1867-1868 School Committee Report

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7 12 13: 00 0 00 koko O 00 00 O C. O O has no right; in Massachusetts, to trifle away his child's opportu- o 0 00 o ci t o o I �� o o � o •aorl�nxlsar . sOJ plied 3ua'M o o eq t M eo M C o t e4 L o 0 00 .+ pities in attempting to realize the theory which a parent usually v o o �C o�+ �as � aq t- t cherishes, viz. that his particular child can be persuaded, but not _ _ 0000 O O O O O O O driven. If we are not mistaken, an understanding between.the •glaolu 0000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tod sagoual o o e6 06 O X6 4 4 4 4 ci 06 00 � parent, teacher and committee, that a child is to be sent away GM Jo gOSU.& ri o4 r-q. t- 1.0 T4 04 01 G14 M GM from the school rather than punished with the rod for miscon- duct, cannot affect the right which the law secures to the child t3gl a�np ;-f- ; } + } { s a0aepuallg :w � .0 � 8 himself, of attending a public school if his character be such as Jo a8slaaa gad not to make the school unfit for other children. If one parent had a right to a voice in the management of affairs in a school _ •Jalar&ar aaas + paalle a 3szan� m ,-t 00 t t d+ room, every other parent might claim the same right. There `�' d' `� M c' Gq aq `Q N could be no uniformity of government—hardly any system of 0 instruction in some neighborhoods. -ivas ut a u� ;ti o � to Cq � o X W ,0 As we have intimated before, we think there should be some paa118 a�saan� : �n w �, �, b' escape from the rigor with which the laws of the State seem to talulm nr s�,; I :o t t C� M M t Cr, �0 u, -logos Jo aagmnx CQ m 04 = 10 sr 0v A, insist upon corporal punishment rather than exclusion. •aacatuns L[r sd8 tc� 00 MO C\l to GrJ rn rn r-t -logos Jo aagcunx •<H u0 dt d+ d� cal d1 co c� In conclusion, we take the liberty of reminding all persons d, �, ; 4+ ; o interested in the public schools of the town that the res onsi- Jo jaq nujuj j, :o 0, O o C� o 0 0 M 00 co bility of selecting and directing the teacher belongs to the Com- salarm ur q c M cl mittee; while the duty of making the most of the advantages Y 100g0s;o gj2u9rj* ;� IQ10 >A 10 � A offered pertains to the pupils. If any real cause of complaint •sawums nr a d+ � m Cq : d+ or criticism respecting the affairs of any school exists, all persons loogaso g19aa7* u, 11it affected by it might without hesitation or reserve remonstrate with the Committee. That Board will probably always bear in mind that they are the servants of the town, in duty bound to inquire into all matters committed to their care. �tr,Jj 5t,'L 0 ty 4�''i •r- U O Qi 67 ed �' 0 A We append the usual tabular statement and the annual report A x 60 g� ` 0 E i P"as A �,9 of the Committee's Book Agent. Pi w04 Respectfully.submitted, a U E4 I w o w Q P a wP11 w A JOHN W. HUDSON, JONAS GAMMELL, : a LUKE C. CHILDS, School Committee for 1867-8. °o a a C l*7 H m p p m m tC z a Z .i't