Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-01
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Mrs. Chas. J. Haden Thinks Those
in Authority and Children Should
Both Be Taught Duties.

MrS. Charles j. Haden, M. 1919
Peacatree road. president of the City
federation Of Womens Clubs. on Sat
urdsy injected new idea into Inc
discussion pre- ciplts ted by an inter
vie" given out recently by Recorder
Nash r. Broyles. in which he char
acterized corpora punishment as IN
human and a relic of bsrbarism, and
urged that the pra ctlce of hogging
children, both in the home and n
he school. be abolished.
She advocated a course OF training
for parents and children, beginning
in the infancy of the latter, by which
there should be instilled into the
mind OF the child a knowledge of au-
; thority. Of the meaning OF discipline
| and natural inclination TO obey, thai
should solve the problem by the SIM
| pie process of eliminating ii. 1t wou'd
| follow she declared, that the chil1
that entered school with such train
| ing received in the home would never
| need an applica ton of the rod as a
corrective measure for its mis6eeds.
Mrs. Haden, While she laushinslN
declared that whatever opinion she
might entertain is more or less theo-
retical, being based on observa ton
rather than on experience, admit I'd
| that corporal punishment Is never
| JUSTIFIED. except perhaps as punish
| ment for the most Hagrsnt Violations
Of discipline.
Parents to Blame.
Thi. statement she modified. how
! ever, by declaring that children who
| have attained such heights of juvenile
mischief as to be unruly or disoba-
! dent through malice thereby making
! the rod the only remedy, are not so
much to blame Is their parents. CT
whoever has their training in charge.
The time undoubtedly will come.
| Mrs. Haden declared, when corporal
! punishment will be sbhcrrent. and
when the logging OF children will Na
| the execution rather than the rule.
but it will hardly be for some time.
A course Of training that probs hiS
must extend through several genera
tons perhaps may be necessary be-
fore the precepts or discipline, the
beauties OF Obedience and thorough
know ledge Of authority Is so ground
ed in the mind OF childhood that It
will be unnecessary to resort TO viO-
lent means to enforce discipline or
compel obedience.
Il do not believe" Mrs. Haden de-
clared. that thA practice Of whipping
children is a thing that can be cast
side lightly. because il appears to
be human nature. OF At least nature
! for great many people, to resort
| to the rod as pun shment for even
| the most trifiing violations of disci-
pine. ] do not think any child does
wrong willfull-- or maliciously, am
| surely there are otter means Of con-
| trolling them than by whipping them.
| However. ] have heard children. and
| narerts too, say that they have
/ known children who have been utter
! ~ unresponsiVe to kindness and love,
! and vet have instantly become obe-
| dent and tractible after being
whipped, so there must be times when
corporal punishment appears TO be
| justified. Corporal punishment car-
! ried to excess. however. could never,
under any circumstances, be right or
just.
Training Only Solution.
"Corporal punishment, | think, il
problem, and nothing seems to offer
a solution but training, both for the
parents and the children. II the right
| kind of training is given, the problem
will solve itself by gradually elimi-
mating whatever necessity there
might be for corporal punishment.
This training has already begun. ana
II is, in fact. part of the feminist
movement that is sweeping the wori1.
! The kindergarten and all the modern
scientific methods OF rearing child
appear TO me TO be ihinss that will
be factors in the solution of the cor
poral punishment problem. At the
l<inderga rtcn tile child is trained IN
the right direction. the principles "f
discipline, a knowledge OF authority
and a N rural inclination 20 OBJ edisnc2
! are instiled into it at time when
its mind is receptive. If this training
is continued through the years with
out break. they viii never need tbs
rod. and when they, too. become par
ents they will be equipped to train
their own children. or course moth
ers who are equipped and able and
have the time should train their
children in their own home, but for
those who have not the time. for
those mothers who are forced by cir
cumstances TO relinaulsh to q certain
extent the care of their children. tn
kindergarten training is the best sub
stjtute for mothers training.