The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-15
Barometer Of Public Opini0n
ON Corporal Punishment.

Tulsa World Please allow mo space to com
Ih'nd Mr7. r. w. Arnuld's article In this morn
iug's issue. on tho subject OF "Thc Bible in the
schools To me her stand Is wen taken. We
ouhht TO foster any interest germane to the
interest that has built this wonderful Christian
nation of ours. Especially do ! want to com.
mend In boNcar letters, tho last two paragraphs
tn her article. with the addition, that the par
rnis be made 10 stand for any utractious OF
the children before tho courts " the country T.
@, IL boy docs damage 10 property lot tho
parents pay for H. II they create trouble in
the nclghburhood by malicious mischief fine
the parents. II girls are out late without an
escort acting uusr"m'y, fine the parents | am
sure 10 adopt corporal punishment. to be nd e
niuiNercd In open court would prove the most
slluiory means of detorrlng had bows and girls
Allow this to take the place of fine at the dis
'ItUon or the parents or guardians. but. one
says, that would he too humlluting That's
Just what s needed; better humlliatc our boy
or ElrI sacrifice them, than 10 have tho parents
ana tho whole community Inundated by their
conduct That class OF boys and girls viii
usually take advantage of that humiliation stuff
How was Il my friend. you old grav-headed
mothers and fathers, when you were children
HOW oiten nave you seen parents take recall
c'irant ch'ld out behind the church. and convert
nun or her' conversions Of that kind always
brought tears. and at least a temporary change
"I n'hrt ana action. The writer had that cx-
pcrenco whon he was about four years og age
Iho impression made at that time has lasted
through these years, of threo-quarters OF n CEN
Jury ana has been bcnediction to your humble
suhSlon, the more apt they are to put their
Whcn ne seems to be void OF the respect he
should have for his parents or guardians
'''N'i HIllu hDout MS running away, that
VIII run away on account of receiving n whole
some tlogging, accompanied with an impassion-
ave iecturo Is more of liability than an asset
especially II he or she has brothers and skaters
They may threaten, and tho more Won humor
ana try TO reconcile them to the home bv ner-
suasion. the more apt they are TO put thair
threat into execution. Just show them the road
hcIp them gather up their clothes, and watch
them weaken, nine times in ten they will decide
nome rs mighty good place | have seen it
tried. know whereof ! speak.
on but some are opposed to corporal pun
lSnHeht' All have TO say for them they are
wiser than the God who made them. II cor
pnral punishment be wrong then why have a
Penal code at all? Why not reform our Grim
mas py prayer love and "sich' stuff? Cast
pearls before swine" junk? There is too much
pIaSlng nj enforcing the law now. There is one
PohaI'y 70 the intractions of Gods laws There
escape is based only on right doing So have
we become wiser than he? Those of us who
tnlnk so are described in Is. 29:l4: Matt ana
We are growing about mob law; SO long ms
lhe present qury system obtains time and tech
operate. 10 '' '"'
Tulsa, June ., 1922 r. r. A. WILLIS