The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-28

pupil for committing an offense when
that pupil has been dismissed for tho
day and is off the school grounds
when the offense is committed? This
is the knotty problem which faced
the board of education at its regular
meeting at the High school building,
last evening, and there was a merry
wranglc indeed before the problem
reached a partial solution.
II. II. Boyd, n resident in the east
part of the city, appeared at the
meeting last evening in COMPANY with
his attorney Fred w. Warner and want
ed redress for the punishment of his
boy at the Forest Lawn building
when, as he claimed, he was not do
Ing anything in the nature of an Of
Tense. Through his attorney. Mr..
Boyd declared that his boy had been
playing ball without the school
grounds and that he had been kept
In after school hours and Mt recesses
for the offense. Boyd took his child
from school, fearing seemingly that
he would be injured If he were to re-
turn to school and has since refused
to have him sent TO the building un-
less the matter was settled either
through the courts or by apology
from Superintendent Frank or the
board of education. Rather than have
the boy, who is aged eleven years
and whose name is Frank, brought
intg the probate court, Judge w. S
Spencer had seemingly advised Mr..
Boyd 10 take the matter before the
board of education.
Superintendent Frank was asked by
one of the members of the board t.
explain the matter as fully as possible
from his view point Frank stated
that the day on which the Zanarian
system of penmanship was demon.
strated in the city schools by author.
ity of the board, "a part of the school
were dismissed In order that the
teachers might attend the drills given
ty Mr.. Zaner, the other lads caused
much disturbance in the vicinity. The
Boyd lad was playing ball with n
bunch of other boys on the school
grounds, but was playing backstop,
and as a result was located in the al
ley. One of the teachers called the
attention Of Miss Mildred Dickersou,
the principal of the building, to the
fact that the clases were being. dis
y
boys and asked them to leave the dia-
mond. This they die, but came back
81 on and again caused q disturbance
When they came back 20 school til"
rext morning they were notified to
remain in their seats for the offense
Of the day before.
| "Well, what l want to know is
whether she had right TO punish
\ those boys and particularly the Boyd
! 10y, when he had been dismissed for
the day and was off the schooi
grounds" said Attorney Warner.
"Why sure the teacher has the
| right" stated Mr.. Frank. There Il
/ the Jack Sever case. which has at
tanned great note over the country
generally, and ! have n whole book
! OF justsuch court decisions at home
showing how the teacaer has been
sustained In punishing the children
for an offcnsc which Is contrary "a
| the best interests of tho school, while
/ the children are outside of school,
know what ] am taiKing about.
I have not been enforcing this com
pulsory law all of these years for
/ nothing
''rhe principal came in there with
great big armful OF switches" said
Mr.. Boyd. and she laid them down
on the desk and said she would use
them IL the occasion was necessary
| My boy said some OF them looked
like the ones they used to drive oxen
with / don't believe In having child.
rem driven around that way for moth
ing and don't believe In the teacher
calling them blockheads either"
When called upon for his opinion
Clerk j. w. Jacoby declared that tn,
matter had been magniiied too highiS
He defended the probate judge
against the criticism which he had re-
ceived for refusing TO have an af
fidavit issued against the father fol
failuer to send his boy to school. He
thought that once the lad wa.
brought into the court for an of
fense. there is q stain upon his char
acter which may ruin him. He die
rot think that the matter should b,
settled in the courts.
II, Il. Hill seemed TO think that tn,
matter had started in the courts ant
should be settled there. The father
had refused to allow his boy II
school ana an affidavit should have
been filed against him in complianc,
with the compulsory education law.
Attorney Warner declared that h,
had advised his client 40 send his boy
back to school, and then If he wa,
punished again he should have tn,
teacher arrested. He thought tha
he would have right to have the
teacher arrested when the child haC
been dismissed for the day and wa,
off the school grounds at the time.
M. b. Dickerson snd the attorney
! engaged in fearful tilt over tn,
matter and grew very loud in thei.
argument. Dckerson maintained
that the lad was helping the bunch
to disturb the school and that the
teacher had full right to chastise him
IF you let down the bars right
here, gentlemen" said Dickerson
you Will have trouble al, the way
through the school. If had my way
would have it taken to the probate
court"
The matter of dismissing Wednes
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