Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-07

10 school until he returns Ia h,s bow
tina, 'Ne close OF school. This means
from .nho GIhduct on the way 10 and
~ t'cesses is subject 10 me crn,rI
OF me schoo! authorities. vi
,,'. ''sh schools in al! large cities draw.
tes ter lt d bubiis from widely scattered
rcIiph OF the pupils ana the e;iiSiancy
siric, e syhooi TO adopt more or less
the nunIIs governing the conduct OF
niis are required to take Their 80.
Iiic,'! WITHIN the school building. In
n, iIi't' o"a we endeayor To give the
puIl!s a greater freedom Of ,novcr,cn.
a,.u so permit them to move .hnn, - -
pay WITHIN a restricted area which can
-, EeasLy supervised by the teachers,
~ blh!ord school this area ~ IN. hiorE
on winch the school is situated pmntis
mo i've IN the !mmcd ate vicinity NJ
Cn sonooi are given special permits 10
70 nome 10 their lunch on coudtt,nn
mat they go Immediately hon,G ,ni 80.
urn Immediately 10 school wi,hi,, ina
IN IN Allotted fer recess. Pupils vio
iatihs the recess rule or any Other ruiz
subject themselves 10 the penaIiit 80
SCI 'eed i.T violation Of school rules.
Du'iHs the hrst six months that Bin
S'noO; was opened wa tried the
S ISnsn OF having no recess rules. In
enese SIX months many and serious
cphpiaints came TO the school authori-
&c, ,ses or anmaEe TO private property in
hour and supposedly cormitted ~ NJ,
PTS or the school. Other complaints
81 improper conduct on the part OF
puplis when out Of sight OF the school
au'horiIics were ported. These com
paints related to bOth boys and girls
ana, IN one instance. the principaI Of
ne school. himself discovered sixteen
" the schoo!ooys in the rear room of
d confectionery store smoking ciga-
rcttes: The recess rule was then es-
ttaDi!shed and has been !mpartIally en-
Iorccd Tor t"o and one-ha!f years, in
Wh1ch time there has been practically
no Sonpia!nt OF damage done or mis-
conduct during recess time.
a merchant, whose store is on the
the restricted area in which pupils are
allowed TO move at recess. felt that he
was d'scriminated asains; because the
go as he desired that they should come
and 60. and that great damage was
being done him by this prohibition.
the prescribed territory and wildly ,ges-
ticnlated. and in no very choice Ian
guage he informed the pupils that their
rights ,bsr yer were being taken away. that
school. that they did not have TO obey
me school rules and that they could
do as they pleased He even grabbed
bounds. On several occasions he in
suited the teachers and even told one
OF the lady teachers that il She were
man he would settle matters with
her. His clerk Is said to have advised
the boys 10 get together and beat up
the teachers, and that the teachers
would then allow them TO do as they
pleased Influenced by these actions.
a number of the boys violated the re-
cess rules and discipline was becoming
exceedingly din cult In the school. To
put stop TO this condition of affairs
the principal of the school sought the
protection OF the courts. The court
heard the case. the merchant was rep
resented by two able lawyers and the
school by the Commemorative Attor-
ney. The merchant was fined SEQ and
put under bond as to his future con-
duct. JOSEPH TI. SAUNDERS
Principal OF Binford School
Richmond. Va, juno 6. lois.