New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
MONKEY SCHOOL IN FIGHT
BaIdy, Teacher Of kindergarten,
Is Attacked by Pupil.
PLANNING FOR EXHIBITION
Curator and Assistants Have
Hard Time Quieting Animals
in Geological Park.

| There was great turmoil In the monkey
house in the New York Geological Park yes
terday morning when the nine "highbrow'
apes got into a fight while going through
rehearsal OF their klnderCarten act. which
Is soon 10 be one Of the attractions for VS.
itors to the park. Raymond L. Ditmars
the curator, and several keepers got mixed
up in the melee trying to separate the
angry teacher and the pupils Badly the
prize ape OF the collection, was installed az
teacher for the first time. and In the future
he will DE chained to his chair to restrain
| him in his endeavors to impart knowledge
TO his pupils.
Badly was sitting on the chair facing MS
class Of eiGht-composed OF Susie MIMI
Babe Mike. Dick, Louis. Bette and Coco
when the rough house" began. Mr.. DitmdrS
had drawn a picture OF an ape on a black
board The sight Of IL caused Coco 10
spring from his chair and push his bullet
shaped head through the thin blackboard
As he leaped from his chair he hit Baby
whack and sent him sprawliug.
But Badly had no intention of letting
such an incident pass without subStah-
tial reprmand He grabbed his chair. gave
descended on the head OF the excited Coco
with such force that the pupil was stunned
Not satisfied with hitting Coco only Baby
went after Mike and Dick, both Of whom
had taken advantage OF the rumpus to set
tie an old grudge While Mike was puiiins
the ears OF his adversary Badly sailed INTO
both of them and sent them scainpering 10
the tops OF window sills, while Babe. Susie
and the others endeavored to climb on top
OF the cages to get out OF the way OF the
chair
Mr. Ditmars and his assistants did not
succeed in getting possession or the chalf
until Baldy had cracked them over the
shns with II couple OF times. 'Ihen ne
was chained to 1t. Gradually the other
members OF the class were coaNed down
from their perches with tempting pieces OF
banana and apple The school was assem-
bled once more but the blackboard was
useless, as it was almost demolished when
Coco showed his head through II.
! Three or four mornings week the apes
are put through the classroom perform
ance I'm order to get them perfected before
the spring Il IS the intention OF the cura-
tor to make the performance the most
httraC'l'e .edtNtc bi me HtOlih's ''O~~~
VIXEN the weather grows warmer the per-
formancos will be held outdoors.
Last year." said Mr. Ditmars, we had
the apes eating at a table and going
through little tricks that children enjoyed
Immensely. This year we want to really
make the performances educational. as well
as interesting. Susie, the chimpanzee, We
got from Dr. Garner will do her many
tricks with blocks and cubes. and II pos
sible we want To see II she can really be
made to draw them with chalk on a black
board.
During the last week Susie has had an
opportunity 20 draw box on the black
hoard but the chalk looked so much Ike
something TO eat that she tried to s"si-
low it
BY right or his intelligence Baldy was
chosen as tho head OF the school. Before
the lars is held again. on Tuesday morn
ing. howeve.. new blackboard must be
bought and chains put on each chair, as
pupils and teacher may clash.
Coco. the cause of all the trouble yester-
day. hears his name because Of the size
and shape OF his Uranium. Whenever ne
gets angry he bangs II against the floor OF
his ,agc with such force that Il can be
heard all over the primate house