The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-14

E45,ack VS. The Trustees of the Port De
post High School.

post High School.
About H." middle 81 III" past Fall,
! A,,nAn HuIinrk, Il pn,.ii at rhr Port De-
post High School a son Of Constable j. II.
! Hurock, of that Town, was dismissed from
| rhr school by the Principal. Mr.. George NJ.
! Thomas for bad behavior and insuborina-
! ,iun. The matter WAS referred to the tru>-
/ fees of said srhnnl, consisting Of -ilonzn
! Reynolds (rrrsideuI), Thomas G. Bond.
. and \. l.. Bury, by letters from each of the
| parties stating their respective versions of
! the case. The action of the Principal was
/ sustained by the Board, from which deci-
| sion Mr.. Hurinck appealed to the Board of
/ School Commissioners In the meantime
! Mr.. Hurlock and Mr. Thomas had had u
personal encounter upon the street in Port
! Deposit, said meeting re>ultingin the phys-
| cal discontinue of Hurlock. This was the
subject Of much newspaper comment ut the
| time, and was also laid before the last grand
jury, which body declined to notice the
matter.
The parties We're all on hand on Tuesday
morning last, and the Board, after organi.
cation (Mr Squier in the chair,( at once
took up the case. Mr.. \. H. Stump mp
prared as counsel for Hurlock and Mr. G.
NJ. Thomas represented the trustees of the
school Mr.. Thomas's letter TO Hurlock,
dated Nov. 2lSt, 1881, stating the bai b.-
havinr of the pupil and requesting his father
10 correct him: Mr.. Hurlock's reply: also
the respective letters of the parties to the
trustees, the one demanding the reinstate-
'arnr of his son and the other sustaining
the ac1i"n of fhe Principal in suspending
the pupil. We're offered in evidence.
Mr. Hnrlock WAS then sworn, and 1csti-
fed as follows: | am the Elthcr of Alnnzo
Hurluck, who WAS suspended from the PORT
Deposit High School in November last;
never said thar the teacher should not pun
lSh my boy; never said so to any one: ]
punished him mysrlf by whipping him;
did NOT tell any of the teachers that did
not punish my boy.
Mr.. Thomas, the Principal Of the school,
va" then sworn, and gave his version of the
difficulty. He stated that the boys con-
I
ofher scholars and exhibiting much insult
ordination aud total disregard of the rules
of the school; his conduct was reported to
me by Mr.. Rawlings, the assistant. and |
suspende,! him, Mr.. II. declining 10 give
any assurance of better behavior in the
future; l knew nothing of Mr. II. before
this occurrence.
Mr.. Rawlings was sworn: I was assistant
teacher of Port Deposit High School in /
November last: l know -AiouZo Hurlovk
and his father, j. II. Hurlock; the conduct |
of AlonZo in school was bad; he was in |
subordinate in many things: he was All ele- I
ment of disorder in the school and deStruc- I
tive of discipline; complained of him to
Mr.. Reynolds, the President of the Board |
of Trustees; also to his father, Mr.. Hur-
lock; the latter told me he opposed to |
the punishment of his son by a teacher, and .
requested me to send him home; reported !
The fact to the Principal, Mr.. Thomas, who !
suspended him; have no prejudice agans. /
Mr.. Hurl"ck; he never told me about send !
ing switches to school, nor gave consent to
my furnishing the boy; he told me that he
would whip any one who punished his son.
Mr. Squer, President of the Board, was
then sworn, and stated the advice given by
him to Mr. Thomas in relation to the mat
ter
Alonzo II. Reynolds. President Of the
Board of Trustees Of the school, was next
sworn, and made statement of the action
,,f b., r., -, L .b
Principal of the school.
Mr.. Hurlock recall-d-Did not tell Mr..
Rawlings that if he or Mr.. Thomas whipped
my son would whip them.
This closed the testimony, and the case
was then ably argued by Mr.. Thomas for
the Trustees aud Mr.. Stump for Hurlock.
The case was then given To the judges 1.-THE
Board of Commissioners who, il a few
moments, rendered their decision, su stain
ing the action Of the Board of Trustees of
the school and making the suspension per-
p-rual, unless Mr.. Hurlock and his son
make appropriate nowledgments and
give guarantee for future good behavior.
(rhe decision in full will lie found else
where in these columns, i'll the report of the
proceedings of the School Commissioners !
Whether or not this will end the case Je-
mains to be seen. Mr.. II. may yet take
the matter TO the Circuit Court which, pre-
Sumably he has the right 10 do. Much i'll .
feeling has grown out OF this matter and !
much may Vet follow. AT the railroad STA
ZION. on Tuesday afternoon, the appellant .
exhibited much bad blood towards Mr.. |
Alonzo Reynolds, President of the Board .
of Trustees, who took his flood of denuncia- i
fon calmly and without apparently becorn-
The loud and abusive manner of the other !
side.