The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-12
Says School Board Does Not
Support Him.
INSISTS ON DISCIPLINE
Says He Enforces Rules
Without Fear or Favor.
Mr.. winans Lays the Blame for
the Lack of Discipline at the
Door Of the School Board.

That a public statement In the
newspapers of the city concerning the
complaint made by e. i. Ruhlman to
the board of euucation Monday even
| ing relative to the punish
ment Of his son. Earl, is unfair is the
opinion of Principal c. II. Winans, OF
the High school against whom the
charges were made. Mr.. Winans
gave no public statement concerning
the matter and it is believed that the
difficulty will reach an amicable
agreement.
81 transact the business of the
Marion High school within my Of
flee" said the principal, when ask,
ed concerning .he matter with which
he is charged. Il do not feel called
upon to go to the newspapers to g;ate
my position. Just why the Ruhlman
lad was hurt any more than the
others | do not know and | had four
I'm my Office on the evening of the
trouble"
Winans says that the trouble as
related by Mr.. Ruhman to the board
and which was referred to in the lo-
cal papers was mere side issue toI
the continuous and unceasing trouble
which the boys have caused in the
school, According 10 the story OF
Mr.. Winans, as he grew personal in
the matter, there are a number OF
the boys in the High school who are
constant sources of annoyance and IL
order was to be preserved in tho
school 1t was seen, necessary to speed
lily enforce the rules of the school
and this Mr.. Winans proposed to do
Returning to his original statement.
Mr.. Winans does not know why one
was injured more than another and
he also says that he cannot under
stand why the lad is net In school
while the others who were given the
same punishment are not disabled
The lad was given permission to re-
turn to school and has not yet done
so, according to the principal.
Mr.. Winans Gays the punishment
of the lads Friday evening was no
doubt quite severe and was necessary
seemingly as a result of the recent re-
fusal of the board OF education to
stand with the principal OF the school
to the letter When once the boys
had gained knowledge OF permission
granted to o. Wollenweber, Jr., to
return to school contrary to the pro-
test OF the principal, little sway was
held over the schooI except with
main force and Mr. winans deplores
the loss of support by the board OF
education in his attempt to carry out
the rules OF the school.
II have been elected" said Mr..
Winans Tuesday afternoon Ito fill
the position of principal OF the High
school here and l believe that with
some experience and study in the
work / am capable of knowing the
principles of school work. | enforce
the rules of this school as | am given
authority to 90 without regard to
pupils black or white, and sons OF
rich or poor fathers and when the
board of education does not stand
with me in the enforcement of school
discipline | must resort to severe pun
ishment in order TO preserve order"
Continuing, the High school princi-
pal noted that in the business OF
educating children one cannot always
carry on the work of the school as
the members or the board may desire
with concesslobs here and there to
the friends of the board IF | were
working in a shop" said Mr.. Winans,
those who would be above me would
know the work thoroughly else they
would not occupy their positions.
This is not true in educational work
for the members of the board of edu-
cation not having been engaged very
long II any length of time in teach
ing are unable to see the position in
which am placed as principal, and
so are prone to control these matters.
IN their own manner. All of this
is simply case OF irate parents who
are dissatisfied II their children are
punished for failure to comply with
the rules"
Winans says he can mighty easily
sidestep these difficulties at the sac
rifice OF the school discipline and
everything wo lid go along quietly
but that this is not his method OF
teaching and If in the control of any
High school over which he is placed,
he must step upon the ties OF any
individual he will not sidestep. you
cannot enforce the law here nor else
where without kick coming from
some one who ia hurt? said Mr. Win
ans in conclusion.
No special meeting OF the board
mas yet been called for the consider.
alton OF the case