The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-17
BLAMES PRINCIPAL
SUSPENDED HIGH SCHOOL
GIRL COMPLAINS.
Miss Enid Wallace, of South Orange
High, Lays Matter Before
School Board.

Echoes of the Fourth of July caps which
were exploded in the class rooms OF the
South Orange High School last week and
caused the suspension of a pupil reached
the South Orange Board of Education
rooms last night when the suspended pupil,
Miss Enid Wallace, IS years old, appeared
with her mother. sister and brother to air
the situation. They are well known and
respected residents there and intend to de-
mand a full investigation.
Mrs. Edward A. Wallace, speaking for
her daughter. told the board that Super1n-
tendent of South Orange Schools Henry w.
Foster and Principal William e. Freeman,
of the High School, had refused to give
her any redress and therefore she asked
the board TO place her daughter again Ia
the school. This request she made because
there were other pupils more guilty than
her girl. she said, yet they were not sus-
pended. She felt surprised that her child,
VINO told the truth, should be punished. and
the others. equally guilty. who lied, let go.
Cyrus Wallace, a brother, followed by
saying that his sister was now compelled
to remnin away from school and lose edu-
cation which she was entitled to; No..
guerite Wallace. "and my sister was not
guilty of any offense against the moral
standard of the school which would be
ample cause for so much serious discus
SION
Miss Wallace. the suspended pupil, told
hvw she had admitted that she had dis
tributed some of the caps. Those who had
placed them on the floor of the school she
said pleaded ignorance, and, because of her
trutEfulness, she was made to suffer. She
then added that she believed Mr.. Freeman
had suspended her because of her reply
to the question What is your disposition
toward the school?" put TO her by the
principal while he was Investigating the
matter.
Il said that I was disguised with the
way school affairs are managed" she
told the board.
Cyfus Wallace then made the comment
that lying seemed to be. placed. at a pre-
MUM in the school and truthfulness re-
warded with punishment.
Mr.. Freeman was absent from the meet
ing, and Mr.. Foster, when asked by
said that he would not discuss the matter.
but commented: II think Mr.. Freeman Is
not through yet with Enid"
School Trustee Henry G. L. Martin then
had a resolution passed authorizing the
teachers committee to take up the matter
with the school superintendent and prin-
cipai.
At the conclusion Miss Wallace said that
she would not apologize to the entire school
as Mr.. Freeman had requested, because
she was not the chief one implicated in the
matter. She said Mr.. Freeman had caught
a boy with the caps in his pocket. and
therefore knew that others were in it;
IT have already apologized to Mr.. Free
man for my part in the affair she con-
cluded.
During her statement Miss Wallace told
the board that when she told Mr.. Free
man what her opinion was Of school mat
tiers his reply was that she was expelled,
and she. thinking he meant what he said,
Immediately left her seat and was going
ont the door into the corridor. when ne
caught hold OF her by the arm and told
her to go back, asking who gave her per-
mission to cave the room.
This made her angry, she said, and she
exclaimed before the entire school:
HOY dare you lay your hands on me?
+ 20 back I will not be forced"
AT this Miss Wallace said Mr.. freeman
drew back and said no more.
The Wallaces claim that the girl was ex-
PEELED, as the girl said, and In order to
nave some power in the matter Mr.. Free
man simply changed 1t to suspensiob. Mrs.
Wallace said that the principal and super
.ntendent have no power of expelling.