New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-29
The News of Brooklyn
KISSED A GIRL GRADUATE
A BOY OF SCHOOL NO "A CAUSED Tkoo-
BILE AT THE COMMENCEMENT.

SERIOUS PANIC NARROWLY AvEETEp-foOi'
WOMEN FAINTED-PoILcE AND THE
cc,oo,. PRINCIPAL SHOUTED TO THE
SPECTATORS TO KEEP THEIR
sEATs-A CRY OF FIRE
WAS RAISED.
,,,oro mas n Creme enacted at the commence
mani exercises of Public School No. a. heiu ia
the Nostrand-ave Methodist Episcopai C"''
chanel on Thursday evening last wiz" w.
not down on the programme. ana whic" W,
the efforts of William Campbell, the pi',0'pr.
and a few cool-headed men and wohie" ''
audience might have resulted IN serious
rpa rom IN which the exercises were heio mas
q gallery. and both the main moor anu '''e o.
Ierv were crowded by members OF the eia '''e
, ,ha,r re,atives and friends and FORMER
,,,.... Of tho school The seats on po.h 'io
main floor and in the gallery are sins'o iO
chairs arranged in rows with 'Hiee
the main floor and many aisles III inc s'''
t,,,ar,, coat was occupied, and many people were
standing In the aisles and III the sp''e'
the seats. along the walls OF the roo'"'
BOY Kisses GIRL
r, ,yos AZ 1920 o'clock In the evening wheh '"e
disturbance occurred. The class song co""p'9'N
hv Emma Bennett. had been sung, anu 'iie -
o,,a, was distributing the flowers presence -
rr,ards ~ the girl graduates when, al 'he iie'
ha,a ~ the platform, a disturbance arose Dc
arso ono Of the boy graduates Kissed the na a,e
~ ono Of the girls she was Cdieu "po Gorge
e"ord and receive q floral token ue 100, -
Srazier the Instructor Of the ra,iod in
called the young man 10 oruei' 'D'
an insulting manner: $500 ra attempted to
mt on his overcOat. Mr. FRAZER t5lu "a and Mr.
IA" cat Int the boy refused TO 90 50, anu - Az
i,a,iar started toward him to enforce NE Vi NJ
D. ,h,s time the boy had entered the al9i3 .rtad
Erazier grabbed him by the shoT u ~, assisted
IN force him back into his seat Ine ,.h his omen
"a Mr. Frazier struck him blow win M - al
aua on tho side of the head. The BOY i a.
NAM , On ,rs,rnctor He returned the blow. Striking
Wr Frazier on the left cheek ha haen
Nv this time much excitement nc, or,, NJ
aroused among those SITTING n. "a on the main
.Firel' was raised by some one Oh ' dn thni,,
a. Instantly great many were OH '"ei
feet seeking the nearest exit
"t<EEP YOUR SEATS
Mr. Camnbeu did not lose his nerve. however
W. shouted al the top Of his voice. Keep your
1900, 1;oen vou- seats, Let every one sit slili'
on,,, an unrulv boyw Meanwhile many men
:, the room we're making every effort 10 res' am
the people from rushing TOWARD ,,e snv had been
- 1--we The windows in the salely nc 80 no
Wiu0ws. - ~ the frightened members Oh .iic
assamblage and al each OF them Wd9 d 81 Sro,1
crcxvd of men and women anxious ~ 09r
tie imaginary danger $500, . x,,,,her Of neople
Cbairs we're overturned and nuiilpsl VI - N
di..n5 elioh+ bruises in the crush. -FOUR W oie
fointad and were picked up by lilelus anu 49,
ried into another room -, .o;, entrance
Three policemen stood at the man nanger
and nv CRYING out that there was "' e
did much TO end the excitement .,o,, oo,tin
u' M, eroersn,ne of exercises was then cohti"-
ued and diplomas DISTRIBUTED