Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-04-27 | Page 3 | Teacher Shot, foe Kills Self

TEACHER SHOT FOE KILLS SELF LINCOLN Neb April 27 UP UP- UP John P. P Weller left his his' French classroom at the University of Nebraska Ne Ne- braska today shot one of his co col colleagues colleagues col- col I- I leagues and then killed himself Professor Harry Kurz chairman of the department of romance romance Jan Jan- whom Weller held responsible responsible responsible sible for his discharge from the faculty faculty faculty fac fac- fac- fac was shot in the arm He w will wil ll recover The shooting of Kurz occurred In hall halI within earshot of scores of ot students Weller 48 formerly formerly for for- merly many taught French at Stanford university University of Texas anc and University of Tennessee Chancellor E. E A. A Burnett said sale Weller had been granted a year one-year leave of absence effective September Septem- Septem ber her 1 1936 1036 with half haIt pay and without without without with with- out the privilege of returning Burnett Burnett Burnett Bur Bur- nett said Wellers Weller's release was authorized authorized au au- au- au because of the poor quality of ot his teaching and because of his inability to cooperate with Kurz Students who attended Wellers Weller's 8 S o'clock Fr French class observed nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing peculiar in his behavior At he left the room telling the students that he was going t this to his office to get some papers Mrs H. H Golden of Palmer Neb mother mothe of Barbara Golden a university stu stu- dent saw Weller enter his office There he destroyed some old letters letter and got his pistol He entered Kurz office Two shots were heard Weller ran out the west entrance entrance entrance en en- trance of the building He was wa found on the steps of Nebraska hala hall hal a bullet wound in his breast H He Hc died in an ambulance