The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-26
VERY INTERESTING SESSION
TIE HEAR BEFORE TuESUPER-
VISoRY COMMITTEE.
Rector George $. Fox Had Some Tits
With Committeemen Last Night-He
Also Brought Out Some Facts-super-
intendent Kendall Questioned by Mr.
DeweIi-Other Citizens Heard.

intendent Kendall Questioned by Mr
DeweIl-Other Citizens Heard.
The hearing held last night by the
committee on inquiry into the need o.
a supervisory system in the city schools
was the most interesting of the hear
ings held by the committee thus far
and during it's course several little tiltS
occurred between Rector Fox of Hop
kins Grammar school and Mr., Chase
and Mr.. Chillingworth of the commit
tee. Mr. Fox by previous arrangement
was permitted to continue the state
ment which he was making to the
committee when the previous hearing
adjourned. AS Mr.. Fox rose to speak
he was informed by the committee that
he would only be allowed to speak fif-
teen minutes, that the rule having been
adopted by the committee at the pre-
vious meeting applied to all citizens
who appeared. Mr.. Fox thought he
had the right TO have as much time
in answering the statements of Mr..
Moran and Mr. Kendall as those two
gentlemen together took. Mr.. Chase
and Mr.. Chillingworth said that they
didn't want any citizen to dispute with
the committee Mr.. Fox held that the
decision of the committee was unjust,
but said that he would confine his re-
marks to fifteen minutes. EX-Alder-
man Dewell raised the point that the
gentlemen of the board of education
had been allowed more than fifteen
minutes each and that in view Of this
fact the decision of the committee
seemed unfair.
In reply to this Mr.. Chase said that
hi did not understand why gentlemen
came there to criticise the committee.
If citizens could not finish their state
ments in fifteen minutes they might be
asked to appear again. He didn't want
to be criticised and didn't want any
one to say that they knew more than
he did about the subject in hand.
Alderman Brennan of the committee
raised the point that the fifteen minute
rule had been adopted after Mr. Fox
took the stand. Mr. Chillingworth
moved that the committee go into ex-
ecutive session and consider the mat
ter. Mr.. Fox stated that he had gone
to the trouble to investigate the subject
of the inquiry and thought that he
ought to be given a fair amount of
time to state the result of his investi-
cation.
The committee retired for few
and on it's return to the meet
ing room Mr.. Chase stated that it had
been decided that Mr.. Fox would be
allowed to speak for thirty minutes,
since gentlemen in the audience had
so requested, and probably more time
at a subsequent meeting, if it was nee
essary. In reply to a question by
gentleman in the audience Mr. Chilling
worth said that Mr.. Fox would not be
allowed more than half an hour even
if some gentlemen allowed him to speak
on their time. He said that it was a
put up job.
Mr.. Fox to Mr.. Chillingworth--"N Now,
sir; | have been insulted enough by
you
Mr. Chase-'"rhe committee will not
hear such remarks"
Mr. Fox-"Very well, sir think I
have had good reason to say what 1
did"
Mr.. Fox then began to question Mr..
Moran of the board of education. He
asked "Mr Moran, when did the su-
tell you that water color
work had been given up in the
Mr.. Moran-"I think it was in the
'al at the beginning of the present
erm."
Mr.. Fox-"Is that true, Mr.. Ken
lall?"
Mr.. Kendall-"I don't recall the ex-
,ct date"
Mr.. Fox-"You said didn't YOU, Mr.. |
Moran, that there was no water color
work in the schools now, only work |
With colored pencils?"
Mr.. Moran-"Oh, no; 1 said that I |
hought that there might be water COL |
n work in some schools which Mr.. |
the new supervisor of draw
ng, had not yet visited"
The facts are that you did not state |
he truth then"
II shall have to differ with you on
hat point
Mr. Fox-"Teachers tell me that no
rders against water color work have
one forth, and l have here a letter
rom superintendent Kendall to a |
eacher about colored pencils used in
rades 1, and g."
Mr.. Fox then read portions of the
etter which showed by implication
hat color work was done in the three
Swest grades. Mr.. Fox said that he
nderstood that colored pencils were
OF supplied in the higher grades. He
aid that he received a note from a
aacher saying that Supervisor Burn
am had told her that she could allow
er pupils to use wax colors, soft cray
MS or water colors Mr.. Fox said:
The truth is that the use of water col
RS has been one of the fadS and frillS
'hich many eminent citizens have de-
red to have taken out of the schools
Mr. Moran-''I understand now that
Ir. Burnham did tell fifth and sixth
rade teachers that if they had water
olors on hand they could use them
o supplies of water colors have been
urchased or ordered this year"
Mr. Fox-'I don't doubt that as the ]
,acher I refer to told me that they
ad on hand a full stock of water col
s. Then l understand that Mr. Ken
all sent out an order that no water
,lors were to be used in the schools"
Mr.. Moran-"Oh, no."
Mr.. Fox-''That shows the difficulty
questioning Mr.. Kendall through
1u."