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ABBOTSFORD T RIBUNE PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1951
Youth in hands of law after accosting teacher
Paul Hotchkiss was in the custody of the law after an unsuccessful attempt to snatch a billfold from a local teacher Sunday night.
Miss Doris Brimer had eaten at the Coffee Shop about 6:30 and was on her way home to her room at the Harry Emling house, when a young man, who had been following her, engaged her in conversation, telling her he was without funds and when she was about to turn in at the Emling home, he grabbed her arm and attempted to take her billfold. She freed herself from his grasp and ran into the house Mr. Emling and Duwayne Rittenhouse, of Owen, who was visiting there, pursued the man in a car, while Mrs. Emling called Louis Mauritz, the marshall. The men saw Hotchkiss dodging between buildings on Main Street. Finally Mr. Mauritz picked him up at the Cloverfarm store corner. After questioning him, Hotchkiss was taken to the Emling home where Miss Brimer identifi ed him.
Traffic Officer William Nelson arrived about this time and Hotchkiss was taken to Neillsville.
According to reports, Hotchkiss came from Chicago with a Mr. Creg, a young companion, who left him here while Creg went to Owen to get funds from his father. Creg was also taken to Neillsville for questioning about passing worthless checks.
Miss Brimer did not prefer charges, and Hotchkiss was sent to Waukegan, Ill., where originated.
THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1981
School senior release program will continue, board decides
Following recommendations of administrators, the Colby Board of Education agreed at its regular meeting Monday to continue the high school senior release program, but to monitor it more effectively in the future. The discussion on the subject was prompted by recent complaints that some students were abusing the program, which is designed to help graduating seniors get employment experience.
Board members decided that, given the curriculum choices and present graduation requirements, the senior release program is an effective option for students and has positive effects for the school in general.
The subject had come up at last month’s meeting, and some board members had shown an apparent willingness to consider cutting off the program. Following subsequent meetings and communications, however, the attitude obviously had changed by Monday’s meeting.
Discussion opened with recommendations to retain the program from Superintendent Ed Haas and Colby Principal James Saxton.
Haas said he had met with teachers, students, parents and administrators and the consensus was that the program should continue. “I don’t see anything to be gained by dropping it,” he told the group.
Saxton was very positive in his comments. He noted that the program gives students responsibility and teaches them to budget their time.
