The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-02
PRINCIPAL Gates
LOST HIS TEMPER
The High School Senior Class
Expelled.
1t Was All Because of Harm,
less Prank.
CLASS COLORS THE CAUSE.
Both Sides of the Controversy Givon-The
Girls viii Not Betray the Boys.
The Personnel of the
CLASS COLORS THE CAUSE.

Senior class A IL OF the high school,
10 IN number. were yesterday expelled
on the charge of vandalism and insult
ing the American flag.
The members OF the class cay that the
above charges are what they were ex-
PEELED for while the principal OF the
high school says they were expelled for
fragrant disobsdisnce. Be the cause
what it may at any rate it ia certain
that Professor Gates told IS OF the pu.
pills in the class named to leave the
school.
The class is composed OF the following
pupils: Ward Chapman, William H.
Harrison, jr., William A. Iunes, Walter
Leeds, Frank McBurney, Ernpt Oliver,
Sylvan Susskind. Walter Urmston,
Grace Bartholomew, Della Buttsrworth.
Rose Cippinger, Rae Kingsbury. Ger.
trude McCrea, May Merritt. Bertha
Phelps, Ella Pinney, Sadie Ysrnel |
Mary Young.
As to every story, there ia to this one
two sides, and the versions OF the
teacher and the pupils differ widely.
Certain 1t is there was no end of excite
ment about the high school Yesterday
morning and the end of the t1auble is
not yet.
Professor Gates was angry aud was
openly defed. A pretty girl graduate
tainted away during the ceremonies at
tending the expulsion and now the
pupils are vowing all sorts OF things.
while Professor Gates says that rules
are rulea and must and shall be
oboyed."
NO CLASS coLoRs.
From all sources the whole trouble is
about as follows:
1t has been the custom, heretofore,
to graduate two Glasses per year from
the high school, one ia February and
one in June of each year. The retiring
classes have always flung their class
colors to the breeze on graduation day,
utilizing every spire anu turret from
which banner would float to proclaim
their independence and emancipation
from school life.
This year the faculty of the high
school decided to have but one COM
mencement day, and to have that in
June, next. and consequently the class
that should have graduated this month
was told they would have to wait five
months before getting their diplomas.
AS compensation. however, Prof.
Gates, principal OF the high school, told
the class it might observe its "claes
day." have it's class songs and receive
the star and crescent pin, which is the
badge worn by all graduates from the
high school. But the professor added
proviso to HE permission by saying
that mo class Color5 would ba allowed
to be displayed from the tower or flag
staff"
THE BANNER WAVED.
Disappointed in not being all.
lowed to graduate in February,
the members OF senior class A
II determined that their colors,
red and white, should float from the
Rchool house tower and flagstaff On class
day. Whether the whole class deter.
mined to defy the faculty, or only few
memb ers, is something that no man
cen find out just now, for every mem Der
is as mum as an oyster as to the pres
liminaries which led to the trouble.
However, it was somebody who broke
into the school house on Thursday
night. tore a heavy staple out of the
tower, went up to the tiptopmoet point
on the tower and there nailed flag
about FIVE feet by three feet of red and
white. The flag ropes were cut 30 as to
prevent the raieing OF any other banner.
Then the game enthusiasts clim bed
the flag pole in the yard and nailed an
other red and white flag to the top OF
the pole. Coming down they painted
the white pole with red stripes aud cut
the flag ropes. Then the white side
walks were decorated with big red
''95's" and smaller figures were painted
here and there.
Gates GOT ANGRY.
When Prof. Gates walked into the
high school grounda yesterday morning
and saw the ''red and white OF senior
clssH A 1872 Haunting from tower and
flagstaff, in the face Of his absolute pro-
hibition. he was mad. He SAYS so him
self. for he had enforced the rule last
year and intended to doubly enforce it
this year. When he found that the
tower had been entered and an entrance
forced, he was more than mad. and he
went upstairs determined to show the
class at fault that "rules are ru!es''
Senior olass A II had just comfortably
settled themselves in their seats in the
school room when Prof. Gates entsred.
The class expected to commence their
class day exercises directly after the
morning services, but Prof. Oates
changed all that.
1.-THE class will please step into room
49," said Prof. Gates. and the IS ladies
and gentlemen arose and slowly filed
their way into the room.
They knew there was going to be war,
ssnd the word was paused along the line
to "atand firm and say nothing" What
happened afterwards is Dest told by the
representatives OF both sides.
VA ADMITS HE WAS ANGRY.
''I'll admit was both annoyed and
angry," said Professor Gates, when seen
at his home last night. ST was not as
II the pupils had been thoughtles boys
and girls. They are men and women,
and the rules we're thoroughly under.
atood by them. The breaking open OF
.he door to the tower was IN act Of van
dalism. They Ind to wrench the staple
sut of the door. screws and all, and be-
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