Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1920 — POURED SHELLAC ON HEAD OF SCHOOL TEACHER [ARTICLE]

POURED SHELLAC ON HEAD OF SCHOOL TEACHER

Schuler P. Hall, a chemistry instructor at Jefferson high school, was roughly handled by a group of ' high school boys Monday evening as he was leaving the Y. M. C. A. building at Seventh and Columbia streets. They met him at the doorway and asked him to take a walk. Marching him up the alley north of a barn, it is alleged, poured shellac on his hair and painted his face with mahogany stain while he cried loudly for help. Tuesday Hall was unable to leave his room at the Fowler hotel. Some of the shellac had run into his eyes and they were badly inflamed. He was also severely bruised about the face and body, the result of his rought treatment. The schodl boys are said to have ,had the help of at least one Purdup student in the escapade. No specific charge was made against Hall by his assailants but Ml is known that he has made himself unpopular with student of the school. The school authorities are investigating the case.—Lafayette Journal