The evening world., 1911-03-23
KISSING PRINCIPAL
PH|LOSOPH|c, BUT
OH, YOU WOMEN!
Their Vindictive Nature TO
Blame for Cloud on His
Name and $1,000 Fine.
HIS ACTS MlSJUDGED.
Naturally Afiectionate, He Just
Couldn't Help His Frank,
Open Wa With Teachers.
HIS ACTS MlSJUDGED.

kSH WV ''h' 'SoNAbStSs
because ~ his naturally aNechonate
nature. which he could not help show
ing in q frank and open manner, such
as calling tho women teachers under
him my dear" Ind occasionally strok-
ing their hands. Bernard Cronson, prin-
cipaI Of Public school No. 90, has come
TO be known all over town as the kiss
ing principal and has been nnsd $3.50
by the Board OF Education.
Principal Cronson's fine was an.
nounced last night. and a reporter for
Tho Evening World found him In a
highly philosophical mood In his once
to-day. lie is a stout. benign-looking
person. and the open. frank manner"
which he says has been the cause o.
his misfortunes. is his strongest char
acteristic.
Calls Women v%lndlctive.
"Tha Nndlctlvencss OF woman Is the
leading component of her nature" he
said loldly and impressively. Her
passion for revenge scizes her like a
typhoon shakes up the sand IN the
desert. and she Will camp on the trail
OF her victim uGdl she has him. That,
my son. explains this whole situation.
Men forget or forgive a wrong or
fancied wrong-the average woman,
never. Therefore you see me here
minus four months salary and with a
black mark against my character that
onlv IN. MASSAGE n, time a TO-
away u,, am coradon ,ba 80
viii be riehted and I viii no SHOWN On
my ,ruo l,vht
II, all started because n, my ,c,iv,.
,Ies araIns, tbe Eou,i pav nm ,or
vomen che no u.,, an "ana a..
speeches I made In Albany wa. ,o,,
there was a consniracy auains, mo hu,
l pooh -poohed the notion. I dIdn,,
know women then as 7 do anvil .Isb
had I would have known tba, ,h.v
would hand togo. her in a cons,i,.rv %
blast my rcpu,atIon at any cost, ,ha,
ahev would hav. fonowed M. ,or ,uo
years: that they yould So, the chin.
dren-yes. the innocent l,tle nunils
corruptIng .helr Young mlnds-to any
on me and Sc, IN operation a system
III IAIL tAtH lHf SlD'lfneAI
character OF histo-y vould NOT bavs
been able 10 Withstand. They did all
these things. and they very neany sue
ceeded in running ne entirely.
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But. i, sir' am "A philosopher ana !
am not annoyed-nOt a little bit. ! defy
YOU to 20 10 Public School No. 3 where
these charges are supposed to have
originated and lind any but the five
women who made the charges who ave
anything but good 20 say pf me,
You gee. ] am naturally of a very at
fectionate nature-l Just an help it
and as 1t Is always my impulse to be
very frank and show my feelings and
speak my thoughts, II was easy to mis-
construe my little acts that l Intended
alY as kindnesses.
For instance, ! have-OT rather, I
had-a habit OF calling everybody my
dear No harm In that, Is there? Well,
that was mlsconstrued stroking their
hands and kissing? / never kissed any
Of them-ridiculous. Well. n lingering
handshske may be twisted around into
stroking hands-but only an evil mind
would see anything wrong In IL. -.
What want explained TO me- tand
Principal Cronson's voice rose. lis why.
II . body OF honest, clean-minded. CON
servative men like the Board OF Educa-
ton could be Convinced that / was
guilty of familiarity with women teach
ers, as charged, ] am not thrown out.
Familiarity with women teachers in. of