The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-14
SHB PULLED A PUPILS Hair
TE iCHER SUSPENDED AFTER
EDGCtTION BOARD row.

''nure. Q no werss MSseSS." aaSa me
Dsy's Nsssher. bot We Can't Have
Csrpsgal Punlshmeas-- Ne Pay tuaH
sepeemhsg Ter aslaa Mary q. ribbttts.
Before Miss Mary r. Tibbitas. q pubic
school teacher. was Suspended yesterday
for pulling . boy pupils hair there was
row in the Board Of Education which
nearly led 20 blows.
The hlus arose when the elementary
schools COMMITTEES recommended that
teachers b. fined two month"; pay Tor
violation Of the by-laws prohibiting
corporal punishment. The report stated
that Miss Tibbitts. who has been . teacher
for fourteen years. was accused Of pulling
the hair Of John d. Mccarthy. q pupil Of
Public School O.. in South woodhaven.
Qusens The local school board had pat
her on trial. found her guilty and recon-
msnded that she no dismissed. The
elementary schools COMMITTEES thought
the punishment too severe.
Alrck n. Man. memDer from ousens.
urged the board 10 make dismissal tho
psnAlty.
This woman seized q pupil by the hair.
hfteu MIN up and put him in his seat
went on Mr.. Man. she has q most UNI
governabls temper and the children Of
that school ssek to avOid her class. Only
year ago che was up on charges Of
INJECTING corporal punishment. For tho
good Of the school think she should be
punished by dismissal.'
Arthur 3. Somers Of Brooklyn got up
and said: This h one Of the srosssst
attempts 70 psrsscuts . woman and
drive q teacher from our schools that I
ever heard 20 and think it 10 time that this
meeting should understand tho fun ami
mus Of the AFFAIR
Abraham Stern said he thought dis
missal was too severe: he proposed that
tins teacher be Suspended without pay until
Of $500 or more.
Joseph Cossr0vc OF Brooklyn SAID he
was a. thu trial Of Miss Tbbitts and that
tho evidences did not warrant either dis
miaaal OF n 600 fine Other members
wanted 60 know what evidence had been
produoed Al the trial in secret sesaion.
90 Secretary Palmer rsad the records.
Mrs. Mccarthy. the mother oe the boy.
had testified that the complaint her hus-
hand had made against the teacher was all
. mistake.
1t wSs q neiRhbOE that told the boy
father. Sure. the teacher only pulled
the boys hair and do more than thai
myself when he needs a.. Wbcn my ooy
came home crying ! asked him what was
the matter. he said teacher han-puDed
his hair. | told him chs hadn't pulled
IL half enough. for perhaps he was up TO
some deviltry.- she said.
The hoy was called on AZ the trial and
he said:
Miss Tibbitts pulled my hair ht'le
She heard some one talking and thought
q was me she lis' pat her mana INTO
my hair.
Dad she lht you from the cha" ny IN"
head!
NO. air
Did she hurt you much'
she d'dn h"r, me as tn"cn ~ i""''hs,
Nj. S0tn"F= =atd h. Thought 'hs test
mony showed me Sran'ng o' some ioik"
To o"st e"od 'eecner an" :" ueP'Nc
her OF her hvehhood aver >h~ nso ~3TN~n
the city Tor fourteen wears. re read
letter from the Rev. MI gray ~ 0''e''ns'
who spoke ~ MGR terms OF the teachsr'
do not think " % tSr 10 0raH INTO
ihi~ cas-" hmE" 'nl' are -'""~'s '"I'-'Ei
:" the 'rial aud which are de~isned :"
cause pr"Jnd'cs' IN V""r minds WI.
sVIners SAL.
Mr. COSErove >a'd be Was present nj
II m,Ie import a"o- '"I.n we h.'Sa',"y ~