The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-11-08

The Case NJ No. rs school-ss ass.
ment Of the Affair Furnished bv
the Committee and she Prinetn.S
To THE EDITOR OF THE GLzRTrk
Seeing q commun ication in the |
Sunday Star OF yesterday, entitled ga
Gravel harge," will reply through
the columns of your valuable paper.
The statement Of MIR. Isaac Drukker
is false In every particular. The bow.
Howard, Is between nine and ten
years Of age, and was extremely bad
aud manageable. Instead Of being
gagged" as vas stated, he had a
handkerchief lightly tied over his
mouth to prevent him from biting his
teacher, who had attempted to punish
him for some misconduct, not nv
whipping however. She was also
obliged TO hold him firmly to prevent
him from kicking and scratching. as he
used his feet and hands very vigorous
ly, besides using very disrespectful
and impudent language. In corse-
quence of this he was punished by be-
ing whipped with q small, slender
rattan, not a "cano," there being no
such article In the school building.
As he was but thinly clad the whip-
ping was administered but lightly,
leaving no marks or bruises, the teacher
in question being firm and just in her
Judgment of the punishment given,
and was neither excited nor angry,
The Charge OF brutal treatment is ut,
terly false !; no punishment by whip-
ping is ever resorted to except in very
aggravated cases and then only when
all other means fail. The principal OF
the school wished to give Mrs. ID. sat-
isfaction regarding the punishment
but she was so abusive and offensive
in her language calling the principal
"a dirty brute" and similar choice
epthets, making it impo ,sible for any
lady to listen to or attempt to reason
with any woman who would so faI
forget herself. AS committee OF schoO
No. 10 have given full az hority fol
corporal punishment, and l have per
feet confidence In the belief and know
ledge that In no case is 1t administered
without absolute justice and humanit,
being exercised. There was no thre q
or intention of expulsion IN the case o
the other boy, William Drukker, a
stated, although in direct disobedienc
to the rules he was truant on Frida
afternoon. 1t would be wise thin
for parents and guardians TO read care
fully the rules governing the Publ
Schools.
They expect teachers TO endure M
only the national want of lDtelligenC
, and lntolersble ldleuess on the part {
some CHILDREN, but also their dIsrespec
full and uDruly conduct, and II justl
punished, abuse and publicity is give
: her. Those who have experience In sue
a matters. especially II in the position
i do SO, should first make careful invest
/. CATION before publishing anything thi
n might injure teachers reputation Il
t common humanity al least.
!. j. Z. I. FuECKEL,
Committee, No. Is.
Mr.. Feuckel further states that Il
5 boys mother visited him OF Friday n
=. ternoon and stated her case to him II
J, asked the boy whether he had used Ill
respectful language to the teacher or b
n havod badly, to which gu ton b
mother would not allow him to repl
!, Mr.. Feuckle then told Mrs. Drukker tn
: hs had heard her side, and before givit
any judgment in the case he wo uid he
what tho teacher had to say. This
did, aud completely exonerates her,
n the above commn nication shows.