The herald., 1895-02-03
Gates CHOLER COOLED.
THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS TO BE
REINSTATED.
The Mothers of tha soho,nr. M..s tn,
City. Super nt.ndcnt of
Schools.

In all probability the Is pupils o.
senior A IL class, who walked out OF
school on Friday morning last. will walk
back again on Monday morning and be
received as prodigal sons and daugh ters.
They will be compelled to say they
were cory for bursting open the door to
the tower. mailing their colors to the
flagstaff and painting things generally
around the high school building red
and white; but it is not hard to say you
are sorry, and the expelled senior class
will undoubtedly say 80 whether they
mean 1t way down deep in their hearts
or net.
The compromise came about through
meeting between IA of the mothers OF
the pupils of senior class A IL and Su-
perintendsnt OF Schools Search. There
is no question but what Superintendent
Search is wise man, but when he
agreed to meet Ia mothers whose chill
dren had disobcyed him, he certainly
undertook big contract. The result Of
the conference shows that the mothers
won. and their naughty boys and glyls
will go back to school and ''never. never
do SO sny more" Cause why, they
are going to graduate in a week or two
and won't have the chance
The meeting between the mothers of
the refractory pupilo OF senior clssu A IL
and Superintendent Search WAS held in
the laster's Office yesterday afternoon.
1t was strictly u star chamber proceed.
ing, and no amount of coaxing upon
the part OF reporter Gvailed. Like
wise the proceedings were considered
"mstter inviolate," es they ssy in
diplomatic service. and neither the
mothers nor Professor Search would
divulge ono word as to what had hap
pened behind the closed doors.
That was just at first. however. The
msmmss couldn't help telling their
boys and girls all shout it. and the boys
some body else. 80 in time tho true story
was arrived at. 1t was as follows, and
is the old, old story of school rows:
The mothers met Professor Search,
who tolA them that their children had
been very disobedient. Some of the
ladies present defended their offsprings
vigorously, and said in no uncertain
terms that the innocent should not be
punished for the guilty, and that the
Wholesale mode of procedure on the
part OF Professor Gates was neither just
nor right. After two hours' talk the
agreement was reached that if on Mon
day next the boys and girls OF senior
class A IL would say they were sorry,
the whole matter would be dropped.
Superintendent Search would not ad
NIT this but furnished the following
for publication
"This matter of suspension at the
high school has been purely q matter
between the principal and ths member
OF senior A class. The principal has this
- II T.
purpose of maintenance of school disci-
pline. The appeal has been brought to
me this afternoon. Somebody has done
wrong and to the extent of responsibil-
ity for that wrong committed there must
be adjustment before pupils can return.
There will be opportunity for re-instate.
ment on Monday"
In an interview, however, the SUPER
intendent admitted that the whole
trouble was practically settled, as
stated and added that he was glad of
it. Rules must be obeyed," said
Superintendent Search, ''snd in this
case some punishment must be meted
out 10 the really guilty parties" What
the punishment will be he would not
even hint.
In the report OF the suspension given
yesterday in THE HERALD, a slight mac
curacy appeared in tine interview with
Mise Merritt. That lady was made to
say that she and her fellow pupils knew
who the guilty parties were. The lady
asserts that she does not know the
guilty parties, but she naively added
that the statement that ''if she and the
other girls did know they wouldn't tell -
was correct.
Professor Gates was not present at the
mothers' meeting yesterday.