Commanding Officer
CAPT S. M. SHELTON-, USM
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THE ROD AND TEE CHILD
The time-honored aphorism, "Spare
the rod ana spoil the child" is still
believed by many parents and educa
tors to be.wise and useful. Recently,
in a symposium in which twelve indiv
iduals. participated, nine were of the
opinion that it should be adhered to5
three were net. However, it was
clear that the "yeas" were endowed
with a goodly measure . of common
sense, good•judgement and experience,
the "nays" not so. In relation to the
administration of corporal punish
ment to children, it must always be
administered wnen the aaulu is angry.
Anger is not good medicine for any
ill, especially here. It works a
double penalty on the one who gives
way to it and the one who is the sub
ject of it.
The modern tendency to allow
children the maximum of "self-expres
sion," as it is called, is well
illustrated in a recently-published
book, whose author asserts that
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there are no "problem, children,”
but only "problem parents." His book,
• ’A Radical Approach to Child Rearinglj
teaches that "children should be al
lowed to grow in freedom." "Discip
line and punishment create fear, and
that fear breeds hostility." This
Author is a teacher, and he has done
away with all repression of any kind
among his pupils. Whatever they wish
to do, they may do, as far.as he is
concerned. The school where he teach
es is co—educational. If his. youth
wish to "swear, drink or smoke," they
may, as far as'he is concerned.
Fortunately for us, this school is
in England. It is safe to say that
its peer does not exist in this
> country.
In the symposium mentioned above,
the "yeas" stated that they believed
the punishment inflicted upon then
with justification' by their parents,
made them not only better boys and
girls, but better adults. It prepar
ed then to go forth into life better
equipped than . they would otherwise
have boon. .It trained them to know
right from wrong, and to . .respect
authority. And, respect for properly
constituted authority is the founda
tion-stone of law and order.
By
Father Keefe
MOTE
OF
APPRECIATION
Cub Scout Pack Mo• 351 wishes to ex
press their sincere appreciation to
all the mothers who contributed so
freely of their time and effort in making
the recent Pack Bake Sale a real success*
A special note of thanks to all the
mothers who contributed cakes and cookie?
who do not have children in the pack——
this is a special charitable attitude &
is deeply appreciated by the pack* Also,
to all the persons who purchased these
items goes a sincere thanks*
CUE SCOUT PACK 351