The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-29
TEACHER IN ROOM 6
THE ONE WHO DID TRICK
Uses Scrubbing Brush on Victim"
With Amazing Results-Parents
Do Not Recognize Offspring After
Reform Recently Inaugurated at
Teachers Meeting.

The West Hammond school teaeh-
ers have inaugurated practical war
on dirt. which is expected TO aecomp-
lish remarkable results in q very short
time 1t is proposed to make an ax-
ample OF children who come to school
habitually dirty and Miss Albertina
Lehman. the teacher cf room six. IN
cluding both sixth and seventh grade
classes. is the pioneer in the practical
part OF the plan. though the matter
has been discussed with thoroughness
at various teachers meetings. both
formal and informal,
One boy has already been made an
example of by his courageous teacher,
and If occasion arises again, more will
suffer the same fate. The boy In
question, Willie Brant, aged fourteen.
was the first and only victim thus far,
he havirg been subjected 10 a partial
bath on Wednesday afternoon, before
the whole class. Miss Lehman weld
ed the rag and scrubbing brush which
Transformed Willie from ganin. into
good looking lad with shining face
which fly would have slipped upon,
had this been the season for flies.
Home Folks Do Not Know Him.
1t is declared that when he went
home Wednesday evening, his own
family had difficulty in cognizing
him.
Willis IS not the only "Sharley Shift
less in the West Hammond school
There are others who go to school with
dirty face and ditto nanJs But Willie
seemed to have the habit more firmly
fixed than any Of his companions. at
least in Miss Lehmanns ROOM. His
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accumulating FOR many months since
/ he has been an inmate Of room six.
might have been a virtue had its OBJ
ject been more praiseworthy. But IL
there is anything Miss Lehman can
not abide. it is dirt. So having labor
ed with Willie during all these months
to no further avail than the result of
intermittent excavations in the mid
die of Willies countenance from time
TO time. and Willie's features Wednas-
day morning being scarcely discern
able, his teacher deciced that IL he
returned to the afternoon session in
the same condition, she would resort
to heroic measures to bring about a
change
Calls the Principal Into Couns
She accordingly called Principal a
i
jaritor and made known her wish
This was that a pail of wtaer a rag,
a bar OF soap and a scrubbing brush,
be provided BY the janitor. and that the
latter and Mr.. Deaver back her up
/ while she secured the countenance and
hands OF the scholar who could not
bear to part with his coating OF dirt.
Mr.. Deayer and the janitor were
agreeable and by the time Willie hove
in sight that afternoon. his fate had
been sealed. As expected. he was as
dirty as ever. But he did not remain
long thus. Immediately after school
convened he was called to the plat
form where all was in readiness. Prin-
cipai Deaver and the J5nstor stood In
the doorway when Willie's absolution
, began. The ceremony did not occupy
great deal of time. but the Job was
thoroughly done. Willie came out Of
Il radiantly clean, but fearful. for the
. little Miss Tidys who always appear
as neat as pin. did not hesitrte TO
giggle. 1t was a season fraught with
much anxiety. however. for tie yourg-
sters VINO had not paid much atten-
tion to their toilets during the noon
hour These eyed their hands askance
A. they wondered whether their turn
- would be next
However. this ended the first lesson
and today there was an array OF clean
faces in the West Hammond school
(. which could not be improved upon
Moreover. the hands were equally
clean and there wasn't an unkempi
i head Of hair from the room w1ere the
+, Youngest of ideas IS taught 10 shoe;
TO tho eightf grade classes
West Hammond parents uphold Miss
Lehman and Principal Deaver IN the
stand they have taken and there is
4 disposition 10 encourage further
! action along the same lire should &C.
casion warrant Il Both the teachers
/, and parents regard IT as an injustiee
i 10 the children who are sent 70 school
: clean. 10 be obliged 70 come into con-
i tact with the anwashed.