Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-16
-, Nelson Explains the Re-
'' ,,,t Trouble at the Jackson
School
w, Ne fLoGeEp THE JAN'ToR.
.......,, I. supt. Christensen Seems
s, = I,dIs,t, That He Was More OF
Less Justified

,.,as.l D. A. Nelson Of tn the . .omo
ffn5I1 I., who recently had soa''
!" ;.l s,,s Clarence TAR Reed a pupil who q,
~ 'a.s'i has aled with city superln'
d ',S' . schools Christensen a state ate,
rnd'i J, y ~ facts connected with tha'
n.n' ~. . ss NJ throws an entirely differ 1f.s
't'i NV s' UPON the subject. The state
- ~, Il n part, is as follows
D''' NELSON'S STATEMENT
-, afternoon upon which the
Duhns Iu uu and while school WAS
uOable oceui Ior called to the Office
gu u ' Rssd' one of the boys VINO sta, a No
cs'.n's .r ~ and told him that sd me
as D 't " stoo the girls Of the school
Of usI So - engage them In CONVEX
no. SO'r ysI,ber was he nor the other
allol nav The girls down the street
by 2 iei rsceat at the Onenses which ,N,, |
I'd mere r ,ot lake place in school. TINS
Va W., Mem @ reported as impudent Dy
M nsl Wy" .a,cbers on several occasions
g s.o, ~ n. year. His reply to me %, on
". harmon avn confirmed me IN tne I'M M
ns saw S,', ,ss teachers had given me, ne
Frslssa. NJ, NJ and the other boys had a
l.sss' ,ITht 10 talk to the girls aroahd
\, sSltlng and out on the corner H., !, TUE :
" 'u aS not object. told him that !
" ~ s n so long as he maintained
w, ',atude he could not remain IN 'ne
t lss SY 10 sweep, and that | would 80
esoH' Nv W ,snltor, Mr. Fletcher. j
s . ,cr NJ Fletcher 49,. ,o,,,or
W. .n.., called over another OF tne
", .n rho had in the meantime arrived
~, Building, and told him substan-
INV ~ vhat | had told Clarence heeo.
W. W. NV had always made himself "a
. ~. by his boisterous manners
,s,r h The building, He said that II
r.ynse could not sweep he would not
80. ~, sn not have 10 work for u Nv
:, | replIed very well, he might go,
~, n. Fletcher now appeared and to
u- stated my wishes regarding the
P,ad boy Ho Immediately, as Is MS
aston BEGAN to shout out In a loud
,.rs a vote that the boy should stay
,pd int he should sweep. The JAM
M, manner was no less offensive than
x, boy, had been, and occurred be-
,ss tie pupils and while they were
u,,ns out Of the building at the close
,ishcol lreplied that the boy should
%, sweep; | cared not whether 'he
bvldIng was swept or not.
M Fletcher then passed down into
a, basement on his way down he
,ssed over 10 where the boys were
rAnilng and told them TO go on with
Asr sweeping, As soon as the lines
r,rs out ! went 10 the Janitor ana
lrsIn told him to tell Clarence Reed 70
70 Ne refused. | returned upstairs,
nd, passing to where the Reed boy
Va standing, again told him TO leave
Ne building Upon his refusing |
isk him by the arm and started to
lad him out
Al that the other two boys rushed
upon me Nth raised brooms. j turned
10 hte them. While we were In this
position Mr. Hall appeared ut the foot
VI he stairway on his way home. He
Immediately came TO my assistance, !
llsIn took hold Of Clarence Reed for
Ne purpose Of carrying out my original
Intention, but he, resisting, seized me
nound the waist and attempted to
throw ne. He himself fell over back
u'is and ! over him. Before the two
cier boys could reach me, as they
niH, ! was up again Clarence had
van grasped NE as before.
During the scufile We were forced
uielgn q door into room IL, Mr.. Hall
A'a done me excellent service in hold
ts he other boys of, but both had
altered through the door and one had
sefalr raised. Realizing that the stu
sl9n was serious, but determined TO
any out my point, struck Clarence
w pushed him from me- | then
Eafhei The fellow who was swinging
W chair This | took from him and
va him 10 leave the building at once.
Ne seemed ready to 60, and merely
". nt'o mat | give him time. gave
~. qua ume and he was soon out, The
S guy Two boys followed shortly. The
veg oCy contrary TO reports, was not
n ,.i hurt No teeth were knocked
vi Or loosened.
ws'e'ung as | do the whole affair,