The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-25
SCHOOL SUPT.
ACCUSED OF
FAVORITISM !.
Fuss Over South Orange
Pupil Leads to Calling
a Policeman.

A call for q policeman in a hurry came
from the South Orange Public School yes
terday afternoon. Policeman Edward Hat
ton was sent with dispatch TO the building,
but to his surprise he found he had been
called TO take home a harmless child,
Il years old, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Helmlinger, of 1903 South
Orange avenue, South Orange, who was ac-
cused by Superintendent Henry w. Foster
of having been guilty of mischief, and who
had been sent home to return with her
mother. but had come back alone. The
child said she told her mother, but Mr.. Eos
ter doubted her word, he said, and called
for the police.
When the policeman arrived Mrs. Helm
linger, who had Appeared before the po-
liceman, was in the superintendents office
telling the school official what she thought
of him. Mrs. Helmlinger denied that her
child had done wrong.
IF my child swears that she did not DO
a thing | will believe her every time,
said the angry woman.
Mr.. Foster said he had been called to
the assembly hail Of the school on Wednes-
day afternoon by the principal, William
n. Freeman, to see some mischief done
by four girls, one of wnom was the tiellI-
linger child. Mr.. Foster believed, ne salu,
that the latter was the leader ana declueu
to punish her. lie said that II he were
in New York he would have taken h0iu
of hen and put her out of the school pullo7
ing himself, but the laws OF inns eoate
forbid such punishment, and after send
ing for her parents he Intended 70 Pu'
her In the class for bad echlldren ana thus
Disgrace hpT.saf
MI. Helmiinger would not allow This
and expressed an opinion today that MI.
Foster wished to make his chhd lile
scapegoat Just because he was poor.
MIR. Foster he said, tips ms nat
to rich children, but never notices the
poor attending the school. VIII take
this matter up With the South orange
Board of Education and find out why the
other three children were not sent nome
or a policeman called to take tnelh hoIne
as was lone in my child's case"
Mr.. Foster said that he had decided not
TO nut the Helmlinger girl in the class
for bad children, but would place her IN
her usual class, the sixth grade, Wnen
she returns to school Monday. The. the
children who were accused OF mlschlel
by the superintendent are Lillian S!ocR-
bower, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs; ,. X
Slockbower, of Valley street. lda PaiIneI'
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig RAINIER
OF South Orange, and Calene Thomas OIL
Mr., Foster told a reporter chat he treat
ed children attending school alike. D.,
'fWhen l meet a small child, of course, !,
he said, Il would not tip my hat as l
would to a grownup person, but | al
ways salute the smallest of them, anu ~
far as rich and poor are concerned, al
WAYS was of the belief that Mr.. Eelm-
linger was rich. He owns three houses;
and often told me OF the large. aIloult VI
taxes he has to pay.
Mr.. Helmlinger is a South orange nre-
man. and was at one time employed 10
ianitor of the school under superintendent
1T is because of he being over. me when
7 was iani5or of the school that he has no
feeling for me and mine, SAID MI. E1elll-
linger.