The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-28
TlCKENSACE'S SCHOOL ROW.
,,r METHODS OF PRINCIPAL BOokRr
FOUND FAULT WITH.

a., the sehool-astsr Issultsd His wire
vrh,, she Istervsssd In Rehsf OF Thsir
s.o-s.,ii.e So.-Afr. Roesrt wcuis
a.,,.r he Right than ne Priseip-L
Uh.n c. D. Boesrt, then Superintendent OF
s,hools at Bradford. Pa was selected last
,ut Of half q hundred candidates as prin-
- Of the uptown school In Hscksnsack,
vi an address was issued to residents Of
~. d,.,rict. in which assurance was given that
",Ss law OF eentlsness and kindness will con-
ii the government OF the school. add no
s.,.bpsss OF discipline on the part OF teachers
~i,lb s permittsd.' II was also requested that
sin ths homes OF the pupils habit OF speak
~ v.il Of the school shall be inculcsted aad
.d,.rs, criticism DO discouraged"
For the first few weeks the methods OF Prof
eoo,rt were highly praised. and II was given
an, that he Was the man for the place" Be-
a.. three months had passed. however. there
..rs murmurings at afternoon teas and in
Icing circles. 1t was said that the principal
~. zoe harsh and that he enforced unusual
I'd unnecessary rules that mo other teacher
10, thought o." and that he lacked In courte-
:, "a those parents. especially ladies. who
,,.it,d the school to learn about charges
.s,inst their children. In three or four In
.,,pc.s parents talked Of suing the Professor.
"a threats Of violence were frequent.
prof Boeart's idea was that refractory pu-
Mi should bo sent home and not allowed to re-
INN TO school unless apology was offered or
s.,.nt made an explanation OF the case Thus.
wIcth.m Amos, . lad OF III. was told by his
,.,cb.r. Miss snodgrsss. who is vice. princ ipal.
"a give an i'm perfect sentence on the blackboard
and eorrsctit. The boy began:
"A pisno for sale by young lady"
n, stopped and could not be induced By the
teacher to complete the sentence. which. he
.ub,.ouently explained. concluded thus:
with carved wooden lees."
n. thought IL would be improper to place
.ueh an expression on the blackboard. He was
s.nt homo and kept there until he apologized
10 the teacher. Later. when the boys father.
Tho 1. in tho banking house OF Body. Nc
I.ll.n K Co, declined to make requested
,ucesstion in regard to deficiency In studies.
sh.rp correspondence passed between father
and principal. which resulted In the following
PAPER being read to tho boy BY the principal.
in presence Of Miss snodgrass and the pupils
Of her room:
H.nceforth, in school work. We may regard wick
ham Ames .s his own guardian. We Will inform him
AZ MI, failures and non.progressivsnsss give him all
III. aid and advice We think proper. he alone TO
.ecoant to us for his attendsnes dsportmsnt ke His
ttnonay TsPoI, TO ., 20 san Sr,s. ssoud d.ms
gssome necessary We are to potiiy tn. Pre.den. Of
ssissoni.m hi. p,ren.sto wishes of 'enohsr. con
ssrntHg scuCol regulations u ~ boGAhL
This led MIR. Anne. to remove his boy from
the school and send MIN down town 70 the
Union street school
James ricardo. another small boy violated
the RUE sssn a th bim ao tbs soeWs.liins
and when tho boy denied II. said TO MIN ne
was telling an untruth. that an untruth was
whsn sent home told his mother that Prof.
BScsrt called him a liar. This led to a bitter
g,rents .s Ss.rs The % chid and
the Professor says he has two witnesses to back
what lie saw.
Boxart in hot water. but he continued to en-
force his rules. sending children home for
cause, and Maintaining mis- position when His,
10 the trustees that the Professor was abrupt,
indiserset. and sometimes harsh in his treat
men, Of women who called upon him In regard
it remained for Col H, Eugene Hamilton.
late Fl the Isw Ssr; sy nnSsm anS
60. to create a climax. On March 2 Col. Ham
ilton told many acquaintance., that Prof.
q fSs:cbcOi to 1 see Why thsir SON Willie AGED
~ hsd been sent home. by telling her that
e s:a her ss H
manual ,, tr.in,ng room s boy PVT s ,M
WI VIZ do don't Know. sir" This. the Colonel said.
caused the Professor to exclAim:
You liel you little red head.
Col. Hamilton was deeply incensed at the
treatment OF his wife and child. and demanded
an Investigation under the following formal
charges: , ,.o.
GssrL IsEs: Il becomes my duty to make complaint
aud prefer charge. AGAINST principal of .eoy. school
10 my Vie. Mrs H. T. Hamilton. ssd language ssfors
lssn@a MRS Hamilton esins At school With our
on r.e ~ 1884 and .,E,a wh b. had been sen. s
!aIowns .now balls. t1ooEn the boy va. on my prop
Sr .Aq hamilton That she Upheld her son IN wong
dong aud .plii h.,T. win him % n. d.poIsmsni
boy nj S I s. h.
' SoS S.T1 AFTER Sa eies
4: SsS ssSs: =: jSIi:s,stisn q i;ias,P.I y
f.nSs. .1en IL Al home: tn.t this was the law. " 80
isas-That one Of Inc sissT: OF State Stree. school,
va: SsS.s aim III: ofacsr .si.s.sd poinl.d him
on. i na TO 8. trusted iss i.masi wa. MADE
party named BogArt Principal Of state street school
son and three other boys who were in the room at
In confederation Of facts herein stated and one of
IPt parents Of wnn.m 9 Hamilton. and husband %
H. K HASrLros.
The red head incl dent was not m sntionsd.
Ebackelton called the trustees together. Col
Hamilton and his vile confronted Prof. Bogart,
huu iHcTe was al bCoue lno
Professor denied the charges. saying his words
were misund srstood by Mrs. Hamilton. but he
Apologize, to her and the Colonel for any act
or word OF his that might have been offensive
to Mrs. Hamilton, or that hurt her feelings In
any way
District Clerk ShAckelton repriman the
principal after the Colonel and his wife re-
Tired charging him with shifting and quib-
bling over the charges. and cautioned him not
10 bounce upon children In such rough-shod
manner.
Meantime Col Hamilton and his friends were
on a sill hunt for the scalp OF Trustee John
gavin Noorhis. who was supposed to favor
Principal boRart; and, in the school meeting
% Tuesday evening March 20. they nominated
W. Frank ii. White in opposition to the do
miniea In spite OF his protest, the Rev. Mr..
looEhis, who is pastor OF the Christian Re-
formed Church. was run and defeated By a vote
o. ~ 10 -. He then received vote OF thanks
Icr his efficiency as trustee.
The friends OF the Rev Mr. Noorhis were in
sensed at this treat menL and are now blazing
" Indignant over the information that his de-
lea means the removal OF Prof. BogArt. The
new trustee. DR.. White, 10 . cousin OF DIR. W. w.
I uTrY veterinarian, who Is the son-in-lAW Of
District Clerk Shackelton-
II When questioned about the matter Prof
bogArt said the situation was wholly due tC
parental interference with the rules and man
Agement OF the school lie explained that
shen called TO Huekensack. he was assured
" the Board OF Trustees that they would hack