New Britain herald., 1926-07-06
SMOKING TEACHER
 UPHELD BY COURT
New Britain Girl Arrested for
 Putting Weed in Public
DISCHARGED BY JUDGE
Miss Mayonne Bayer Taken Into Custody After Dispute With Po- uceman - Cant Be Stopped" Supt, Holmes Declares,
Special to the Hera!d.)

NC" lOEht JuIy "A Snlngle-
 bobbed school "marm" who halls
 from New Britain, Conn, success
 fully defended her right to smoke
 cigarettes on the streets of Green
 wich Village, when she was hailed before Magistrate Dreyer in Tombs
 court Saturday morning, but her
 victory came only after she had
 been required to remain overnight
 in jail.
 She is Miss Mayonne Bayer who 1 |confesses 21 summers and who has been a teacher in the schools of i New Britain for the past three years,
 her last assignment being in the Washington and Su.alley schools,
 Right To smoke Vindicated Not only did Miss Bayor gain a verdict over Patrolman Henry J. Olson CT the Mercer street police station, but statements of New Brit ain school authorities indicate her right to court Lady Nicotine is con- ceded in her home town.
 The youthful teacher with mod ernist ideas had been visiting with friends at 40 Washington square and in company with Lewis Reis- nick, aged A, an insurance adjuster, she vas touring Greenwich Village. On Third street, near Greene street, bot lighted cigarettes. Scarcely had the match been eXtingushed when a command rang out 10 "drop that cigarette" Brass buttons and a blue uniform followed the voice out of the gloom. Patrolman Olson re- peated lis command and Miss Bay CT insisted she had right to smoke if she pleased. The officer admitted there was no breach Of the law but claimed the practice wasn't nice" Reisnio took up Miss Bay CTS side of the argument and the policeman, meanwhile gesticuIatinR wildly with his night stick, insisted Miss Bayer should not smoke.
 He Couldn't-But lie Did
 "You are using loud and boister- ous language" he said when he was plainly out-taIked. land I'm going to lock both of you up for disorderly conduct"
 This charge was followed by de- murrcr in which the policeman was informed he could not lock up the pair--but he did.
 C,+-,rJ.,. 4No jnl,oI. VITO reopcned before Magistrate Dreyer. The policeman and the pair escort cd from the cell-room, were in agreement as 10 tho facts and the judge discharged both.
 What effect her experience with the metropolitan police will have or her position in the New Britain school has not yet been determined. 1 Patrick F. King, chairman of the school committee in New Britain 1 and Stanley II. Holmes, superintend- l cnt, both disapprove the practice of 1 smoking which they admit, Is prob ably followed by more teachers than | Miss Baycr. The chairman said his | teachers committee does not initiate investigations into reports Of this nature, relying on the superintend- mt to make probes and report find ngs. He does not feel smoking is consistent with what Is expected Of teachers, and feels, he says, hey should set good example to he pupils.
 Cant Order 'Em to Stop
 Supt, Holmes says he fails to find my legal right vested in the school by which they can order eaChers to discontinue smoking. In 'ases where they do not come in d. 'ect contact with pupils the super ntendent does not regard ordinary 'ases of smoking as of interest to he department over which he rules. After all, teachers are only human ,eing," Holmes declared.
 Miss Bayer has already been ap- pointed g. teacher in the public chools for next year. The teachers committee, having the right 10 en- age and suspend teachers, has no ', urther meetings scheduled, Mir. . Iolmes said. He declined 10 make ' ny forecast of what policy will be ' dopted since the problem of smok- ng teachers if it is 10 be considered r
 problem in fact, has never been c rought before the department pre- z iously. !,
 Supt. Holmes indicated he will + 1ake further inquiry and report the acts to the teachers committee be- c ore the opening Of the next school I 2rm.