Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, February 20, 1957 THE CAPITAL JOURNAE Section" T Patre 3 AO MORE THRASHINGS Salem Schools Frown on Strict Discipline Principle By FRED ZIMMERMAN Capital Journal Writer The theory that the disobedient upil should be given a thrash ng no longer has a place in the disciplinary procedures of the mo dern school and as a consequence the hickory switch, the leather strap or the wooden ruler have given way to psychology. At least this is true in the Salem schools, where there does not ap pear to be any argument as to the better method of controlling the youngster who may dispute the authority of the teacher or the principal. No Corporal Punishment Dr. George B. Martin, assistant superintendent of Salem schools, shook his head in a negative man ner when asked about corporal punishment. "Educational heads abandoned Uiat system long ago," he remarked. He added that if a classroom teacher is unable to FIRE MARSHAL ALERTED Governor Asks Rest Homes Safety Study Gov. Holmes Tuesday asked state Fire Marshal Bobert B. Tay lor to reassess regulations affect ing old peoples homes. The Governor said he wants to prevent an occurrence like the death of 71 residents of a home for the aged at Warrenton, Mo., last Sunday. 'He directed Taylor to "make a re-study of safeguard standards for homes where aged and crip pled are housed in Oregon." E. A. Taylor, deputy state fire marshal, said there are 181 nurs ing homes and 97 homes for the aged in Oregon. "We inspect them once a year. They can't get their licenses to operate from the state Board of Health until they get clearance from us," he said. "We are better off than many other states," he continued, "but we're scared to death all the time. "There will have to be people Tight Money Has Averted Overbuilding SPOKANE Wl The govern ment's "tight money" policy may have been an aid in disguise by preventing overbuilding last year, the Western Retail Lumbermen's Assn. convention was told Tues day. Miner H. Baker, a vice presi dent and economist of the Seattle Firat National Bank, said the rela tively high interest rates "are go ing to be with ns for a while and It'i quite possible the peak hasn't been reached.'.' "If credit had not limited hom ing construction during the last year we undoubtedly would have been overbuilt by now," Baker added. Some 600 to 700 lumber dealers from the four Pacific Northwest stales are attending the three-day convention. killed until the public demands that those places be made safe." Taylor said the trouble is that most of these homes are on old. large family dwellings. He added that sprinkling systems are need ed. "While there is much to be de sired," he said, "we have suc ceeded in closing open stairways, elevator shafts and dumbwaiters." EUGENE Wl An ordinance ordering strict safety require ments at nursing homes goes into effect here next month. It is the only one of Us kind in the state and sets up fire safety requirements more stringent than those of the state fire marshal's office. Two recent tragic fires in old people's homes in other parts of the country, the most recent claiming more than 70 lives in Missouri, centered attention here on the ordinance. Fire Marshal Lester Barkers said that with approach -of the date when the ordinance will be effective on March 293 of 11 nursing homes in the city are complying with all provisions of it. Other homes have spent vary ing amounts of money to come up to some of the standards. Op erators of three of the homes, Barkers said, haven't gone be yond the "talking stage" on remodeling. Bill Seeks Extension Of McKenzie Highway The Lane County legislative delegation Introduced a bill Tues day to extend the McKenzie High way from Eugene to the coast. The route now rum only from Eugene across the Cascades to The Dalles California Highway. The extension would designate route F as tne Highway, too. This route is , the shortest way from Eugene to the coast. In effect, route "F" would be come part of the state highway system under the bill. control any particular pupil, the latter is sent to the principal for a conference. If the principal is unable to get results, then the parents are called into the picture for a general dis cussion. Sometimes, said Dr. Mar tin, the father and mother admit their failure in their efforts to bring up their offspring according to law and order and then they suggest "you spank him." This the school heads refuse to do, considering the woodshed method of handling unruly boys and girls is still the prerogative of the home. While the school principal has certain rules which he must fol low, in addition he must have a thorough understanding of human nature, be a psychologist of no mean accomplishments and a dip lomat in addition to being a disciplinarian. Pupil Recently Expelled What happens to a pupil who has been expelled from school? This question came up after the school board had seen fit to back up a high school principal's rec ommendation that one of his stu dents be fired. It hadn't happened before for a number of years. Dr. Martin explained that there is no law that would prevent the expelled youth from entering an other school. "However, he would be compelled to pay tuition," he added. Dr. Martin said that Salem is fortunate in that it has family life at its best. There are no racial problems to complicate the situa tion and no large industries that have a tendency to upset the eco nomic balance in times of stress. AU of these things tend to stabi lize educational processes from the disciplinary angle, even though they do not provide classrooms for an expanding population. Rock Crushes Dam Worker BAKER to A large rock, being used as fill for the Idaho Power Co.'s Brownlee Dam on the Snake River, fatally crushed Law rence D. 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