The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-06-19
Eating Pie With
Miss Deer" at
Shadow Social
Continued from last weekly

MlOO HALL: ElfSIs 4 llLllrA ~ was D(
beneficial she came to Homestead to te
teach school. l saw IN the children P
at their play that they had caught
some of the charm Of her personality. Il
She gave music lessons outside OF W
school, conducted Glee Club work IN il
school, no, outside Of school hours, n
without extra pay. She has WORKED
IN the Parent-Ieachers ASSOCIATION n
actively. She has been present ana b
given service in the serving OIL re-
freshments, I think, after every pas
ketball game where we served re :
freshments. She has conducted the
student body in their yells at the
basketball games. If l had little
more time l could think OF some oth-
ers but I have forgotten. II
@. Was it due to derellctlon OF
duty on the part Of Miss Deem or
derelicticn Of duty on the part Oh
somebody else that school mad TO pc
dismissed number Of times last
year, because the house was too cold
for use?
A. 1t was due to the dereliction
of the janitor.
! @. What relation is this janitor to
Mrs. John Phelps, who charges Miss
Deem with dereliction Of duty
i A. Her son.
o. What relation is this Phelps to
J. S. Olness, Chairman OF the Board,
and another party who has preferred
charges?
5 A. Son-in-law. i
T O. Miss Hall, have you personal
S knowledge of indignities which MISS
:, Deem has suffered at the hands oil
members of the Homestead commu-
i nifty?
A. Yes.
d @. Will you specify one
A. The case of Marty Rynen.
e o. Tell the story Of Marty Rynen
/; as YOU know it of your own observa-
r tion-iust the part Of it you know?
re A. / woke up in the night about
IS 1890 and l heard slight moaning and
" I thought perhaps Miss Deem was
sick and | said, "Grace, are you I'll Z,
j. and she said, ''No." I heard move
o. ments and the front door opened ana
C. heard steps on the front porch. l
he watched out of my window and saw
n Marty Rynen go out our front gate
al and on the prairie toward Mr.. Van
(. Vorous's home.
he o. Was this incident on the same
in evening as the Shadow Social?
VS. A. It was.
no o. It was arranged to eat suppe
of with Miss Deem in place OF Bu'
Stout? A. Yes.
q. Do you know of still anothe
indignity that Miss Deem has a RICH
to resent at the hands Of J. S. Dimes
and Mrs. John Phelps
~ A. Yes.
MI, o. Will you specify that?
a went to school one mOnln
TAT and found J. S. Olness, Mrs. Phelp
IN Victor Johnson, Miss Anderson an
= Miss Deem on the front steps, J.
OIness with his back to the frol
door. I said, 81 guess we couldn
oct in this morning" and sat dow
i, Mrs. Phelps said, ooh, yes, the do
the IS omen to you and Miss Anderso
OF waited a few moments then l g
'oW' up as if to enter the building. M
, ne Olness stepped aside. We three e
ana tered. Miss Deem went to her roo
ong and the school board went too,
1uld went upstairs to Superintende
IS Horslev and stated that there we
sing three people in Miss Deems roc
AGAINST one-fOur against one,
Guiding Miss Bates. / do not thu
# fair for her to be alone WlthC
oWs' witness in the presence Of her per-
cutors. | asked if l might go do
as a witness for Miss Deem.
q friend of hers. Mr.. HOrsley saiC
might He thought she ought
have a fair show. I asked If | mis-
lerS stav as long as the Board did
he said YES, so I went down. Mr..
ness said that this wasn't an aft
to be conducted in the presence
intruders, including the faculty
sat still. Mr.. johnson went up
eople conferred with Superintendent HC
I the lev and both men came down to N
loint. DEEMS room. I said ct is unc
NOW, stood Mr.. Horsley, that l am IN
On in der in being present; that l have
what mission to be-" and he said yes.
farm Board instructed Miss Bates to GO
stion- teaching. Miss Bates moved al
MANY the room and gave instructions
It of pupils privately. Miss Deem Loo
6 to on for a few moments and then
The stepped to the front and she
Don't "Children, I am supposed TO u
ur U. you, but / do not think | VIII De
fell lowed to do SCI However, am
nimal inc to try. Let US sing our NOR
III &C song" Mr.. Olness sad, Don
and any attention to MISS Deem, an
w at stepped in front OF her. MISS q
at we is your teacher" One htCle Doy
party, "Shut your CAB" MISS Deem
The to sing and Mr.. Olness put ms
riff to upon her and Miss Deem steppe
ep out enc side to conduct the singing
Europe was not at any tune lhCerTu
Now Olness stepped IN front OF hef
j.
pow again laid his hands on LsI.
err 1t stepped away from him. Olness
m i'm "That is enough, we will close
U. S. school," and announcs0 to the
IS in dren that they were to 60 home
u. S.
nv vne in the least and the quicker the /
5CeIVSo On. orntc The into his head the /