Show we consider the prosecution of the principal of tile the vernal school a very unwise uwe as it has a tendency to detract from froin the authority of our public school teachers there is scarcely a teacher who does not make we use of corporal punishment to a limited extent and whenever they do so BO they break the law and are liable to prosecution it seems to ui that tho better kiy ay to d would bo be for the trustees to dis die charge any teacher who transgresses this law and then cause his prow prosecution cution in this case tho the trus tees as well as an nearly the whole community look upon tile the prose cution as a mistake if tho the tench teach er cr was worthy of provie prosecution cution lie he was unfit to teach our school and if lie he is fit to tench teach lie ho should not have been prosecuted for this slight infraction of the law the trustees and most of the bo poo peo pis aro on the side of the teacher the trustees nud and the prosecuting at attorney turney should work in harmony |