Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-23
MAY FORCE SCHOOL
TO RECEIVE LAD
WHITTIER FOOTBALL TANGLE
TAKEN TO COURTS
Judge oster Orders Principal of Union
High School to Allow Lloyd
c. Lombard to Return
to Institution

"lt is the order of this court that a
writ of mandamus be issued against
Principal g. Walter Monroe of the
Whittier Union high school. compelling
him to renstate Lloyd G.. Lombard as
pupil I'm that school"
Such was the order issued yesterday
by Judge Oster in department. six OF
the superior court in the school fight
between Lloyd Lombard ana his
mother Mrs. Minnie II. Lombard. on
one side and the board of education
and the principal Of the high sch oo
Of Whittier on the other.
The trouble arose some time age
when young Lombard was suspended
from school because ne had played foot.
ball. According to the statements of q
number of citizens of Whittier the prin-
cipal of the school attempted to carry
things with high hand and rule the
athletics outside of school us well as
inside. As result of the suit. as in
the Preston win case and the reform
school Investigation. the little hill town
is divided.
The trouble started November 20. II
was several days before the game be-
tween the Los Angeles Military school
and Whittier Union high school foot
ball teams. when the manager of the
Whittier team applied to Monroe for
to play. Because of being below i'll
their studies, several members of the
team were disqualified. 1t caused some
i'll feeling between faculty and pupils
but when it was learned that Lom-
bard was disqualified there was a
great disturbance The boy had been
taking several lessons extra and these
had not been averaged and his COM
rades felt that he hau been done IN
injustice.
Play the Game
The next day the game was played
The Whittier team did not play on theii
own grounds ANA they found that they
could not have "a team without the
disqualified players, SO they played Los
Angeles Military academy on neutral
grounds, with the understanding that
the Whittier team did not represent
the Whittier high school AS for Lom-
bard the principal admits that the
boy never played. but said that since
the lad was on the side lines dressed
in football uniform, he was as much
guilty as the rest. All the members
of the team We're suspended tempo
rarlly. those who had not been dis.
qualified being punished because they
had been contaminated by contact witch
the other players.
The affair was taken before the board
of education and they recognized the
suspension, but drew up a set of pecu-
liar conditions which Lombard was to
sign before being allowed to return
to school. In the rules, the boy was
ordered to admit he had been guilty and
had not been nice to his teachers and
had been naughty" His name, with
the name of his mother also signed tc
the document, We're to be posted in the
corridors of the school for Il week and
then he was to be "meek for about
two weeks" and then he might study
again.
II refused to have my name posted
up as though it We're in some rogues
gallery" said the mother and she took
the case to court.
Although the principal is ordered to
receive the boy in school, he contends
that the ruling does not apply to the
teachers, and it is understood the fac
ulty may combine and refuse to re-
ceive the lad.