The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-11

lodging a trip to the munlclpal court
by accepting self-imposed punishments
which will force them to pay for the
damage they did and will place them
under several strict deprivations for
long periods of time, the score of Ke-
nosha High school pranksters, who last
week twice broke into the High school
building and left a trail of vandalism
behind them, found a way opened for
them to get out of the escapade honor
ably on Tuesday evening when the
school board accepted their proposal.
The unique plan was presented by
School Commissioner Chester D.
Barnes, who had been named as chair
man of the special committee to deal
with the youngsters and report to the
board
4 The plan was finally enlarged so that
at included not only the pranksters
who are still members of the school,
but also the trio, who are not in the
schools at present but who joined the
boys in the "fun" that turned out to
be serious proposition,
All AnICIcSGlAlS
The report presented by Chairman
Barnes presents one of the most inter
esting applications of student go&eflg-
ment that has ever been known in the
Kenosha schools. Mr.. Barnes explained
that in conference with the boys last
Monday he explained to them the err
ror of their ways and that they all adj
mitted that they had done wrong and
that they should be punished in some
way or other. 1t had been the plan of
the board to hail the lads into the mu-
nicipal court to answer arrest warrants
but Chairman Barnes suggested to the
boys that they make a recommendation
which he would carry to the board for
final action
The boys met alone without his par
ticipation in any way with their DELHI
erations. After an hour they called
Commissioner Barnes and presented
him with report written by the chair
man which they had elected and sug-
costing the punishments to which they
all agreed.
"The boys have suggested punish
ment more severe than any which
had thought Of for the prank" declared
Commissioner Barnes as he presented
their report. "Here is what they have
agreed to do for certain periods of time
according to the part which they had
in the two acts of vandalism:
Ito remain at his home or place
of occupation three nights in each week
and to report to the board regarding
this if it was requested; 2-To stay
after school every afternoon until four
o'clock, 40 minutes overtime, until the
school board withdraws its jurisdic-
ton; 3-The school board to decide the
exact amount of punishment for each
boy; Each boy to be deprived of
participation in all school activities ac-
cording to the degree of vandalism
which he committed; 5-That the boys
agree to pay the damages caused by
the episode; 6-That they will stay
away from all pool rooms for the time
stated"
Schedule for Each Prankster.
Appended to the report was a sched-
ule setting forth the amount of time
which each prankster should remain
under these self-imposed bans, the
sentences" varying from three weeks
to four months. The lads who had the
least to do with it were given until
Thanksgiving; those who stood around
the building to warn the chief offend
ers of any approaching pedestrians,
were given sentences until Christmas;
those who broke into the building on
Saturday night only were given until
January 10th; and those who broke
into the building on the following Mon
day, until the end Of the first semester
One boy, who was in both escapades,
is to continue to "serve sentence" I'M
til March LIST
It was stated that one of the lads
after the penalties had been fixed asked
that his time be extended since he
thought he was not fairly rated with
the others. All of the lads have been
put on their honor to live up to the
agreement.
Change Report Little.
The original report suggested that
the three who were not school boys
should be reported to Judge Tully with
a suggestion that he infict the same
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