The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-01-25
GIGGLING GIRLS.
A Pretty State Of Discip pine
Revealed in Hoboken S
High School.
ALL In THE GERskAN HOUR


The Suspension at six yorng wo1aeu
from the High School III Hebokeu tor si<z-
Cling at Prof. Pior the German snte<.
has developed queer state 81 Affairs y
the public school system Of thar city.
School Trustee darcy said 10 ne this
morning that be did not see why szch q
lime was made over the suspenst9n az ths
scholars He said that suspensions during
the German period occurred almost every
day. This from one Of the school rrus-
Tees set the reporter on tour Of tnyes-
tigation. and he soon learned that ouch
was the case.
the present system Of teanhin& The Or
man language III The High School = 4
farce. and several ct the prettg H{&h
School girls whom ths reporter fnt<x-
viewed said that they always looked for.
ward to the German hour IS one Of xa<x&<
alton and nor Of study.
One Of the scholars, d pretty and TIxx-
cious girl of seventeen. said :-sI DEM
1hink that DR. Pior is the right kix1d III b
man. He has no system have tried
verY hard 70 master the language. and f6r
while paid close attention during th&
lesson but finally gave up is despair
and joined with the other girls ii having
fun during the lessen hour 2 - Is, !, SAID
Gus pair OF black eyes, 7 can never learn
German from PROT Pier lie has such
M odd appearance and way that am xI-
most forced to laugh outright. I do IeaII7
think be is the oldest man alive.
Another young iads who has been s1s~
pended on several occasions for cutting
mp cRpers during the Gerznau hour said
that she never corlid keep straight f1cs
while Prof. PiDr WIS IN tls rnosn.
JUST AN HouR no FOOT.
Judging from what SONS q The girls
said the German period mzst BE- seplefe
with funny Incidents Il IS rela1ad how
81 che occasion the Doctor had his back
turned 30 the class and his hands folded
behind his back when one ef fae scholArs
fired an inkWel with un@fFiag aim and
IL contents spilled on Dr.. FiQrss Bands.
When the Doctor turned around with
roar all Of the girls were inzently studying
their German grammar. On another
occasion one Of the boy scholars
MD tbs professors cane ard he Was sozl1s
time finding it. a favorite expression IL
the professors was, when he caught one
Of the scholars in their pranks. 70 order
them In laundering voice TO stand on
the wall He evidently did NOT mean
for the scholars to stand on the wall, Is
he was satisfied when they stood vita
their backs to the wall On one occasion
. Atatt peAS>l1 y ftS Ars4 " 4ae H{ Tie b23H
and knocked the DOCTORS gold r1u1ued
spectaeies OF. In fact al manner 81
pranks are pared. and rae knewlsdGH o1
German CLEANED during tie hours de-
voted TO the teaching OF that Languages Is
small IN comparison to the amouuz Of Inn
the scholars have. Il
PEoEESScE P1oR ES
Prof. Pior Is quite Character he
weighs about 80 pounds, and looks like
Burgomaster, or in other words i Ger
man Alderman. He has VERY serious
and thoughtful expression. which is en-
hanced By q pair Of spectaeles- He walks
with great elaboration and carries mas
sIve cane He is paid 81. 500 u year BY tho
the pupils IN the High School.
Principal Elston Of the High School
when seen this morning admitted that
suspension was of frequent occurrences
during the German period Said hes
Misses Lizzie Reid. Adeline Welpeu.
Carrie Garrabrandt. Jennie Crawford,
Agnes Melchus ana Josie Wheeler
were sent home on Wednesday for lau m
ing at Prof Pior. The Professor does
not speak English well and at Times he IL
guyed By the pupils and laughed at On
Wednesday the Professor made break
which caused the whole class to litter
aud these six girls laughed outright.
The Professor ordered them from the
affair sustained his action
The six young women we're at school
yesterday and we're treated as great hero
ines BY their class mates. The two other
tutors OF German are Misses Gerdts aud
Coos. They teach IN the Grammar de-
partmenrs. They are very successful -
teachers and never hare any trouble