Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-06
SCHOOL: STRIKERS
co BACK TO DESKS
Gloucester Mayor overruIes
Principal and Glasses
Start Again
TEACHER ASKS FAIR TRIAL

The striking students of the Glou
cestcr City High School went back 4
classes this morning. They marched
into school in line headed by Mayo
Anderson. Of Gloucester. and DR.. J
a. Beck. n school director.
The boys and girls appeared at tn,
rear door Of the school at 3 o'clock
When the last bell rang they entered
and were greeted with a series of ques.
tons by Superintendent Burns ant
School Director Maier.
us the strike OFF, asked Mr.
Burns.
81 don't know" replied John Black
spokesman for the pupils.
Then get out until it Is over,
! snapped the superintendent.
/ With this order the strikers driftet
back into the schoolyard. where the,
were met by Truant Officer John Cor.
coran. who asked that they fall in lin,
behind him. He led the way to tn,
main entrance and the procession haltet
on the steps.
Seeing this ceremony. Mayor Ander.
son and DIR. Beck. who had been OF
watch, hurried up.
Mayor Takes q Hand
The Mayor rushed up the steps and
into the school. demanding of Super
intendent Burns that the strikers be
admitted. While the Mayor and the
superintendent argued ms TO who was in
authority at the school, DR.. Beck
shouted
Come on. boys and girls. we re
going in. and in they went.
Once they were settled back at their
desks the matter was left for Mayor
Anderson and Superintendent Burns to
decide.
The superintendent insisted that the
strikers could not return TO school until
over and that they had not been out
on strike. but had just been "parad- =
ing around" He declared he was in
authority in the school and had a
right to act as he pleased in the mat /.
ter.
To this the Mayor replied that he
was the city's chief executive and had
appealed to the students to return to
school today at n public meeting last
night and it was up to him to see to
it that they were allowed to return.
The Mayor won out.
Then Mayor Anderson was called to
the office of Superintendent Burns,
where Mrs. Frank Sagers told him
that she was considering bringing
charges against the superintendent be-
cause he had pushed her daughter,
Mary. out of the door yesterday when
she wanted to- return to school but
refused to forswear allegiance to the
strikers.
More Trouble for Burns
The Mayor advised her to allow her
daughter to return to avoid further
trouble. She consented.
4 plea for trial before fair judges
was made by William Hatcher last
night at a meeting of Gloucester City
to whom he explained the sit
uGtion that led to his suspension by
Burns.
He will receive a hearing tomorrow
before a committee of the School Board,
of II. Meyer Black, Harold
Conner and Charles Meyers.
THE most serious charge against
me-" said Hatcher. lis that I was fa-
miliar with some Of the pupils. BY the
Almighty God ] swear to all you men
and women present that I am not guilty
of any such charge. Never in my ca
reer have I met one pupil Of the Glou-
cester school outside of the class.
rooms.
II ask you parents, you friends Of the
pupils to see that I have fair trial.
and not let such an impueation rest
tpon my name as has followed my dis
misal. ! ask a clean judgment"