CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN THE CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1780, 1 December 1883, Page 2

CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN THE CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL.

TO THi: EDITOR. Sin,- -I notice in your repoifc of the Cambridge School Committee the chairman makes <i veiy unsatisfactory witluhaw al of his statement ro corporal punishment. I beg to state that Mr Hooking called at my office to make enquiries ie punishment received by one of my daughter. I snid T would not sond my children to school to be knocked about; thcie would doubtless arnve a pioper time to speak, and until then I should say nothing. On enqunuig, I found there were no just grounds for complaint,, hence I said nothing. Tins statement Mr Hosking thought himself justified in taking as a complaint made to him. The chairman's remarks in asking the inovei and seconder of the motion ie corpoial punishment to withdraw their motion .show, to my mind, that the chairman did not possess .sufficient moral com age to .stand his giound and assert hi.s right to make ut>e of statements made use of by himself, nor manliness to withdraw them without such reservations as to leave their sting behind. As far as Mr Stewart, was, concerned, 1 much regret that a portion of the committee acted in accordance with thk Tin's action of the chairman and committee shows their hand most cleaily. That animus and spite were considerably indulged in is evident, or why these leservations V If the committee had been honest in their intentions, and moved Mr Sargent's resolution without bringing forward the cor. poral punishment business, 1 doubt not the matter would have, passed without comment, but they must make the thing a certainty from their point of view, by girmg Mr Stewart a parting kick. Then again, not content with this, the chairman, for the sake of getting another cnt at Mr Stewait, states that the children have made no progims .since Mr Wilson left. I make no doubt Mr /Vrnold duly appreciates this. Of a truth thertt are few men when they get in the mire have the presence of mind to take things calmly, but w«all<w about, sinking 'deopor and deeper as they try fcv extricate themselves. — I am, &c, • Geohge E. Olakk. Cambridge, Jf ovember 29, 1883.

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