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Fortnight ago Board of Education President James Marshall used Teacher Cunningham's record as a case in point. Pending before the State Legislature was a bill which would empower his board to retire teachers found physically or mentally unfit. Informed that Mrs. Cunningham was a fine teacher despite her record, he retorted: "A person who cannot walk or put on her coat is a fire hazard...
...rebuild" the company, Elisha had similar epithets. His cousin, Louis E. Waterman Jr., 73-year-old son of the founder, was called "a victim of disease and illness which has unfortunately affected the soundness and independence of his judgment and mind." Uncle Fred S. Waterman was called "incompetent and unfit." To their mismanagement he charged a ten-year loss of $4,000,000, a $4,112,198 drop in surplus, a $2,001,016 shrinkage of cash and securities. But men in the company, whose answer remained to be filed, found their business, despite losses, in good shape...
...sound of his father's humiliated laughter, in fear for his job, robbed the child of confidence. His feminist mother, in her efforts not to be possessive, involved herself in local education and professional good works; he soon realized she was unfit to be trusted. He continued to worship his father for years: but all his father perceived in his diffidence was aversion and stupidity about which, in his son's hearing, he ruefully made jokes. Pathetic Cousin Ella so blackmailed him for pity that it was impossible to pity her. Full-blooded Uncle Ernest, by horning...
Year or so ago the Internal Revenue Bureau's Alcohol Tax Unit tried to limit "rub" to its lawful use by loading it with intestinal irritants. There were no com plaints from drinkers, but doctors pro tested that the alcohol was now unfit for many external uses. Month ago the tax unit tried again. Its ruling, effective last week: from now on no one but registered pharmacists may sell...
Last year Dr. Altman tried again. He called to his office for examination 250 teachers reported unfit by their principals. Only one who failed to appear was a 54-year-old high-school teacher named Mary B. C. Byrne, whose principal had accused her of "classroom peculiarities." Last fall the Board of Education found her guilty of insubordination, ordered her dismissed unless she submitted to examination or applied for retirement. She did neither, was dismissed. Thereupon Miss Byrne, like Mrs.D'Auria, filed an appeal. Last week Commissioner Graves ordered Miss Byrne reinstated. Furthermore, he ruled that the School Board...