Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-02-03

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often Mrs. Meyer whipped Clarence,
witness said she never saw her whip
him.
Teacher Testifies
j AT the conclusion of Mrs. Redwines
testimony the State rested its case.
Miss Lancer was called. The de-
PENDANT impressed one as being good
| witness for herself Although placed in
an extremely difficult position, her
thoughts seemed collected and her re-
plies to the lawyers questions were
answered in a distinct voice and pure
diction, showing the woman OF educa-
| ton and refinement. After answering
a few preliminary questions, she was
told to tell the story of the trouble in
her own words. She said: up TO
this time | had had no trouble with
| Clarence. except with his toilet neccs-
sites / overlooked that at first. At
least three times / had spoken to him
| about it, / asked him, DO you do that
| at homer He answered, Yes: ma don't
| care | felt as though | could not take
| his word for it. and | told him to ask
| to be excused. He seemed TO under
stand what was expected OF him. On
| his Wednesday / noticed he had been
guilty Of the offence again. | called
| aim to me and asked him what l
should do. He said he knew the way
| % the toilet. Shame did not feaze
! Clarence at all Then ! said to him:
4 tT11. a. fn
| On my knees, he replied. Then wit
ness told Clarence TO go to the cloak
room to give her time to think what
TO do. She asked Louis, Il brother OF
Clarence. who attends school in an
other room of the building, ii Clarence
did that at home According to wit
ness, he answered Eyes, ma whipped
him last night for it and put him to
bed" This suggested whipping, but
could not bring myself TO do it.
asked Mrs. Kleinert what / should dc.
She said nothing"
Describes Punishment
Miss Lancer said that in looking
about for something to spank Clarence
with, her eye fell on a toy broom Then
she repeated the question to him ana
he again answered, ION my knees.
! Then she took him across her lap and
spanked him. Repeatedly he answered
| her with the same words ana she
| spanked him each time, between spank
ings making him walk on his knees.
Finally he said Il roll" This reply
was followed by another spanking. Al
last he said II walk" Then the pun
ishment ceased Witness said she
helped him on with his coat and SAID
Goodbye" and the boy started home.
'Mrs. Meyer called me on the phone
and said things l cannot repeat. 1
| never heard n woman talk that way
before. Then / called Supt. Lewis"
! She said that the punishment did not
| last more than ten minutes. She said
she was not angry when she admins
tered it. She testified that she did not
strike the boy anywhere except on the
buttocks, and, possibly, OH the legs
| Said that Mrs Kleinert made no COM
ment or remonstrance. She said she
had no trouble with other pupils and
| that all the other pupils kept on at
tending the school.
Her First Term
| On cross examination Miss Lancer
| said she was twenty years OF age and
| that this was her first term of teach
| ing. She declared that the training
school made no rule on punishment or
children. She thought it was right to
inflict corporal punishment as last
resort. She admitted she did not try
| sending the child home as a punish
! ment. She estimated that she struck
! the boy about % times, and added Il
shall never punish child again after
going through with what ] have" Be
sides for the one offence. she punished
him for lying and stubborness at the
same time She did not strike the boy
while he was on his hands and knees,
| she declared.
On the Friday following the whip
ping Miss Lancer testified she handed
Mr.. Falge her resignation, but that the
school board had made an investlga-
ion and urged her to remain. The fol
OWING week Sic ull llol tCdNii3 boI -
,umed work in the school the next
week. She testified that she was not
excited during the trouble with Clar-
nee. but was trying to solve all the
line what she should do. In answer
4 TO question by Mr.. Fisher, witness
said there were 26 pupils enrolled in
her room and that thirteen were pres
ent yesterday.
1 Mr.. Falge in the witness chair told
of Fred Meyer bringing Clarence TO
his office on the second day after the
punishment was inflicted, but contra
/, dicted Fred's statement about his hav-
ing shown the marks on the boy.
Charged Iron Poker Discipline
Lendert Bos, janitor Of the southside
!. school building, and for seventeen
years a resident of Rusk county, stated
: from the witness stand that he heard
no cutlery from the Meyer child as
: result of the punishment, though he
could have heard it if there had been