This paper brings an analysis of the creation and application of disciplinary practices at an institution called Ginásio Paranaense from 1896 to 1930. The discussion has its bases on the disciplinary power interposed between the kinds of subjects involved, both in the classroom environment and and in the institution responsible for high school organization in Paraná. The members of the Congregation and the Principal were the people responsible for interpreting and accomplishing the school regiment in such a way that flaws would correspond to penalties, so that they would be able to "tame" the "delinquents". The disciplinary practices inaugurated with the Republican government depended on the constant regulation of penalties and competences. This analysis was useful in adding tools to the present discussion by explaining the mobilization of power relations which, along time, were disciplinary and characterized schools as stages for daily life experiences.
high school teaching; power relations; disciplinary rules
