Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 283, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1912 — Patron Says Teacher “Haint Got No Sence.” [ARTICLE]

Patron Says Teacher “Haint Got No Sence.”

Truant Officer Steward went to Wheatfield Tuesday morning and from there to a school in Kankakee township to try to straighten out a matter on complaint of Henry McColley, who ha 3 withdrawn his three children from school on the ground that the “teacher don’t no nuthin a.nd ihaint got no sence.” McColley has a large family and his children are said to have caused trouble to all teachers. The father is a poor man and generally receives help from the township during -the year. Trustee Shirer is said- to have made some investigation and he is satisfied with the teacher, but McColley .has taken bis children away and says he will not send them back until a new teacher is installed. He said in a letter to the truant, officer that one of his d-ns j punished and -that 'he complained- tot! the trustee and that the trustee saw:] the teacher land that this made her 5 “mad” and she whipped another one*: of the children just for spite. The trustee expected to inform M<rColley that his children would have' to go to school and would have to behave themselves or the father wouM j be prosecuted. “It is not the intention of the truant officer to interfere with school discipline,” remarked the tmi»tee. He will also look, after some ocher matters while in 'the north end. There axe said to be a number of truant tew violations at Knlman and Mr. Steward intends to see that the children are at once put into school or prosecutions against the parents begun. There Is also one case at Virgie. that he expects to look after.