Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-02
TEACHERS TO DISCUSS
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
Should Pupil BE Whipped Without
Consulting His Parents?
Is Problem.
WILL HOLD BIC CONVENTION
Instructors in Public Schools OF
Third Congressional District Will
Meet Here March 2l-25 for Com
Terence aS to Methods

should a pupil b. whipped before
consulting his parents" This is one
OF the twenty-five problems that the
900 teachers of til" Third Congressiou-
al District Conference will discuss 1T
the meeting TO bc held in the John
Marshall High School March - and
% Some OF the teachers hold the
opinion that good application OF the
rod l" AN unruly hoy has it's adj
NantaScS. while others maintain that
corporal punishment Is an obsolete
practic. aud that the boy should he
reasoned with rather than given a
birching.
Because OF the fact that parents have
objected 10 u principal whipping Il
child ana have even taken the mat
ter INTO court, the teachers want tho
question settled.
Among ihe most Important questions
TO b" discussed. and il is expected that
a definite policy Will be taken. is thar
OF school athletics. The formation
Of inter school athletics in the county
will be strongly URGED. Also the mat
ter OF scholarship standards OF the
boys who take part in these events
Will come IN FOR Il large share Of at
tcntion. II is proposed to establish
a standard Of scholarship with which
the schools must rcquir. the Young
athletes TO conform
TEACHERS SUBMIT
PROBLEMS FOR DISCUSSION
The list of problems TO be discussed
have been submitted by the teachers
themselves. Tie teachers in Hanover
COUNTY have been denied holidays and
VIII ask the other teachers in the con-
ference 10 assist them in securing
this privilege once more.
Supervised study for school children
is one Of the vita! subjects before
the conference Instead Of giving the
20 OH. Ia.
done by some III the children and
carefully avoided by the others i, is
proposed 10 have certain times during
tho day set aside FOR study. II will be-
the duty OF tho teacher to supervise
and teach tic pupils how TO study
majority Of the teachers believe that
this method IL better than the present
system of home work.
Then til. .Vcr-preaemt backward pu-
p'i and his opposite. the prococious
child. will hc brought TO the attention
of those present. What to do with
tn" bright pupil vino finishes ahead OF
the other pupils" What to do with
backward pupils over fifteen years OF
age Should there he - system of de-
motion as we'll as promotion iii the
schools? These are Soire Of the ques-
tions set for discussion.
HOME LIFE OF pIpiiS
PRESENTS PROBLEM
la. e..
fleets I,is vn,i. =, ,,n,ei ,,;i, ~, - -
mn lt,v, ~, ,a,, So,
homo conditions of her ri,nils. * ono az
the questions that a teacher has ven
tur"! VA" another question is that
.. poor nhSiish III The homes. Shall
INC teachers instruct tho pupils in
phcnctcs 80 That the child shall PRO
"o""'c pain PAWN or pronounce il to
rhNiht Win wrath? In other words,
VIII i standard system OF pronuncia
ilo!i "c adopted, instead OF having some
teachers use the broad as and others
USING the HAT q :, "r yet again. will the
question be still loft undecided ,u.l the
question: OF pronunciation LETT 10 the
discretion "i the instructor.
Smali school Fairgrounds. how 10
Keep order ia Il cnc-room school. In
t"EcstlnS parents ~ industrial! work
"Nd IN" question o. nom" work will
be some Of the other subjects treated.
These Will b" discussed AZ the second
"AL Of the conference