The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-20
Miss Munro Accuses Supt.
Hall of Jealousy and
Incompetency.
SAYS HE FEARS Her
Children Refuse to Attend School
Since Their Beloved Teacher
Is Removed.

The trouble between Miss Margaret
Munro, the school teacher who was
discharged Friday and superintendent
Hall Of the Whiting schools, is becom-
ing more and more serious every day.
Miss Beulah Arney of Indiana Harbor
this morning took up the duties drop
ped Friday by Miss Munro.
Unlike Miss Genevieve McGraw, who
had trouble with the Hammond school
authorities, Miss Munro is in very
belligerant mood and is going to carry
her fight against superintendent Hall.
who she says is thoroughly incompe-
tent, as far as she can.
Summed up. the situation in whiting
Is follows: Miss Munro is out
Superintendent Hall is standing pat
The attitude of the school board is
problematical The great majority of
the people are standing by Miss Munro
and will assist her in her efforts to
secure justice.
Miss Munro. in an interview with a
LAKE COUNTY TIMES reporter this morn
ing said: THE trouble with Steve Ba-
log was merely an incident in the mat
ter of my discharge. The real reason
why ! was let out is the fact that
Superintendent Hall is jealous of me-
He thinks 1 aspire to hold his position,
and for that reason he has taken the
first opportunity to get me out of the
way.
VIII Fight to a Finish.
I have employed C. E. Greenwald as
my attorney and we intend to fight
this matter out to finish. We have
plenty Of evidence to prove Mr.. Halrs
incompetency and we are not going to
lose any opportunities to let the pub
lie know about It.
Il am right. I have the love and
sympathy of all my children. and their
parents are standing by me. I do not
fear the outcome"
Superintendent Hall was also inter
viewed and said: The Steve Balog
case had nothing to do with the troub-
le with Miss Munro. She has not been
amenable to discipline. She ordered
quantities of supplies without author
ity to do so and so I. together with
the school board. have decided to dis
pense with her services"
When asked why it was that he had
decided to discharge Miss Munro when
there were only four weeks Of school
left. Mr.. Hall admitted that the Steve
Balog case had brought the matter to
a head. superintendent Hall denied
that the public was very much inter-
ested in the case and said that they
were not all in sympathy with Miss
Munro by any means.
GreenwaId Talks.
City Attorney Greenwald who has
charge OF Miss Iunro's interests. was
also interviewed, and in answer to the
question regarding the public senti-
ment in the case, said so far I
can learn every one seems to think
that Miss Munro has been done great
injustice"
She is very bright young woman.
one of the brightest in the Whiting
schools in fact and Mr.. Hall is afraid
OF her. It IS probably true that jeal-
ousy has considerable to do with Miss
Munro's discharge. for she is very
popular teacher and many have consid-
cred her the logical successor for Mr..
Hall
The day Miss Munro left her school
room there was touching sight The
rooms had been beautifully decorated
with plants and flowers and there were
pictures on the walls. all arranged
with taste.
Room Is stripped.
When Miss Munro announced that
she would have 10 leave the big boys
sorrowfully helped her to carry out
her plants and the girls helped to take
down the pictures.
When the room had been stripped
OF all the belongings that were once
teachers" the children quietly left for
their homes Today only about two
thirds OF the children returned to
school. some because their parents de-
sired to protest against the dismissal
of one of the best teachers IN the
school, and others because they did
not think any teacher could take up
the work so near the end of the school
year and carry 1t out successfully.
The whole city of Whiting is inter-
ested in the outcome of the fight be-
tween the head of the schools and one
Of his subordinates and many Of them
are prophesying that Miss Munro will
next year occupy the position now held
by Mr.. Hail.