Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-06-25
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that his son had never been guilty Of
any infraction of any rule or regulation
of the school pertaining to the educa
tion of children. In the cross-examina-
tion the boy admitted that he knew he
had been guilty of an infraction of the
school regulations when he left the
school premises during recess and for
which he was expelled for repeating.
The parent said that had it not been
for the expulsion, the boy would have
passed In his examinations. which he
was compelled to take Immediately up
on returning to school.
The father was then informed by Mr.
Phillips that had he given the son a
note asking for permission to leave the
school premises he would have been
permitted to do so.
boy Was Troublesome.
Miss Brown, in testifying. asserted
that the Robinson boy had been more
troublesome than the average boy in
the class, and that he created disturb
ances. She also said she informed his
father of his deficiency in certain stud
two weeks ago.
w illlt tOcSCi tSShAiNN
he accused the complainant of asking
him insulting questions and refused to
answer them The school head finally
said that the suspension had heeg jgsti-
fed, and that he upheld PrinchglfB Bree-
man.
Girl Was Not Forced to Wash Dishes.
1t was charged that Margaret Lutz,
13 years old, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lutz, of Ward place, pupil in the
special class of Columbia School for
backward pupils, had been forced to
wash dishes and act as waitress In the
lunch-room. An affidavit signed by the
girl, which had been sworn to before
Mr.. Robinsons attorney, was presented.
in which it was said that the child had
been forced to go to the lunch-room to
wash dishes and thereby lose her
class room teachings, although she was
adverse to it. The teacher, who was
Miss Clara Morrison. said she had not
forced the child to work in the lunch
room, but that Margaret had told her.
as well as Agent Abbott, of the protec-
tive society, that she would be de-
lighted to help in the lunch-room at
noontime. This the teacher said was
girl because she went to school without
breakfast and dinner oftentimes.
The girl in her testimony later SAID
that she had not been forced to do the
work. but that she had done 1t volun-
tarily.
Mrs. Peterson told the committee
that the Lutz girl had never washed
dishes, but only cleared and set the
lunch table, for which she received all
she could eat in return for her services.
1t developed that the girl had missed
only about thirty minutes of her class
time while in the lunch room.
Girl Was Given Money.
Miss Aloysia Feindt. secretary to
Superintendent Foster, stated that she
had received money from Deaconess
Paterson, which she in turn gave the
Lutz girl with which to purchase her
lunch, the parents not furnishing her
with any.
Repeatedly it was stated by Miss
Morrison that the girl had gone to
school with no breakfast and that she
had divided her own lunch with the
pupil, 1t was this that resulted in the
girl being given the opportunity to earn
her lunch. 1t was stated. Mrs, Lutz said
she had urged her daughter to not do
the work in the lunch-room- She said
she had not courage enough to inform
the teachers to that effect. however.
Judse Jones. in summing uo. de-
clarad flat tha affidavit which fha