The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-05-10
ARE SEVERELY CRITICISED.
Six Pretty School Teachers Firted
With Their Pupils.

Port Jefferson. / l.. May 9.-SLS
little marns from school were the
objects OF severe criticism at a meet
ing az the town hall conducted by
Elmer Z. Smith. attorney. and one
OF the first citizens OF Port jefferson
several OF pretty sextette of teach
ers from uD Rochester way were
accused of hugging, kissing and flirt'
ing with the high school boys and
( prnierring moving pictures and hold
ing hands in parlors to attending the
lecture course.
The peda gogues were boarders At
/ the Smith home last year This year
4 they are not. Mr.. Smith said the
. insisted on attending moving pic
/ lures at Athena Hall. the scene Of
his denunciation tonight and often
remained out after half past nine
O'Clock. He would lock them out
after tha, hour and he complained
that one of the teachers had an eX-
IRA night latch key made and still
retains it.
Moreover, he said they violated
one of the Oldest rules tor boarders
?. the Smith house, which was i'll
sisting on taking more than one
bath a week and being wasteful OF
the hot water.
Port Jefferson democracy on the
way 10 their labors saw a man awk-
wardly but industriously pastiug a
bulletin on the bill board on the out
SIDE OF Athena hall.
Mr.. Smiths Bulletin.
The man was Mr.. Smith and the
bulletin which he had fashioned OF
charcoal, read:
Citizens and Parents, Board OF Edu-
cation, Principals and Teachers:
Come to Athena hall Friday
night, May 3, at quarter past 5
and listen to talk touching the in
efficiency OF our school.
Come and hear how other boards
and principals handle their teachers.
You will readily see our difficulty in
Port Jefferson"
The result was that the hall was
racked. Frances ]. Pelican, the reg
ular moving picture pianist, opened
the meeting by playing ~ Hot Time
in the Old Town Toni ght" The audi
ence cheered, then Mr.. Smith talked.
Some folks say ! am joke some
say | am a public enemy, bur | war
to say to yOl that Ne have six
school teachers up here OF the hill
that shouldn't have neen invited back
here tn, year. I've got whole book
full OF Complaints against them. The
are not good examples for oar youn.
men. They come in here too young.
tell yon. when our teachers hug and
kiss and fiirt with high school boy,
it SHOULD he stopped"
Kissed and Cheered.
At this point the audience both
hiSsei and cheered
Il have gone around our schools
with nv gum shoes on and know
Just what | am talking about" Nh
Smith continued. Il was in room
the other day for more than five min
utes and the teacher didn't even
know was in the room We had Oh.
OF the best lecture courses in the
state this season for seven cents
lecture Only one of our teachers
bought a ticket, and she never at
tended once. No, they would rattle
be IN parlor somewhere holdine
hands with a fellow"
Mr.. Smith said he found tue fcl-
lowing sign recently N the local
Dostofice
"Wanted-A good looking young
AAetIl iDOul 10 ' ears Ola u escort me
home Apply at Port Jefferson high
school"
Huh. what does this sort of thin7
mean" he demanded.
The schol teachers assrt that
Mr.. Smith is indignant because ther
would not board with him this year.
Wants Her Big Brother.
One OF the teachers sad she wish
ed her big brother from upstate was
here. She said she was locked out
by Mr. Smith one night a year ago
when she boarded there before 10
o'clock at night.
Another of the teachers repeated
the story about the ban on more
than one bath 4 week at the Smith
home. The hot water was turned of.
BY Mr.. Smith. she said before she