The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
ROUNDLY ROASTED
Whiting Girls Basket Ball Team
Charge That Hammond Boys Did
Peeping Tom Act But No Charges
Were Preferred to Local High
School Authorities.


In spite of the fact that Whiting won
first honors in the county choral con-
test there is an intense feeling of Bit
terness against the Hammond school
which the Whiting students claim is
generally felt by schools all over the
county.
Both the Whiting students and teach
ers take exception to claims that Ham
mond really should have won the
chorus and are especially wrought up
over the charge that the students were
trained by a Chicago instructor
The Whiting students are still sore
over what they term the unwarranted
invasion of their city last year by the
Hammond boys who proceeded to break
up the classes even in the grades, dur
ing school hours
But the most sensational charge of
all is that made against some of the
Hammond high school boys whom the
Whiting students claim insulted the
girls on the basket ball team on the
occasion of their recent visit to Ham
mond
In fact. to sum up the charges. Ham
mond was domineering, the selection
of the judges in the last musical con-
test was not fairly done. Hammond
students are hard losers whether it be
in athletics or in other contests, all Of
the schools of the county are down on
the local students and to top it all off
some of the boys are not gentlemen.
After the Whiting students had won
the chorus pennant it was at first
suggested that they go over to Ham
mond and break up the schools as the
Hammond boys did
Whiting is not as strong as Ham
mond, however and it was finally seen
that nothing short of riot would be
precipitated if such a program was at
tempted.
The matter was put up to the prin-
cipal of the school and although he
told them that they could do as they
pleased. he finally suggested that some
other means be devised to give vent
to their enthusiasm and it was decided
to have picnic.
Regarding the selection of the judges
of the musical contest the Whiting
students and teachers claim that Miss
Helen Poole of LaPorte was preiudiced
against Whiting and that she was not
selected until it was too late for Whit
ing to object. The Whiting students
claim that she marked their chorus
fourth in tone, second in expression
and fourth in Interpretation when the
other judges had given them first in
everything with the exception of Miss
Effie E. Harmon of South Bend, who
gave Whiting second in tone.
Regarding the basket ball incident
the Whiting teacher, who had the girls
in her charge has made the statement
that instead of entertaining the girls
and providing a place for them to dress
as Whiting always does, when a visit
ing team goes there. the Hammond
students simply turned an unfurnished
room over to them and one of the
glass windowed doors to which was
not provided with a curtain.
There was not a looking glass in the
room and there was no privacy for the
reason that the glass in the door was
not covered in any manner whatsoever.
This left the girls in a position where
every move could be seen from the
outside and in order to dress at all
they were compelled to retire to the
corners of the room. 1t is further
charged that some of the Hammond
boys were doing the "Peeping Tom"
act
Principal w. A. Hill was today in
formed of the charges that have been
preferred by the Whiting students and
teachers and has entered a general
denial.
He said no complaint had been made
to him of the presence of "Peeping
Toms" while the Whiting basket ball
girls were dressing and that the Whit
ing school was accord the same priv
iIeges as the other schools
He said usually the glass in the door
was covered with a newspaper and that
IL it was left off on this occasion II
was an oversight.
AS to the complaint that was reg
Altered against Miss Pool of LaPnrte