Marvel Green was one of the innumerable throng of schoolboy caricaturists. With periodic certainty he spread his drawings before pupil eyes for his own glory. [Sidenote: “Who Drew the Picture?”] Miss Hatfield knew Earl Moss, another mischief-maker, so well that she turned to him when she discovered a new “Green” on the blackboard and in an official manner, asked: “Did you draw that picture of me over there?” “No I did not,” was Earl’s quick reply. “Who did it then; I’m sure you know.” “I won’t tell, Miss Hatfield.” “You must tell me now. I’ll punish you if you don’t.” Good sense came to her rescue and she postponed action until there was time for reflection. In the evening the boy’s father called and said: “I understand that you are going to punish my boy if he does not tell who drew the picture. Now I came to say that I can’t agree to that. I don’t want my boy to do wrong, but I can’t allow him to be punished for refusing to be a tattler. You must find some other way out of it.” “Well,” thought Miss Hatfield, “he has a strange idea. I don’t want to make a tattler out of his boy. He’s a queer one.” She didn’t whip the boy, and she never learned who drew the picture. CONSTRUCTIVE TREATMENT Silently erase the picture, or better still, pay no attention to it, if it is not a serious disturbance to school work. At all events make no public attempt to find out the artist. Many teachers would refuse to question one who did a given wrong, as it is almost certain to lead to complications. If your hold on the school is strong, laugh off the matter and say: “I know where to find a good salary for a competent cartoonist. If any of you are interested, let me know.” COMMENTS General opinion is divided on the matter of tattling on a schoolmate. Blue law moralists demand that every child and every adult freely tell all they know against a fellow pupil. The majority of persons may be trusted to oppose breaking down clan loyalty among pupils to the degree that any pupil shall be expected to tell of another’s fault when requested to do so by a teacher. The wise teacher manages to avoid raising this issue as he nearly always loses in the contest. It is proper, of course, to ask a class to accept responsibility for a known prank. ILLUSTRATION (FIFTH GRADE) Superintendent Alexander was loaded with the responsibility of bringing an end to a series of petty thefts in a fifth grade room. The teacher laid the matter before him, in a manner which showed her extreme annoyance. He calmed her by saying: “Leave it to me. I have long said there are no ‘bad boys’ and I believe it yet.” Mr. Alexander continues his story: [Sidenote: “Who Stole?”]