GERMAN TEACHERS IN ENGLISH SCHOOLS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3158, 9 August 1917, Page 5

GERMAN TEACHERS IN ENGLISH SCHOOLS

CURIOUS CASE OP VEILED OIUGIN. A curious position recently arose at Bedford Modern School. After the appointment of a new headmaster a tew months ago, the teacher of German. Dr. Tischbroek, was asked to resign on the ground* that he was a German by birth. He resigned, and the affair caused some feeling in the town. His successor. Air. D. J. A. Ilichardson, came from Letchworth at the beßimiinj? o£ Hay,, and at the Bedford Police Court subsequently was charged with failing'to notify his change of address, under the National Registration Act, it was stated by the Town Clerk that lie was a. German subject. He was fined the maximum penalty, .£5 and £1 for each of four days the offence was continued up to tho takiii" out of the summons. Defendant denied that he was a German; ho said ho was an Italian, having been born at l?lorcncc, and his father was an Austrian The Chief Constablo said defendant told him h<. was a German subject, •irnl Hint for all ho knew his father was in Germany now. His original namo was ICuhlmann. The chairman said the lipiich took a very sorious view of tho case. _^______

Jfnrßarol: Illingtoii, tho aclress, was a protegee of Mark Twain during tho latter years of his life, and when on the road used to correspond with him regularly In ono letter she '.old him she was not feeling well, and he wrote back promptly, advising her to try a new style of ina"iielin health belt that had just been placed on the market. Miss lllinßton look the adv.ee. A Her using tho device for a few days she wrote him as follows:-"I bought one of those belts, but it did not hoi i> me a bit By wire haoK catno this answer: "It holped ire. I own sliares in tho company.