Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-23

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tied school twice, and was struck
by one of the boys once when pas
sing out. Miss Alburtis whipped
the youngest with a club. tChild's
statement.) The others had no
| trouble.
Second charge-Children made
no progress at all. They had reg
ular lesson; some were reading,
and the others were not so far ad-
vanced.
Third charge, no evidence.
Fourth charge, no evidence.
Fifth charge-Whipped child
with pointer. Bruises on child in
one place.
George Oliver testified-No evil
dence on any of the charges except
| the fifth. Whipped is'brother-
welt on his back as broad as finger.
John OLIVER testified as follows:
Zone of MIR. Dieffenderfer's own
class"
| First charge-tried to keep good
order, and did not whip when
boys behaved.
Second charge-Mr. Defender
fer taught rules, but some teachers
sent him to his seat to find out for
himself.
Third charge, no evidence.
Fourth charge, no evidence.
Fifth charge no evidence.
Mr.. Dieffenderfer whipped wit
ness with strap two thickness
sewed together, he hit witness
about one dozen times with coat
on, and on returning to school one
week afterwards was whipped
again with same strap.
Witness saw him whip M.
HODGE with strap, and did not
know what it was for. Whipped
little one, but not the large ones.
Studied arithmetic, reading, writ
ing and spelling.
Mcclellan Hooge testified as fol-
lows:
First charge-Some times big
boys would do as they pleased as
they pleased at recess on play
ground, did not go last year.
Teacher overlooks play grounds.
Second charge-Arithmetic,r read
ing, spelling, and writing, taught
in Mr.. Dieffenderfer's room. Tea
cher told witness to go to his seat
ard study. Teacher explained on
black board. Tried to teach read
| ing and writing.
| Third charge-No evidence.
| Fourth charge-No evidence.
Fifth Wanted to go out,
teacher whipped him with strap
three times, he Welt out three
times a day.
| Knew that [ was whipped for
wrong.
Boys when whipped for impos-
ing on little ones. thought some
deserved it and others did not.
He did not know whether the
strap was double or not.
p. Caldwell, witness.
Went to school last year, did not
| go this year.
First charge-Good order in
hschooi, defendant talked to schol-
ars, tried to keep good order, Mr..
Dieffenderfer was in the yard
some time. Teachers would al
ways watch over school yard.
Mr.. Dieffenderfer would whip
for fighting, pupils would swear,
teacher tried 10 prevent it.
Second charge - Some would
learn and Others would not regu-
lar session every day; witness
tried to learn, and teacher would
explain at black board ; teacher
was kept busy sometimes and re-
fused to show arithmetic; did not
object to show at proper times;
would miss geography and arith-
metic sometime had 90 or 60 pu-
pills.
Frank Irvin-Attended Mr. DIS.
school last session; was in Miss
Alburtis' room.
First charge-Teacher tried to
keep order in school; fought at re-
cess, but teacher did not know it:
would have been whipped if he
had known it; tried to make Us
steady in going out of school, and
tried to make us learn.
Second charge, no evidence.
Third charge, no evidence.
Fifth charge-Knew nothing;d id
not see Oliver whipped he was
whipped with a double strap sew
ed together; he had his coat on; ii
hurt him for two days; the cause
of the whipping was for sitting on
a crooked pin and hollooing; was
asked no questions, and did not
know what the whipping was for;
teacher tried to learn.
Mr.. McBee, Fourth Witness-I
live in Fifth Ward and send three
children since school began.
First charge-Never in school