The Washington herald., 1912-03-24
SCHOOL OFFICERS
! WH0 WHIPPED BOY
MAY FACE COURT
Mrs. Anne Kalley to Swear
/ out Warrants for Teacher
and Janitor.
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SIMILAR CASES BEFORE
DR.. W. N. Davidson and Judge W.
h. De Lacy Discuss Subject of
Corporal puniskhent.
SIMILAR CASES BEFORE

tg-aded class at the Gales School. and
Robert Boyie. the janitor. on charges Of
assault and battery will be sworn out at
tho Police Court tomorrow morning by
Mrs. Anne Nailey. of eos H street north
east. mother Of twelve-year-old Joseph,
the victim of the horse whipping.
This announcement was made last
night By Mrs. Nalley after comforting
with her sister. Mrs Annie Rearns.
Ralph Given, assistant United States at
torney. will issue the warrants, IT is ex-
pected. He said last night that there
is precedent for the issuance Of war
rants. as teachers have already been
I prosecuted in the District on similar
charges. Mr.. Given stated, however,
that careful consideration will, be given
the facts in the case before the warrant
| IL issued.
The story OF the infiicting Of the pun
ishment upon Joseph by the teacher
with the assistance OF the janitor was
told exclusively in The Washington Her
aid yesterday. The account OF the whip
ping was told in Juvenile Court Friday
afternoon. when Joseph was arraigned
for truancy. the ofrense for which he
was punished.
VIII Demand Arrests.
| Il have reached the decision 10 swear
out warrants for the arrest OF the teacher
and the janitor." said Mrs NaIley last
night 81 have conferred with my sister.
and both Of us are OF the opinion that
steps should be taken to punish the per-
sons who punished Joseph
The practice OF corporal punishment
Is one which should be forbidden" said
Judge De Lacy yesterday afternoon. "It
is relic Of medieval practice, in my
opinion. 1t is true that the teacher
stands in loco PARENTS. put the agent
has no more authority than is delegated
to him by the principal. OF course, !
believe that whippings are necessary
things sometimes. but l believe they
should always be administered with the
consent Of the parent II seems 10 me
that there are many teachers In the pub
lie schools exercising authority which IS
not vested in them. This should end"
DR.. William NJ. DaWIdson, superintend-
ent OF schools, said yesterday that cor
poral punishment Ia the schools was once
abolished in Chicago, with the result that
in a short time the pupils were defiant.
DR.. Davidson ana Judge De Lacy held
a conference yesterday afternoon TO dis
cuss the subject OF corporal punishment.
Afterward DR.. Davidson said that many
little misunderstandings were clarified.
Seeks Greater Cooperation.
Although the views OF the two officials
are antasonistic respecting the right OF
a teacher 70 infiict corporal punishment.
the kfndIiest OF feeling exists between
them. The superintendent said yester-
day afternoon that he is confident that
in the future there will be greater CO.
operation between the two institutions.
DR.. Davidson yesterday received re-
ports Of the whipping from Mrs. Bridges,
the teacher; Miss Edna Keene Bushee.
Of 1855 Longfellow street, truant officer:
Miss Laura Pollock. assistant teacher
of the ungraded class at the Gales !
School, and DR.. W. B. Patterson, super
vising principal in charge OF the ungrad- |
ed schools. These four school employees |
were present at the conference with DR.. |
Davidson in the Franklin Building Fri |
day afternoon.
DR.. Davidson yesterday afternoon
praised Mrs. Bridges. He said that he |
had received reports from all sides of |
her ability and of her excellent quaIifica- |
tions as teacher. He said that he had \
received no reports Of her being unkind |
or cruel. DR.. Patterson yesterday also |
spoke highly of Mrs. Bridges
Mrs Nalley yesterday stated that every |
attempt had been made to keep the
story Of the whipping out Of the court |
proceedings
-.-.- Tried to Hush Mother.
when the case was called by the
clerk" said Mrs. Nalley. "I, together
with the other witnesses, entered the
court room. AS we entered, / said TO |
the others: am going to tell Judge
De Lacy OF this unauthorized whipping
Miss Bushee rushed to my side and
hissed: 'Sh-sh-sh-' tSh-sh-sh, moth
ing 1 said. The court is going to know
all about IT. And / told the court Of
the punishment"
Mrs. Joseph Aquilla Enslow, special
charity officer of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution. who renders much
Service at the Juvenile Court.
and who was present during the hear
ing, said yesterday that she will bring
the subject before the children's council,
of which she is an active member, at its
next meeting.
II certainly hope that the teacher who
whipped the boy vii! be punished by
due process of law" said Mrs. Enslow.
II wouldn't permit any teacher to strike
my child, and ] guess the majority Of
the residents of Washington feer that
way. i shall bring the matter before
the chidren's council at fits next meet
ing and urge the abolition OF corporal
in the District schools. II
am well acquainted with many of the
4,
know personally that the majority Of
them are absolutely opposed to the prac-
tice."
Fayors Use of Whip.
Cuno II. Rudolph. president Of the !
Board OF District Commissioners, on ,
the other hand. is heartily in favor of /,
corporal punishment. II
Il am in favor of the rules Of the ]
board Of education as they stand now. !
said Commissioner Rudolph yesterday. !
''Whippings are good for school children
now and then. / remember the HckinRs {
used to get. and deserved every one :
of them. To take away the privilege Of
The inhiction Of corporal punishment !
from the teacher would be to weaken the =
school system and make the pupils abso-
utely defiant.
II think that truancy Is a sufficient
offense to deserve corporal punishment.
Whippings are good things. Just so they
ire not too severe. remember in par 1
icular two which / got, and which / .
'oundly deserved. One was for placing :
cayenne pepper in the fire, and the other
vas for placing tacks on the srhooiroorn