New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-13
TEACHER ANOTHER SNARL
TWISTED INTO NEW KNOT
Consideration of Wrong Case
First Ties Up All Others,
Mr.. Winthrop Insists.
CONFUSION FURTHER MIXED
Education Board Is Also Stirred
by Press Agents Grammar,
to Say Nothing of His Eth
les and Ring Tactics.

ERerton l.. winthrop, jrr OF the Boar"
Of Education and formerly its president
told that body yesterday that in It's oe-
Termination TO solve the teacher-mother
nroblem IL had prosecuted the wrong
case Mr.. Winthrop made jubilant the
small minority in the board that has OPP
nosed the crusade TO rid the system OF
teacher-mothers when he painted Ih'S
nightmare. II was likewise as little pleas
Ing 10 those who believe the issue VIII
soon be settled. -
The case of Mrs Katherine c. EdSeli'
of Erasmus Hall High School accoroinS
10 Mr.. Winthrop. should have been prose-
cuted first If it was intended TO get an!
where. Instead, however. the case Oh
Mrs Bridget NJ f. Peixotto was taken
I'm. went into court and. he believed, the
verdict might be an injustice to oth'r
teacher-mothers whose cases were not
similar.
The former president said that IN 'he
prosecution the Corporation Counsel hao
emphasized points which should nave
been made subservient and that the com
mIttee on bylaws of the Board OF Edu-
cation should have acquainted him WIKI
all the facts.
In the Edgel case leave of absence TOT
a year to bear and rear child was re-
ouested and refused. Mrs. EdgeH was
later absent from February !, 1913, to June
81 1913. and is now teaching in her school.
In the case of Mrs. PeiXotto no SPECIFIC
request having reference to MOTHERHOOD
was made. II was brought out by MI.
Winthrop yesterday that the Corporation
Counsel placed emphasis on the TACT thaI
while she had remained away TO Decoiiie
a mother she at first stated her absence
as due to other causes. In snort the
CORPORATION Counsel had laid emphasis
on deception. This. 1t was contehoeu'
did not apply in the Edgell case.
Several members OF the board did not
agree with Mr. Winthrop, but Dr. Ira ,.
VILE and Arthur Somers agreed that the
Edgel case should have been taken up
first if the real question at issue-that OF
neglect of duty for motherhood-was TO
be decided.
The board is marking time on other
teacher-mother cases until deeision 10
handed down in the Peixotto case. The
resignation Of Mrs. Della Troy Hall was
formally accepted yesterday. She was
one of the teacher-mothers who resigned
after being suspended and given notice
TO face trial.
The answer of the committee on oullu-
ings TO thu report on the New YORK pup
lie schools prepared by Charles G. Arm
strong e. Son for the committee OF school
inquiry was disapproved by the board
yesterday because of the slang therein
and faulty grammar.
one thing in the report that STUCK III
the side of the board like thorn was
the reference made to the press agent OF
the school inquiry committee, which was
held TO be. with other choice bits, below
the dignity of the Board of Education.
The press agent. ii was contended'
frankly stated that he did not intend to
fight fair" or give the Board Of Educa-
ton a chance" to see what it was charged
with ''until IT was published In the news
papers"
Referring to this the report OF the com
mittee on buildings said: 1--WE know OF
no standard of ethics or morals which
tustihes this save one, and that is the
Michigan fighting code, where one may
bite, kick. gouge and give the boots &c
his opponent.