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Show THE HOME AND THE SCHOOL. It is claimed that a very large ma.-jorlty ma.-jorlty of the principals of the public schools In Brooklyn, Now York, aro In favor of the resumption of whlpp-rig the turbulent and refractory pupil?. They argue that there are some boys who can be reached in no other way, and that It is an injustice to the school to have In it a few pupils who by tlur insubordination, insubordi-nation, contempt for study, and general gen-eral recklessness, destroy Hit- morale of the school; and that it is an injulslce to such pupils themselves, when a vigorous vig-orous flogging or two would bung them to reason and put them in ,x way to receive re-ceive the benefits of the schooling which they contemn. There can be no denial of the soundness sound-ness of this, in smrw onst;! thro are hearts that can only be reached through the obdurate hides that cover them. But on the other hand, It is argued that a certain element of brutality always attends at-tends a flogging; that to tome extent it Is demoralizing, and that the better way Is to discard It altogether, in favor fa-vor of sympathy, leading kindness, and a moral tone that is elevating, purifying, purify-ing, and altogether loely. It is undoubtdely true that as "beneath "be-neath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier than the sword," ?o in a school where all the pupils are tractable, well disposed, Industrious and intelligent, moral suasion is enough, and Hogging would be brutal. And yet, since men are not all entirely great, and the sword must be employed to right wrongs, vindicate honor and decency, and protect a people at times in their very existence, so in some schools there are- turbulent characters whom It seems that the rod alone will bring to reason and sense. But in all this, as in mo3t other points, the home can be, and ought to be. a powerful auxiliary to the school. The parents should keep In close touch with the teachers. The relntlons between be-tween the parents and the teachers of their children should be entirely candid, can-did, open, frank; with unreserved plain speaking, so that the parents may know just what their children are doing do-ing and how they are getting along in their studies, the quality of their deportment, de-portment, and conduct generally, and what they need to cure any defects in application, progress, or behavior. There should be no lale-cnrryins; by the pupils to their parents nga'nftt the teachers, nor should there be room for any, for the parents and the teachers should be in such close communion that there would be not the slightest cause for misunderstanding or opportunity In any direction for misrepresentation, misrepresenta-tion, The interest of the parents and of the teacher is Identical with respect to the pupil; his advancement, and his training, in all proper lines and grades; and such relation would easily solve the Hogging problem, even though the rod were utterly banished from the :--chool. It would, at need, appear blgser and heavier than ever at the home, where none cculd question Its reasonable use; indeed, the old rule which many parents carried out to give a second birching at home, when one had been administered at the school, often brought excellent results. This question of parental responsibility responsibili-ty with respect to ruling or unruly boys has recently been up prominently in this city in connection with misconduct, and even petty crime, on the part of a number of youths who attracted the attention at-tention of the police. That the home is the tribune of ultimate appeal In moat cases is sure. That this tribunal should be a frlciSly one from the school standpoint stand-point is evident; and that It should De a tribunal of strict construction and stern discipline, for the good oi the perecn whose case la under consideration, Is as evident from a reasonable standpoint as it Is the absolute teaching of experience. |