Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-06
H. s. PROFESSOR
ACCUSED BY BOYS
Admits He Took Pay for Writ
ing Names Hope Says He
Will Stop It.

Protests of the graduating class Of
the Boys High school against the ac
ton of Professor j. H Smith in charg-
ing each of them so cents for writing
their names on their diplomas and
against all the members of the faculty
for a general attitude Of Indifference
toward their graduating exercises to-
day found response among members
of the board of education in a declara
ton that the faculty would be rigidly
investigated
Protests of grammar school teachers
against the manual training system as
conducted by Miss Elizabeth Getz re-
suited in the adjustment of the draw
ing department by the board of educa-
ton yesterday afternoon and leaves the
board split into two warning factions
today.
Professor Smith is head of the writ
ing department of the school and
splendidly inscribed the names of each
of the Is members on their diplomas.
His skill netted him just $3.50 cents.
But some of the students who had been
reading of insurgency and such things
began to question the justice of the
charge. Their complaints have reached
the ears of members of the board of
education and other city officials
"All the complaints against the Boys
High school faculty will be thoroughly
investigated, said George NJ. Hope,
member of the board of education. to-
day. mo charge for inscribng names
on diplomas will be allowed again"
There We're also complaints about the
management of the commencement ex-
ercises in charge of Professor w. F.
Dykes. Members of the city council to
whom they look for a new building as
we'll as appropriations for mainte
nance will have to pay % cents admis-
sion if they witness the ceremonies at
the Atlanta theater tonight, for no in
vitations were sent to the city fathers.
Another complaint is that each of
80 boys who failed to satisfactorily
pass their examinations this spring will
have to pay other members of the fac
ulty than Professors Dykes and Smith
SO per month to coach" them during
the summer that they may attain the
desired promotions.
contests the faculties of other schools
were present to cheer their representa-
tives But not a member of the Boys
High school or the board of education
was present to encourage their boys.
The boys felt this Indifference and lack
of encouragement particularly in the
contest with Marist college
The trouble all began when Alderman
James R. Nutting more than a year
ago, took up the complaint of a num-
Der of teachers against Miss Getz and
the drawing department. and intro
duced a resolution in council abOlishing
the department. 1t was lost Yester-
day James l.. Key. James e. Warren.
w. o. Stamps. Dan w. Green, DR.. G. Y.
Pierce. A. P. Morgan and C. NJ Hope
voted to wipe out the department. Mr..
Warren stated in his speech that he
favored aboHshing physical culture and
drawing also The arguments were
that drawing overworked both teachers
and pupils. making the curriculum too
heavy
Miss Kate Harralson was agreed up
on as director of music. Her election
as well as all new teachers. along with
the question of abolishing drawing and
the complaints of the boys, will BIZ
taken up at a meeting Saturday morn
ing.
Professor ]. H. Smith said today:
q have engrossed the names of the
boys on their diplomas for so cents each
for ten years. l will offer to do so
again next year. Every one of the boys
asked me to do the work. They could
have done it themselves or had some
one else to do it,"
Said Principal W. F. Dykes today:
Il appeared before the class today
and asked that any boy stand up and
tell me if he felt any injustice was
done him by Professor Smith writing
his name for fifty cents Not one arose.
and many expressed disgust at the So
called charges. The charges certainly
did not originate in this class