New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-23
A SCHOOL BESIEGED.
YOUNG ROUGHS BARRICADE THE DOORS
AND INTIMIDATE THE TEACHER.
A REBELLION AGAINST THE TEACHER IN ORDER
TO SHOW CONTEMPT FOR A NEW Law
THE FOUR RINGLEADERs ARRESTED
THE TEACHERS PLUCKY ACT.

THE TEACHERS PLUCKY ACT
vineland, n. j.. Dec q tspeciaD-The district
schooihouse in North Vineland was closed FRIDAY
evening by T. A. Pierce clerk of the Nineiand
Board of Education. and Miss Jones, the scnoo-
teacher she will never return, the pui!dihg
will remain locked until the trustees succeed III
procuring a prgllistc schoolmaster who can sub
due the untamed scholars
AS result of a grand uniting of the scholars
four arrests have been made and warrants II Is
said, out for more of the pupils.
For several years, North Vneiand has been
pestered by typical gang of gamins. whose ex-
PLOTS would furnish material for dime novel,
Several weeks ago. the gang inaugurated a regime
of terror among the citizens by deliberately attack
ing young named Auge. who had triumphed
In winning the belle OF the village. nump-r OF
the young roUghs pupils in the district scnoo
The turbulent scholars had always made the North
Nineland school the eyesore Of the School Board
and Miss Jones pleaded with them tearfully' put
vainly She thinks the eruption would not nave
broken had 1t not been for the new
school law. and. How the pupils be blamed
says She "for emulating the example or tnelr
parents?
For long time the new law has been asiIati"s
the citizens OF North Vineland. Formerly North
Vlneland received sufficient appropriation from the
State to maintain the school, but under the new
law which unites the districts North Nneland Is
taxed to support the borough schools the CITIZENS
of North Vineland repeatedly held excited meetings
I'm the schohouss pa resolutions refusing to pay
the taxes and raised funds test the constitution
atty Of the law. 1t became the absorbing topic at
the village postofice and grocery store, ana the ar
saturated with ii.
The children caught the contagon. especially the
large boys who discussed the matter earnedly among
themselves The wseacres in knee-breeches talked
OF "over-taxation' and "constitutonahty Inc
brave little teacher anticipated the storm. but III
spte of her the shirt rebellion broke through the
surface and all at the future Senators and gem
erals feeling themselves sorely oppressed, thre"
aside their parsing and fractions and openly re-
beed
Seeing that the exgencies demanded severe meas
ures Miss Jones issued manifesto eXpeliing Paul
PAIL the ringleader of the scholars Then trouble
came thick and fast. as PAM declared war against
the teacher. He quickly gathered around MIN the
house The besiegers barricaded the door WIN
sticks and bombarded the school with CLUBS ana
stones. Miss Jones and the little girls treInOIed
with fright. She brave enough 10 eXpei tne
unnerved her. As another shower OF rocks cattered
against the building the little ones nestled UP 70
her. and. Selling the stove poker she stood guard
| over them.
After awhile the nose ceased and the teacher ven
tured 10 the door which she found stout.y barred
AS best she could she quieted the little ones, ana
opening a window. she craTled out ana ltted the
pupils by one after her =
Miss Jones sent courier 10 the BOARD OF
Education, and the spirit was rampant When
Constable Nckerson STROBE out IN search OF the
rebels. He nabbed PAIL. three OF h' under.nss >
| sammy Lehman, Benny Kerr and Marty Londer,
| whom he marched to Justice Ackleys. IN Nineland'
| FOR trial Bonds were given for their further APP
pearance and warrants are out for others