Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-11
PRAYER BEFORE SPANKING.
Recommended as Impressive AdjuRct
to Corporal Punishment.

was teacher for many years
before the rod was prohibited and
am we'll satisfied that moral sua-
sion is IN. 81 for reprobate boys,
says New Yorker. writing
to the editor of the sun. The
best teacher / ever had ina coun-
try school, one who ruled the great
mass of his pupils lg tact and love,
had to use the rod occasionally.
If the present day schools fail to
turn out we'll disciplined scholars
girls or bOys-it is due TO the alb
surd prohibition of corporal pun
ishment.
But as "Old Timer says of DR..
Anthon's discipline, it is wise to
invest the ceremony with solemni-
ty. The rod should never be APP
piled in anger, That is sure TO de-
feat the object and no doubt is the
chief cause of its prohibition by
law. Only in extreme cases should
punishment be inflicted on the in
stant-so to speak. Make such an
investigation as is necessary TO
be sure that discipline is proper.
and then appoint time for it. at
least u day later, when any pas
sion that the Offense may have
caused will be aIlayed by time and
sleep, and when the cnlprit viii
have no other feeling than dread
Of the ordeal. The interval By
tween the time of the Offense and
the execution Of the sentence will
promote repentance and disarm
needless severity. Under such cir
cumstances the culprit will be-
Iieve, if ever. that the punishment
is inflicted for his good and from
sense of duty.
If the teacher is, as he should
be, praying Christian, il is we'll
to precede the ceremony by brief
prayer. 1t will do no harm and
may do great good. The boy must
be tough" indeed, who. after
day or two of meditation on his Of
Tense and the coming penalty
the latter preceded by am earnest
prayer in his behalf-can 20
through it all and not be Softenrd
into repentance and humility.
"Old Timer speaks of Dir. An
.thOn's use Of the rattan FOR bad
boys. The rattan is not tos bee cont
mended-it ~ too much like
wire. The old time scIssOImas-
ter'S flat ruler" made of oak or
maple, is better, far better If the
youth is not large, the best mode,
80 far as myexperience get-s, is 10
put your foot Oh a stool aE bench
and lay the culprit across your
knee. and then apply the ruler TO
"thc seat of his understanding
II he bowls and kicks, n-s ma tier.
The pain will soon Subsidie. and in
case the ruler leaves an inprint lie
will be only temporary. Besides,
the boy will not he in haste to
show it To his father to- arouse
sympathy-nOr to anyh0dy else,
II will he "a closed incident
Occasionally a boy disciplined in
this or some other way will VOW 40
take vengeance on the. teacher
when he gets big;" but when that
time comes he looks at the matter
in a different light, aud is more
apt TO thank than 10 try To- "I&R"
his old master. SuckYengeful talk
depends chiefly ON the thorough
ness Of the logging. Few boys
will indulge in it who are thor
oughly mastered by Il iudieious
teacher. Byron, in don Juan
CantO H., gives this advice:
o We that teach the Ingenious youth of ma
| lions,
Holland, France England. Germany OF
Spain
! pray thee. iog them on all occasions
1t mends their morals; never mind the
pain.
For the word "all" in the third
line substitute "just," aud the adj.
vice is good.
Eaunous CtaurO Cnuao4;o.