The Portland daily press., 1884-12-15
Enforcing Discipline.

Some little sensation was created In the city
on Saturday By report that there had been
an exciting time at the High School. 1t was
reported that the boys mutinied, and that in
the struggle the Master, Mr.. A. E. Chase, was
Knocked down by son of Mayor King. A
reporter for the PREss called upon Mr.. Chase
and Mayor King, and from tbem-as we'll as
young King himself-obtained the particulars
OF this tempest in a teapot.
The rules of the High School require that
when the boys are let out at recess they shall
go into their dressing room, which lies at the
loot OF the stairs, and either assume their out
side garments and pass directly into the play
ground, or return to the class rooms. a door
from the dressing room also opens into a class
room. Saturday the boys went into the dreas-
ing room, out did not pass out. Some Of the
boys stood by the door leading into the class
room, which was open, chatting some Of the
girls. Mr.. Holden, the new assistant master
came out, hearing the noise, and told the bows
to either pass out into the yard or retarn to the
class rooms. Somebody shut the door leading
Into the class room, and a number of the bows.
disobeying Mr.. Holden's order, began to jeer
In mischieyous way and skylark, and finally
pushed one OF the boys against Mr.. Holden.
That gentleman Immediately left the boys, who
took advantage of the situation to halloo and
skylark all the more, while he went up stairs
and called Mr.. Chase.
Mr.. Chase ran down the stairs, naturally
little excited at this state OF affairs. and en-
tered the room just at the time that young
King came in from outdoors and hung up his
things He had been out OF doors all this
time. Mr.. Chase ordered the boys at once to
clear out OF the corridor. A number OF the
boys, however, did not obey the order prompt
ly, bat continued to halloo and repeat the
order in mimicking way. Young King
joined in with these boys, as he frankly
acknowledges. Mr. Chase rushed inso the
throng, scattering boys right and left, aud
seized King, pushing him out OF the corridor,
and throwing him on the floor in the end of
the hall, w4ere Kings elbow won't through
pane OF glass. Naturally enough, King was
excited, and it is possible that in his excite
ment he may have struck out at Mr. Chase.
At any rate, Kings fBger-nail scraped the
skin off the side Of Mr. Chases nose, making
the blood run. As King fell, some of the boys
hiSSOo' OHe quiOAly ebOppouy auu Dill returned
to their class rooms.
There was no preme6itated Decentralization.
The whole affair grew out of boysh prank
10 the beginning, and lasted a very few mo-
ments. Young King admits that the disci-
pine of the school has bsen good, and that he
was violating school rules. His father has
called upon Mr.. Chase, heard his story, which
corroborates Kings in the main facts-both
were too much excited to know much OF little
details-apd endorses Mr. Chase's action.
Young King was not hurt, and Mr.. Chase has
merely scratched nose. Discipline was re-
stored and all was smooth as Summer sea
Immediately after the episode. Such affairs
are not infrequent in schools, and report mag
nifed little matter into mountain