing bayfield, Press.
Miss Gilfillan, teacher of Latin
and German in the Normal, has re-
signed her position to remain at
home with her fathers family in
Colorado Springs, Colorado. Miss
Gilfillan has been connected with
the Normal for seven years and con-
sidered very competent instruct
or. She has served as secretary
and member of the Executive
Committee of the Peoples Lecture
Association for some time. She
leaves many warm friends in the
school and in the city. Miss Anna
Saby, who has taught as critic in
the grammar department during
the last year will hereafter teach
the Latin and German subjects for
which she has made special prepa-
ration at the University.
Mr.. Ulrich has laid a cement walk
on the east and south sides of the
public school building. The walk
will be continued from the south
east doorway to the intersection of
Maple and Fremont streets, but
before this is done considerable
grading is to be done-flling. II
is estimated that 800 loads of dirt
will be needed TO bring up the grade
to the required height. This dirt
will be hauled from the school cam
pus adjoining the school-house
block. A cement walk is also to
be laid on the south side of the
block on the street. This is to be
done at the expense of the school
district and the city jointly, each
paying one half. The cement walk
will be continued from the school
house block down the street on the
north side to the railway tracks,
we understand, at the joint expense
of the city and the property owners
adjoining the street.
Saturday afternoon Justice Car
roll had another case of the use of
abusive language under considera-
ton. Such suits are comparatively
rare but case of assault re-
Sulting from the use Of abusive
language is common. The law for
bids the use of abusive language
and takes cognizance of such an
offense in imposing a penalty.
Abuse leads to assault-to do bod
lily injury. But frequently the abuse
is in effect a more serious and pain
full injury than the assault in which
bodily harm is inflicted. Most any
man would rather anyone should
strike him with a club than shock
his sensibilities with disparaging
remarks-imprecations. But the
wrong lies deeper and is behind
these outward exhibitions of vicious
ness. Sometimes it originates from
the innate cussedness of one of the
parties, but generally the fault is
shared by both parties. There is
wrong on both sides. The man
who uses vile or abusive epithets to
another usually has some occasion
for it. There is provocation. When
the law steps in it only shows it's
own impotence. 1t corrects moth
ing. One party is fined $500 for
the assault and the other $1,000 for
using language that provokes it.
Neither party gets one cent of the
fine as an emolient. The law sim
ply imposes a penalty. If men were
properly disposed towards each
other there would be no need of the
laws reprimand or of the law.
School for the Blind.