The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-29
TEACHER, ARE YOU MARRIED?
u HOOLMtAM VINO LONG SHED
TELLING HAS CONFESSED.
she u Mrs. Van de Water and She's Happy,
but she Went Resign-BSuncing Board
Ordered 10 Deal with Rer-Bride
IL q Dcathbed Can Keep Her Job.

A. the meeting Of the Board Of Education
Yesterday it came out that there IL one
woman teacher who, like Val Carleton
to the elections inspector. for some time
refused to answer the question: Are you
married or singleP' The teacher Is engaged
in Public School S.. in Woodhaven, Queens
borough.
Principal Cyrus E. Smith of that school
was informed by Miss Jennie L. Patterson,
one Of the teachers. last June that she was
contemplating matrimony. He told her
that she would have to resign if she went
further with 1t than contemplation. She
laid she didn't intend to give up her Job,
and the principal thought from that that
she intended to give up the idea OF marry
ing But when the school opened In Sep
rrmber, Miss Patterson reported for duty,
and the principal heard that she was mar
RED. When he taxed her with it she evaded
the question.
The principal finally told his suspicious
10 Associate Superintendent Stevens, and
he latter instructed him to get q direct
answer TO the question: Are you married2'
Tho principal made the demand. Then
he wrote the teacher response as follows:
lou may oIcVcuS COuTJ0~
ously that ! am married and happy, and
that do not intend to send In my resigna-
,ion believing that l can still hold my
position
The teachers name now IL Jennie L. Van
de Water. The principal said he remon-
etrated with her because Of her obstinacy
IN no, resigning when she broke bylaw Of
the department in getting married. but she
wouldn't heed his remons,rance. He felt
greatly annoyed, he said, and wrote to Mr.
Stevens:
Evidently she il receiving advice from
some school authority very near the top.
Whether the advice be good or not remains
to be seen. Women's cases are delicate
to handle. Please advise me-"
charge OF getting, married against the
teacher and the Board Of Education de-
Cid,d yesterday to have the committee on
elementary schools hold the trial.
A deathbed marriage OF teacher was
also reported to the meeting. Mrs. Eleanor
" DuOreuil, whose maiden name was Ward,
teacher in Public School So at S5l West
intendent Maxwell Of the event. She said
that she was married TO Mr.. Dubreuil on
June % last when he was dying. She was
30 affected by the dealt. OF her husband
then that she did not think OF notifying her
superior earlier. She hoped that she would
be permitted TO continue teaching.
II was decided that no charges should
be made against her as she had had hus- |
band for so short time.
The committee on buildings reported
that new schoolhouses under construction |
and to be contracted for before next January |
will give 1900 additional sittings when |
completed.
Four hundred sohoolma'a ans were ap-
pointed. 1t was said to be the largest !
number Of appointments at one time in /,
several years. They are required to assist !
in taking charge Of part time classes
. The promotion Of seven teachers In |
Brooklyn was postponed because Of the
decision Of the Court Of Appeals in the
Jeannetta Baum case Tuesday. The court
orders tho promotion Of teachers who
hold licenses issued by the old Brooklyn
Board Of Education There are about
5000 teachers affected by this decision.
A number OF teachers In Manhattan, and
oil the boroughs except Brooklyn, were
DrOmofaH