Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-11-21 | Page 42 | Whipping Good for Bad Boys, Says Board

II WHIPPING GOOD GOOb fOR fORBAD FORBAD BAD BOYS SAYS BOARD t School Directors Strongly in Favor of Corporal Punishment at Teach Teachers ers Discretion Special to The Ogden Nov 20 When pupils In the city schools misbehave In such a manner as asto asto asto to merit corporal punishment from their teachers the board of ot education will not Interfere In any way Such was the ex expression expression expression from the rs of or the board last night when the he matter was brought up by Superintendent J 3 M 11 3 Mills who declared that there had lately been threats of ot damage suits by parents Superintendent Mills related an Instance where an unruly youngster at the Madi Madl Madison Madison son school had attempted to run things his own way when a young woman teacher promptly boxed his ears The parents of ot the boy appealed to the su superintendent superintendent superintendent who found that the punish punishment punishment ment meat was entirely Justifiable The finance committee was w was s instructed to report on the feasibility of erecting another school building In the northeast northeastern ern em portion of ot the city The suggestion of or Hyrum Byrum Pingree that the vacant rooms in the school building be used for some of or the grades during the balance of ot the season was adopted Miss Alice Bowen was elected secretary to the board to fill the vacancy which wilt soon occur by the resignation of Miss Baker Superintendent Mills announced that some of ot the professors of ot the University of ot Utah would be In Ogden today and at ata ata ata a meeting In the city hall would outline some of or the subjects to be followed In Inthe Inthe inthe the teachers extension work