Part 6 (1/2)
”But,” I protested seriously, ”it's essential You simply must break your authority if you are to have a free school There can be no real self-expression if you are always standing by to sta and noise”
”But,” he protested, ”didn't I tell 'e up my authority?”
”Yes, but they don't believe you You've got the eye of an authority”
He was by this tith you do,” he said sourly ”I'm not an anarchist”
”In that case I'd advise you to chuck the experi ofbreed, and I saw his lips set
”I've begun it, and I won't chuck it,” he said fir Let it coradually; that's what I say”
When he caloith excitement He slapped me on the back with his heavy hand
”Man,” he cried, ”it's going fine! We had our first trial this afternoon”
”Go on,” I said
”Oh, it was a first class start Jilis threw his pencil at Peter Mackie”
”I hope he didn't nored my levity
”And then I didn't knohat to do My first impulse was to haul him out and strap him, but of course I didn't I just said to the class: 'You sahat Jilis did? You have to decide what is to be done about it'”
”And they answered: 'Please, sir, give hihed
”That's exactly what they did say, but I told theested that they elect a chairman and decide by vote”
”Bad tactics,” I commented ”You should have left them to settle their own procedure What happened then?”
”They appointed Mary Wilson as chairot up and proposed that the prisoner get six scuds with the tawse from me The motion was carried unanimously”
”You refused of course?” I said
”Man, I couldn't refuse I was alarmed, because six scuds are far tooa pencil I roaned
”What would you have done?” he asked