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TEACHER WHIPS CHILDREN, FATHER WHIPS TEACHERWarrants Sworn Out for Ardell S lith of Sand RidgeIJ Two Sand KidKe teachers in a country school, in the southwest parti oi' the county, switched two children of the same family. The father re-turned and whipped one of the school • teachers and Principal James Allen 'J swore lt;mt a warrant for Ardell Smith, j .father of the children. Miss Tillie j I Klliott disciplined Virgil. !». ami Allen j 1| administered corporal punishment toI Harland Smith. 12.And while the teacher was whip-i i ing Harland. the hoy's father Ar-! dell Smith, allegedly entered the 'school and whipped the teacher.Today, while school directors and 11 sonte others concerned in tlie success of the school tried hard to stay what seemed a rising tide for a school war. a warrant was served on Mr. Smith, in which Mr. Allen, the teach- 11 or. charged assault.At the same time. Deputy Sheriff j p Joe Montgomery, who arrested Mr. Smith, instructed Miss Klliott to ap-, pear here Saturday, a warrant having heen sworn to for her arrest by Mr.| Smith.Last night the Sand Ridge school i directors conferred with State's At-tdthjtorney Fletcher Lewis here. Mr. Smith today was instructed to wait inMurphys boro for State's Attorney j Lewis’ return from Du Quoin, as the | prosecutor wished to confer with him.When interviewed Mr. Smith s'aid in part:nvcflaaaLessons assigned my hoy Virgil j *■ATt!were too long. Mv wife and I believe Miss Klliott became impatient with pupils because some of them did | not get their lessons.Nearly two weeks ago the hoy M was pushed or knocked out of his j seat hv Miss Klliott. When he came j home his jaw was swollen. I took him to Dr. If. (I. Horst man in Murphy shoro. It was learned that bruise was causing the swelling. We think his jaw hit against a desk adjoining his. He fell under that desk.“My boy was out of school at intervals after that. Tuesday morning he was whipped by Miss Klliott.My boy Harland came running home and told his mother the whipping was going on. His mother went to the s.cholt;4 and got Virgil.Then we heard that Harland was to be whipped by his teacher, Mr. Allen, when he entered school again.He went hack yesterday morning. I sent word to Allen that if he whipped Harland for that. I would whip him. ■When he was whipping Harland yesterday. I went in. Allen struck at me with a lathe he was using.” Mr. Smith alleged. I struck him. When: 1)1 Wft()slsi1»JfcTaEcltoSI(#1aivij I got through I told him I had said jin1 would whip him and that I had come there to keep my word.'* evThe teachers concerned are said to | gc Uiave told school directors that dis- i to I ciplining of both the children became tit ’necessary if the school's work was to | Li } be continued successfully. Mr. Allen alleges that Mr. Smith broke a lock [on the school house door to get inWednesday.Miss Klliott resides in Murphys-1 el boro during her vacation periods. 1 She has a reputation for good work : l»t in the school, officials are fold. ctMr. Allen teaches the older children ami is principal of the school.foISSUatorSfcl,
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Carbondale Free Press
Carbondale, Illinois, US
Fri, Sep 25, 1931
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