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Show ONE ORANGE; DIG ROW Village All Agog Because Boy Is Suspended Sus-pended From School. NEW YORK. March 4. Tho suspension from the public school at Crandall of Marcuo Church, thirteen years old. son of George Church, for "hooking an orange or-ange from a classmate, has caused much discussion. , , , . Marcus, when accused of having stolen the orange, Is said first to hve denied the charge, and then to have confessed. The matter was laid beforo the School Board by Rev. Mr Wesley. the principal of the school, and it was decided to suspend the boy until notice of the suspension was read before the school, and the boy's father, thinking that his son had been 111 used, threatened to bring suit against tho board for defaming tho boy's character, but so far as known no action has been begun. Mr. Wesley said yesterday. "There has been a state of demoralization demoraliz-ation in the fifth grade, to which vouiig Church belongs, and the boy has been looked upon an a sort of a ringleader among his classmates In mntlmr disorder. In view of tho nltuu-IVon nltuu-IVon "he board decided to take drastic action and suspend the boy as a w.irn- 'nGeorgoUlcrhurch is In tho trucking business in Now York. |