The evening world., 1913-01-30
M'MURRy DETAILS
SCHEME TOSPANK
NAUGHTY PUPILS
Some Punishments Melted Out
That Are Worse Than
the Whip.
WITNESS MUST LOOK ON
Careful Record Also Should Be
Kept, He Says, of Every
ChaStiselnent.
WITNESS MUST LOOK ON

Prot. Frank ". McAiurry Of the
Teachers College gave out q statement
for publication to-day which. among
other things. went into more detail re-
garding tho spanking ~ New York
school children by principals or teach
ers-the part of his recomme dat tions
which aroused the first interest OF par
ents and scholars. lie said.
In consequence Of the great size Of
most OF the schools, there are bound to
De, In almost every one OF them. a few
children who are boldly and persistently
disobedient Some OF these are more
or less rowdyish and insolcnt, but hardly
vicious others approach the criminal In
| character - sometimes attempting Ia
start panic In nre drill by shouting
| and running sometimes usng foul
language to the teacher or throwing a
book or a knife at her. sometimes re.
naming away from home, In bad CON.
pany, three or four nights at n time
sometimes beating their mothers. and
defying both classroom teacher and prin.
clpal outright,
"A small percentage of these. the
very worst are now provided for II
the school for truants and In the par.
entail school In Manhattan In order q
have them transferred to one OF thes,
two schools they can be suspended b,
| the principal, receive "A trial bafor,
the district superintendent and be for
mally sentenced.
but not many Of these children ar
likely ever to be disposed OF In thl
way.
NOT ALL MAY De SENT TO THE
TRUANT SCHOOL.
Taking the city as q whole. ther
II a large number OF children--s .ey
In this school. and a few In that. &c. .-
who are extremely disobedient an,
disorderly--often deficient who mus
be kept within the school. there |,
practically, no other provision fo
them. They nave it'll, respect 10
authority; little regard for the right
/ OF others. and little fear beyond ths
of bodily hurt. what can and does th
principal now do to control these
First OF all. neither he nor IN
classroom teacher can touch them, I
way OF administering punishment
bylaw OF the Board OF Education fol-
bids that And these children are a
well acquainted with that bylaw a
are their teachers themselves In ia,
we are told-they have not mfr,
qucntly dared a teacher or princips
to lay hands on them. threatening /
that case, to report the action to III
Board OF Education. to have the,
+, fred. &C.
The principal, then. can apply NOR,
1 suasion and other ordinary means 10
Z securing control-which will someti
' prove successful In spite OF the hare
ened condition Of the pupils
'Or he can make threats OF thin
to come-awful but vague-and untrt
and sometimes succeed In that way.
''Or he can do any one of four 9th,
t things:
. u. lie can make use OF ridicule
Il sarcasm: or can torture children
II placing them In unnatural position
A standing or sitting. until they approa'
exhaustion. In No ono Of these cas-
may Il he necessary to touch child
"o. Or, IN righteous Indignation over
pipirs intolrrable conduct. and In d
fence of mis- own self-rcspect. OF that
II teacher. he may chsstlsc pupil y!
Orously, running whatever risk or lat
punishment himself that = necessary.
-, Or. taking child apart, aw'
from all possible witnesses, he mi
mete out all the punishment that
thinks is deserved Being aSne. 4
pupil can never prove anythins again
him.
a. Or, finally, he may smooth ov
the case. or ignore II outright. leavi'
the responsibility upon the clissroo