"I am sure that none of the boys and girls in Room Thirteen would purposely and deliberately hurt anyone's feelings because his or her name happened to be a long, unfamiliar one." "I prefer to think that what was said was said in thoughtlessness. I know that all of you feel the way I do, that this is a very unfortunate thing to have happened unfortunate and sad, both. And I want you all to think about it."
What did Miss Mason want all the boys and girls of Room Thirteen to realise and why?

Explanation

Miss Mason wished that no student of Room Thirteen indulged in hurting someone whose name was rather long and unfamiliar one. She wanted them to realise that hurting some one in this manner was really a crime