NEITHER CANE SIGH STRAP.

Marlborough Express, Volume C, Issue 217, 20 September 1911, Page 7

NEITHER CANE SIGH STRAP.

SOAP FOR TAINTED TONGUES

There are many ways of punishing children, but at least one lady schoolteacher in Auckland can bo congratulated on a display of ingenuity almost to genius m her methods,. Last week the teacher m question (the Herald states) had become cognisant oi the fact that some of thio boys in her class had been making use of "«hty words," and not content with..uttermg them, ?j;ad' also written the words m chalk on the footpath. When the class a^mbled the teacher asked who were thA culprits. Three small boys honestly confessed their- misdoings, and walked to the front of the class at their teachers bidding, with sheepish tread and downcast laces. Did the teacher burst into an angry tirade at their misdoings, or did she resort to the "cane" to punish them.'' No! She had a more effective means of punishment ready. . With serious f»»ce, she calmly admonished them on their conduct, and pointed out that ifc was very necessary that they should cleanse. their tongues ot the offending words. She procured pome soap, and made the culprits lather their tongues with it, the operation being performed with many grimaces.

When the tongues were well lathered the offenders were .ordered to rinse out their mouths; this being done with a great amount, of spluttering. Tims were their tongues cleansed of the offending words, and it is confidently anticipated that the wholesome lesson thus inflicted will mafc; them think twice before sullying thentongues in future. It might be pointed out that the teacher referred to has quite a reputation for the excellent discipline she maintains in her class, and tMs is due, riot to an excessive use of the "cane," but to ingenious methods devised by herself.