Evening journal., 1922-04-22
BEAT
School Chief
Fight Starts After Easton
Ball Team Is Forbidden
to Go Away
PRINCIPALS EYES
ARE BLACKENED
rAsTON MA

EAsTON Nd. April 22.-Prof.
John c. French was attacked yester-
day afternoon I'm the Easton High
school by three boys. Kenneth Stew
art. McGoldrick Slaughter and May
nard oman. after ne had ordered
Stewart from meeting OF the Lit
erary Society, then in session. for al
legged misconduct Following the
attack on the principal. In which ne
was worsted. according 20 teacher
OF the school, Stewart was taken 10
the office OF the school board. with
the entire student body following IN
automobiles or on foot. A decision
in his case will be made by Prof
Oscar NJ. Fogle. county superinten-
dent OF education.
The fight was an upshot OF the
baseball controversy OF a few weeks
back, which in It's heyday. caused
several boys 70 be suspended from
the school and which also was the
reason given for the lax discipline.
Yesterday the baseball affair was
the subject OF a debate in the LITER
airy Society. and as judges. the presi-
! dent OF the society appointed three
boys, who we're known 10 favor ath-
letios.
Disorder reigned throughout the
meeting and Il grew 10 such a point
that after several warnings Stewart
was ordered 10 leave the room. Pso-
fessor French left with him and i'm
mediately after the door was closed
a fight was begun between Stewart
and the principal. Sounds OF Il
drifted through the door Immedi-
ately lfty boys IN the meeting bolted
for the doorway and three OF them
succeeded IN getting past the teach
ers who tried TO keep them in the
room.
According 10 one teacher, when
she got TO the han where the fight
was IN progress. Slaughter anI
Oman were holding the principal
while Stewart was pounding him
with his fist.
After Stewart left the school su-
perintendent's office ne was lifted or
the shoulders OF the students, ths
girls assisting. and carried about the
streets amid shouts and hurrahs.
Stewart stated that the authorities
promised 20 visit his parents, wher
the case will be disposed OF. Stew
art IS IN the graduating class. Schol
ars threaten TO stand by stewar
and II he is expelled they say the.
will go on strike.
, Interest in the latest escape thi
> year az the school has created muc
excitement IN the town. with a
entirely new teaching stan with bu
[ few exceptions. there has been any
thing but pleasant year at the IN
stitution. The recent ruling OF IN
county board Of education that m
pupils would be limited 10 playin
, baseball with teams In tho county
has brought forth a rebellion In IN
school.
In the debate yesterday at IN
school a member OF the affirmativ
made the statment that the Eastor
team hadn't played In the count
league yet and wasn't going 20 a
so. Applause greeted his statement
o For many years the high schoo
has been represented by a team o
D baliplayers considerably larger ply
sically than the boys who are play
i, ing this year. They have been able q
cope with teams from Salisbury
Cambridge. Denton, Chestertowr
: Centreville and other towns on IN
shore In the new county leagu
they will be limited TO playing OK
s ford and St. Michaels.
p Trouble al the school was though
n TO be ended for the year by a part
r. given the senior class Thursday nigh
by the proprietors OF a motion-pio
r ture establishment
Il Professor French attended an
k treated the crowd 10 peanuts, chocc
n lates and wound up the evening b
20 taking them all TO a drug store an
h playing host at the soda fountain