School Discipline
In the article on school discipline tne Sydney Morning- Herald says : '* Noonedonh's the need for d'.-cretion in the Use of corporal punishment, but to men of masculine sense it tak s a very severe flojrjnng to justify ;■ charge of brutality An old puhl'c Acbool boy, siieakinr of our comingbishop, said, 'The thins/ f remember best about Dr Barry is that he h»d an uncommonly strong- rig-lit arm. • nti the muster of auy public school iv Kiijtlmi)'! weak upon t.h it point would hardly be considered fit fur hss po.-t. But in Australia — it i.« a weakness of the whole C->n:inebt it is hell to he absolutely wnuijrto administer s» flowing that shall he more than a tari-e to the recipient, and, ;i < a ii.iiui «il consequence, Mj is foolish mere 1 . —or to ut. it plainly mawkish enti- • ent — i* frequently avenged by ihoimniible. ciime, <>r mutilation on he triangle at the tKitiils oi Uncommon fl »ger of thi! jra 1."
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Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 22, 23 February 1884, Page 3
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163School Discipline Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 22, 23 February 1884, Page 3
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