Indeed, here, if anywhere, it required courage to be cowardly.
If Froebel and Langethal had seen in the principle of comradeship the best furtherance of discipline, it was proved here; for we formed one large family, and if any act really worthy of punishment, no mere ebullition of youthful spirits, was committed by any of the pupils, Barop summoned us all, formed us into a court of justice, and we examined into the affair and fixed the penalty ourselves.

For dishonourable acts, expulsion from the institute; for grave offences, confinement to the room--a punishment which pledged even us, who imposed it, to avoid all intercourse with the culprit for a certain length of time.

For lighter misdemeanours the offender was confined to the house or the court-yard.

If trivial matters were to be censured this Areopagus was not convened.
And we, the judges, were rigid executors of the punishment.

Barop afterwards told me that he was frequently compelled to urge us to be more gentle.