The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24
ONE IS LET BACK.
Supt. Whittemore Keeps Rest of Sus-
pended SOphs Out.

The suspension of eighteen high
school boys, all members OF the sopho-
more class, for painting Harrison
street a bright yellow on MonuaSS
night is still statu quo. They are sun
ali "out," excepting one, and he was
able to prove an alibi sufficient TO per-
suade superintendent Whlttemore 20
permit him to go back to his classes
this morning This is Ralph Seger,
who lives at 1892 North Harrison
street in North Topeka. His father m
formed Mr.. Whittemore that the boy
was not on the south side from MONDAY
noon until Tuesday morning. tnat ne
had refused to part1cl pate IN tne
painting. and had also denied himsef
from wearing a yellow collar and olue
necktie-
Mr.. Seger was pretty angry over
the suspension of his boy. he felt
that it was doing an injustice TO MS
son to be deprived Of the privilege OF
going to his classes just at this time
the closing of the term and the prepa-
q s'Fa- siProfessor Whittemore, said Mr..
Seger, got all the boys together into
a room and fixed up a statement 70
the effect that anyone VINO signed II
assumed responsibility for the PANT
ing. All of the boys very promptly at
tached their names to this paper
suDpose as a matter of class spirit my
boy with the rest. l went down 10
Mr. Whittemore this morning and as
traction. and Mr.. Wh1tJemore let tne
bov hack into school. This is just the
changing time between the two terms,
and I did not want my BOY set Ddck
for something for Whlcn ne was not
Have any of the other boys been
returned to their classes, was asked
of Mr.. WhittemOre this morning.
mo" he replied. '"They are all stlll
ont but the Seger boy"
seWhen will they be allowed to come
about tnat I can say nothing as
yet he answered.
sDrhat is also indefinite and not yet
decided upon" he answered.
f.Did you have them sign state
ment by which they assumed respoh-
sibility for the ofense?'
.eYes." was the answer, land all but
one or two signed it.
Mr.. Whittemore refused to give out
the names. He thought that 1t would
be unwise to print them.
I'VE must teach the students. sald
Mr.. Whittemore, "the obligations of
the school. Public schools are pubic
affairs, under public control, and sup
ported by the public. The people VINO
come here must realize that. I am
now going around to all of the eighth
grades that are coming into the hlgh
J school next term and am telling them
that they must come here with the
| idea of making these four years count.
These are important years in their
| lives
/ Mr.. Whittemore was asked whether
| the present enforced absence would
interfere with their probable promo
/ ton from one class to another.
Not especially" he replied There
are only two days left Of this term, m
practically fixed. OF course if q stu
dent is out a certain number of days,
then we make him take test to fnd
1 out whether he is up in the work
/ W. H. Wilson. member Of the school
/ board from the Second ward. has a
boy on the suspended list. His son
was in the crowd which was dismissed
/ indefinitely
/ 4 think we have too much hood
/ lumism in our schools and colleges
right now" said Mr.. Wilson. st un-
! derstand my boy did not actually helT
in painting the street, but he assumed
responsibility. and that is about the
same thing. I think the boys ought
to be punished, even though my son
/ ic a auaoney them -
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