The evening world., 1909-03-05
DYING CHILD
. RAVED ABOUT
. ACT OF TEACHER
All Yonkers Excited Over Lit
tie Marjorie Issertel'S
Talk in Delirillln.
PLEADED TO GO HOME.
Father Makes Formal Com
plant That She Was Forced
'. to Work While Ill.
PLEADED TO GO HOME.
Especial to Tire Evening WORLDLY

isVt'Idl 10 ire Evening WGrll.)
IONkERS, y. Y, March j.-Saying
that the Yonkers schools are becoming
noted for a species OF barbar.sm,
Henry II, 1ssertell, of No, I'll War
burton avenue, has placed before the
Board OF Education the circumstances
connected with the death of his twelve
year old daughter, Marjorie Yonkers
Is greatly upset over this case, as 1t
follows 50 closely upon the death OF
phillips Brooks underhill who. be-
fore he died on Jan IS, told his mother
that lie had been beaten.
Marjorie lssertell was III three
nights and three days. In dellrium
she raNed of the treatment accorded
her by her teacher Miss Viola Camp
he'll OF No. IL school. This is Miss
Cnnpbells first year as teacher.
Marjorie was regular attendant
al the Mason school, No s. In order
TO take lessons in cooking she went
on certain days to school No. l2,
where a cooking class Is taught.
Fathers Story Of Her Death.
The full story Is told in n letter.
written to School Superintendent
Charles GortOn. by the dead child's
father. 1t read in part;
Il think it my duty to acquaint you
with circumstance which occurred
In No. IL School My daughter, a
rI,1l ,f IA 81 ", 4 School
went TO No. !? for her tuition in cook
Ing on Thursday. Feb IS, my little
girl was taken violently Ill. In fear
full pain she asked the teacher the way
to the toilet and was told to hunt 1t
up herself This she succeeded In do
Ing, eventually. and was attacked b.
q violent chill
Upon her return to the classroom
she asked to 50 home. Her request was
denied. She was made to keep at her
work until finally overcome by pain.
she went to the cloak-room and fell TO
the floor in faint. The teacher finally
compelled her to return and finish her
lesson.
Alice Berthof. daughter OF School
Trustee William II. BerthOlf, offered to
clean up Majorie's utensils, as Majorie
was looking so III, but the teacher re-
fused her request. Not satisfied with
Ma}orie's work she compelled her to
scrub her sink second time.
Came Home In Fever
1.-THE child reached home In raging
fever. Delirium set In, and for three
DAYS and nights she raved constantly to
be allowed to go home, 4 consultation
of physicians was held Sunday and perl
tonitis and grip were declared to be
the cause OF her condition. second
consultation was held last Monday by DR..
Sidney NJ Beckw!th and Or, r. II. Trot-
Ter. OF Yonkers, and DR.. futile. OF
Hahnemann Hospital, New York. 1t
was finally decided to operate for APP
pendicftis as a last resort.
II protest strongly against such
treatment In civilized community.
Discipline is one thing, but the schools
OF Yonkers are becoming noted for
species OF barbarism which can avail
little in the education OF the rising
generation"
Marjorie lssertel was removed to the
homeopathic Hospital where Or. Tut
tie operated upon her on Monday. In
the childs delirium the parents and
physicians say Marjorie screamed: On.
please let me go home; I'm so sick.
on, please don't make me do any
more
She repeated these pleas over and over
until the hour OF her death, 80 o'clock
A, NJ. yesterday. The child's mother IL
frantic with grief. Mrs. Ida Brakeman
Issertell is a writer for magazines,
Didn't Know She Was III.
The defense OF Miss Campbell the
GIRLS cooking teacher, Is that she did
not know Marjorie was III. Miss Camp
bell and Mrs. Elizabeth Sanborn Knapp.
principal OF the school. Will issue
statement concerning the case. Supt.
Gorton says he will sift the matter to
the bottom.
Upon the return OF Coroner Alfred
lies and Police Chief Wolf from WASH
ington, where they attended the inaugu.
ration, It Is expected they Will begin an
inquiry.