The Washington times., 1906-05-06
BELIEVED IN SUSPENSION.

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There cases were mentioned 10 the
Board of Education during the Gardner
hearings, because they were part OF the
Investigation of Mr.. Gardner. and spe-
cifc cases had to be cited. Very un-
necessarily. after the inquiry, Mr.. Gard
ner personally told the boys all .hat
had been said Of them before the board
II seems to me that he should not have
been allowed TO remain in the school
pending the decision. He should have
been suspended and not allowed to con-
verse with the pupils about this inves-
tigation.-'
Speaking of the Ernest case, Miss Daily
said:
About Ernst Case.
Ernst was suspended from the Eng
hsh class for repeated failures in reci-
tatiOns. The principal sent him home
until his mother could be seen. IN an
interview with his mother she threaten
ed me with the statement that zone OF
ms hackers vii graduate him IL you do
not This was stated in the presence
OF many people. and I refused TO listen
further in the presence of the boy and
rhe audience
The principal reinstated the boy in
Inc class After his reinstatement he
sun came unprepared, and was asked
tc- hand in his work after school. I
found him in the act of copying the
work from one Of the pupils. and took
Ooth papers, which 1 still have re-
ported the case to the principal. Ernst
was absent from the class for two davs
as a punishment. although part OF the
time 1 saw him In the study hall"
Of the Larner case Miss Daily said:
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Noble d. Larner failed in English
the second quarter This mark was on
basis of four or five examinations and
recitation mark He took the exam
nation regularly prescribed for condI-
toned students, familiarly called mat
fnee examination in which ne failed.
He asked for another examination in a
short time on the plea that he wanted
10 make the baseball team. He was
given this examination IN which ldr.
klUpfel discovered him using a book
improperly. I ruled his paper out.
His mother. 1 understand. came, and
denounced Mr.. Klupfel in the presence
of Mr. Gardner. who, instead Of sup
PORTING the teacher, supported the par
ent Afterward in a similar interview
with the mother and Mr.. Gardner. the
boy was brought in, and before his
mother and Mr.. Gardner. admitted hav-
ing consulted his note book, but pleaded
that be was looking for punctuation
rules.
He admitted before AL OF us that I
had told him to put all books and note
books on the floor and mad no excuse
for his disobedience.
Mothers Attitude
The mother, so Mr.. Gardner told me,
went home satisfied that there might be
something in the charge, but imnledi-
ately requested that the boy be allowed
TO drop English on the score that the
work Of the English department was
too hard.
Mr.. GardCer told me that Mr.. Cham
berlain had permitted Larner to drop
English temporarily. 1 protested to Mr..
Gardner that that was practically pun
ishing the teacher and rewarding the
boy; that the boy had not been pun
ished in any way except that his paper
had not been counted
''Larner remained out OF the English
class the rest Of the quarter, which
was practically all but two or three
weeks. A few days before the end Of
the quarter he came TO me with the
statement that Mr.. Gardner said he
has no objection. If you want to give
me an examination Iii English.
.Larner Is an aspirant for the place
OF left fielder on the baseball team He
has been practising with the team Just
as If he fully intended to play. although
he has this condition against him.
Abused Privilege
81 told MIN that he had had his priv
flcge to take another examination and
that he had abused it. and that 1 could
not give him another He went to the
principal, who commanded me 10 give
him this examination. 1 assented, filing
6 protest
II was ordered to give the examina-
ton in spite Of this protest / appealed
the case to Mr. Chamberlain. who stated
that he thought the principal had the
right 10 command me TO give an ex-
animation after the matinee examina-
ton. Upon my inquiry whether this
did not mean that he could command
me 10 give another and then stiu an
other. he said he thought that did not
necessarily follow.
Upon my statement that If the prtn-
cipal had that power. he shound have
exercised II ms tead of putting ma ,n the
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