The Wilmington morning star. [volume], September 09, 1947, Page 3, Image 3

About The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990

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The Book Of Knowledge
A school for children of well-to-do burgher families of New
inuterdam (New York) in late 17th century. Note that they
dd not have desks but worked together at a long table.
(Department:—
tHE tNITED STATES)
rod NOT spared in *■
COLONIAL SCHOOLS
t0 continue the story of
I jjfe in colonial America
Scun in yesterday’s article),
iZl opened with prayer, aft
which the children began
f.ir lessons. Paper was
* „ct and lead plummets
aere used instead of pencils. At
•1 o’clock the bell rang, and
L children scampered off
borne not t0 return 1111111 1
o’clock. The afternoon session
Led until 4 or 5, and school
dosed with prayer.
«Sprre the Rod and Spoil the
rhjid ’ was the motto of nearly
■cry parent and teacher. The
discipline in school was very
jevere. Bovs who did not learn
their lessons or were imperti
nent to their master were
•oundlv flogged with a birch
tod. Often, too, the stern fath
ers whipped their sons because
they had been whipped at
school. Children were taught to
cbey their parents without ar
guing. An early law of Connect
icut fixed the penalty of death
upon any son who should strike
(us parent.
In the dame schools, as the
schools kept for little folks by
j woman were called, some of
the methods of punishment
were quite novel. The school
mistress would go about and
jriskly tap the heads of idle
children with a heavy thimble
she wore on her finger Telling
lies was punished by applying
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hot mustard to the tongue;
whispering met the unpleasant
fate of being gagged with a
small wooden board; stupid
children were made to stand or
sit upon a tall dunce stool; and
any child guilty of stealing had
his fingers burned with red-hot
coals. Among the modes of
punishment were strapping ten
der hands with leather thongs,
and pinching the ear-lobes and
noses of naughty children with
pieces of wood shaped like
clothespins.
In some of the schools, good
children sometimes received
such rewards as a portion of a
strawberry divided among
three or four pupils, or had a
red, pink or blue bow tied to
their shoulders to wear home.
In schools where these
were used, a black bow was
pinned upon a naughty' child,
with the usual consequence of
a whipping administered at
home.
A writer of 1750 says, in com
menting on his school days:
“When I was 3 years old, I
was sent to school to a mis
tress, where I learned to read
with neat dispatch; in my fifth
year, I was taken away and
put to a writing master. In my
seventh year, I flourished a tol
erable hand and began my
grammar. By the time I was
14 I was considerably proficient
in the Latin and Greek langu
ages and was admitted into
Harvard.”
Perhaps it was owing to the
fact that many entered college
while mere boys that corporal
punishment (applied to the
body) was much used in the
higher educational institu
tions. Students at college were
often publicly thrashed.
In the South most of the peo
ple lived on farms or planta
tions. Therefore it was common
for planters to employ tutors for
their children. Often the owner
of a plantation would hire a tu
tor and invite the parents on
neighboring estates to send
their children.
However, the number of peo
ple who could afford tutors was
small, and the children of the
smaller farmers in the South
had poor opportunities for ed
ucation. There were some good
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academies, but most of the chil
dren attended little neighbor
hood schools which were badly
taught.
(Copyright, 1946, By- The
Grolier Society Inc., based upon
The Book Of Knowledge)
(Distributed by United Feature
Syndicate, Inc.)
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ARMY ACCEPTS 15
APPLICANTS HERE
FOR REGULAR DUTY
Fifteen applicants, including
one Navy, one Marine, and five
Army veterans, were accepted
for enlistment in the Regular
Army, and Army Air Force by
the local TJ. S. Army and Air
Force recruiting station, during
the week ending September 6,
Lieut. Charles J. Markus, com
manding officer, announced to
day.
White veterans enlisting were:
Leslie J. O’Neal, Court 1-18 Lake
Village, and Harvey L. Hughes,
213 Churcn street, both of
whom volunteered for the Air
Force for three years, Robert
Hughes, 819 Princess street,
Coast Artillery Corps, three
y ears, in the grade of Pfc.; and'
Jack Little, Whiteville, Navy
vet, thr'ee years, Coast Artillery
Corps.
White non-veterans enlisting
were: Luther C. Mitchell, Jr., 33
Tyler street, unassigned, two
years; Lacy Ludlum, Jr., three
years, Coast Artillery Corps:
Earl A. Bender, Jr., 10 North
Tenth street; Lawrence H. Ward,
Whitevilie; Gaston L. Hinson,
Clarendon; and Willie L. Gore,
Nakina; all of whom volunteer
ed for three years assignment to
the Air Forces.
The U. S. Army and Air Force
recruiting station is located in
Room 205, post office. Recruit
ing representatives are also sta
tioned in the post offices of thi
following towns each week, as
follows: White ville, Mondays
and Tuesdays; Burgaw, Thurs
days; and Jacksonville, Thurs
days and Fridays.
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SPECIAL CRIMINAL
TERM OF COURT NOW
SET FOR NOVEMBER 1
There will be no special term
0.1 criminal court in New Han
over county in October.
Instead, one will convene for
a week beginning No-ember 1.
Authority for such a term was
made yesterday by the county
board of commissioners at the
request of Solicitor Clifton
Moore. Originally, a term had
been set for October 28. The
change was made when the Sol
icitor informed the commission
ers no judge was available tor
■that date.
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