[Sidenote: Paper Wads]
(4) _Lying aggravated by teacher’s wrong method of dealing with case._
Miss Graves was teaching in the sixth grade of a city school. One day a
paper wad went “thud” against the blackboard behind her. Notwithstanding
that she was hearing a class at the time, she sprang to her feet at once
and said, as she gazed about the room, “Who threw that paper wad? I’m
going to find out right now who threw it.” Thereupon she began at one
side of the room, asking the children one after another in order, “Did
you throw it? Did you? Did you?” etc.
She seemed surprised when every one of the pupils in the room had
answered, “No, ma’am.” She said, “Someone has told a lie about this. I
shall endeavor to find out who it is. The one who did it will be
severely punished.”