CORPORA L PUNISHMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13081, 22 January 1906, Page 5

CORPORA L PUNISHMENT.

A BELIEVER IN THE ROD.

[BY TELEORAni. —OWN" CORRESPONDENT.]

Christchurch, Saturday. Mr. J. Donso.v, of the Charitable Aid Board, has straight-out ideas in regard to corporal punishment, and they are not of a namby-pamby nature.

At the orphanage inquiry he expressed himself strongly in favour of the rod, which is said to save the child from being spoilt. "I believe in the good old birch. I used to have it and it did me good," he declared. "The birch has made many a good man."

"And many a bad one," remarked Mr. Cass id v.

"Well, I never found it so," retorted Mr. Dobsoit.

"It's all a matter of opinion," observed Mr. Bishop blandly, with a view to preserving the peace.

Later on Mr. Dobson showed that he practised what he preached. He remarked thait his two-year-old boy got it.

"Whatthe birch?" queried Mr. Cassidy in surprise.

"Well, a riding-whip; that's as good as a birch I suppose," came the reply.

At this Mrs. Wells held up her hands in horror, and gave vent to a shocked "Oh!"

"You are starting early," observed Mr. Cassidy. "I'm not starting at all. My wife is," replied Mr. Dobson. In further explanation he added, "The boy throws himself down in a temper and he is shown the rid-ing-whip. If he doesn't get up he is given one cut."