hˈɛnɹi, hˌuː wʊdhɐv ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm hˈɑːɹvɚd, bˌʌt ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə pˈeɪ ðə wˈʌn dˈɑːlɚ fˈiː tə ɹᵻsˈiːv hɪz dɪplˈoʊmə, bɪkˌʌmz ɐ skˈuːlmæstɚ ænd ɐtˈɛmpts tə tˈiːtʃ ɐ klˈæs ɐɡˈɛnst ðə skˈuːlz kɜːɹˈɪkjʊləm, bˌʌt dˈiːkən bˈɔːl—ɐ lˈɑːdʒɪkəl, ɹᵻspˈɛktᵻd tˈiːtʃɚ—mˌeɪks hˌɪm flˈɑːɡ ðə tʃˈɪldɹən, ˈæftɚ wˌɪtʃ hiː kwˈɪts.
Henry, who would have graduated from Harvard, but refused to pay the one dollar fee to receive his diploma, becomes a schoolmaster and attempts to teach a class against the school's curriculum, but Deacon Ball—a logical, respected teacher—makes him flog the children, after which he quits.