. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. OLD TIME SCHOOLS 153. Peculiar punishments were more common in olden timesthan now. The dunce cap belongs to a forgotten past but thewriter remembers a so-called dunce-block,—the end of ahuge beam painted red, in one of the lower grades of theSpringfield schools, upon which silly boys were made to sit. There are nowscarcely any coun-try schools left inSpringfield and thecountry work andsports have largelypassed away. Fewboys know how to milk and
. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. OLD TIME SCHOOLS 153. Peculiar punishments were more common in olden timesthan now. The dunce cap belongs to a forgotten past but thewriter remembers a so-called dunce-block,—the end of ahuge beam painted red, in one of the lower grades of theSpringfield schools, upon which silly boys were made to sit. There are nowscarcely any coun-try schools left inSpringfield and thecountry work andsports have largelypassed away. Fewboys know how to milk and nogirl can spin. The husking beesthat made good times in thegreat barns on Main street areno more. Thanks to pond andhill, skating and coasting are yetin vogue, although for the safetyof all, including children, restric-tions have to be imposed uponcoasting on the more traveledstreets. Sometimes the young1887 people have successfully opposed the placing of these restrictions, as appears from some con-temporary verses in the Homestead. A spirit of independence,if in obedience to the laws, is admirable, as in the case of theBoston boys who remonstrated with General
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