The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-15
SOME PLAIN QUESTIONING
PUT TO SUPERINTENDEN KEN
 DALI LAST NIGHT,

DALI LAST NIGHT,
 At the Hearing on school Supervisors
 Alderman ChilIingworth and Coun-
 ciIman Chase Forced nn Adjournment
 Because of Lack of aQuorum-Anot CT Hearing Next Tuesday Night.
 The hearing before the special com
 mittee on school supervisors last night was productive of considerable valuable
 information for the guidance or the committee in making up its report, al-
 though the session was necessarily ad- journed before 10 o'clock, the usual hour for adjournment, because Alderman Chillingworth retired, leaving the com- mittee without quorum present. Pre- vious to the opening of the hearing the committee held an executive session. At first the members retired to one end of the corridor on the second floor of the city hall. There the discussion of their executive business was carried on in rather loud tones, and finally T. H. Macdonald, clerk of the board of as- sessors, taking pity on the commit tee, opened the office of the assessors for them to use for the executive meet ing.
 The object of the closed session, as it was feerwards learned, was to act up- ofSa suggestion made by MT. Chase and favored by MT. Chillingworth and MT. Greenfield that Secretary Hine of the state board of education be requested to appear before the committee and give his opinion concerning supervisors in the city schools. When the committee adjourned from the executive session to the public hearing Councilman Conlin did not accompany them and was not present at the hearing. It was learned that the question of having Secretary Hine present did not come to a vote
 As decided upon at the previous meet ing, the open session was devoted to hearing of Rector George l.. Fox of the Hopkins grammar school, who ques- tioned at length Superintendent Ken dall. Upon first taking the floor MT. Fox made the following statement: Before begin this questioning of you, MT Kendall, wish. to state my reasons for doing so, because I have been so badly maligned and blackguarded by the Evening Leader as to my motives in entering into this investigation which leads to my questioning of you tonight. At the close of your last report you say: The public schools of the city can, of course, be made better schools than they are. The public school is humane institution, and as such it has weaknesses and defects. It is my earn est wish to receive suggestions, advice and criticism offered in friendly spirit for the purpose of advancing the inter- ests of the pupils MT. Kendall, take you at your word and assure you that in issuing my public challenge to you, and in the questions. which I shall put tonight, am guided by the spirit which you speak of in your report"
 When the hearing began the commit tee room was filled with citizens inter- ested in the question being inquired into. Among those who were there were MT. and Mrs. Alexander Troup, Judge and Mrs Sheldon. Henry T. Blake, Hen- ry F. English Alderman Shepard, 
 H. Macdonald and James D. Dewell, jr. As Mr. Fox Was making his preliminary statement Mr. Chase attempted to pro- test against his making it, but MT. Fox kept on until he had finished it. Begin ming his questioning, MT. Fox asked: 'Inasmuch as you told Mir. Moran that work with water colors in the school | was to stop when MT. Burnham came, why did you not carry out that prom ise?"
 Mir Chillingworth-"Has this any thing to do with supervisors?" MT Fox--"Yes; certainly"
 Mir Chillingworth-'T we won't | hear it."
 MT. Kendall-'I am ready to reply if the committee wishes it."
 MT. Staub, chairman of the committee -"Yes; let us hear It."
 MT. Kendall-"W What told MT. Moran was subs tantially that water color work as taught by Miss Skinner would be dropped, and 1t has been.''
 Mr. Chase attempted to ask ques- tion, but MT. Fox continued without giving him chance to do so and ask ed: "Have any orders to stop the use of water colors been yet issued?"
 MT. Kendall-"NO."
 "Is provision for the purchase of wa ter color included in the items for mis- supplies in the new budget?" "Not to my knowledge"
 Do you expect to purchase water colors and go on with water color work after you get new appropriation"
 That depends on what I think is best for the children of the city,
 MT. Asher of the board of education --"That is nothing to do with the ques- lion. This might go on indefinitely. I dislike to interrupt, but this catechisa- lion of the superintendent and calling he board of education to account has nothing to do with the question"
 Chairman Staub-'T consider this within the scope of the inquiry because kheI water color work is taught by the 
 MT Asher-"The question as to whether water color work was stopped ,r not has nothing to do with the sub- ect The inquirer is trying to show hat orders have been given or not giv- en and were not obeyed' MT. Fox--"Mr. Moran answered these questions for MT. Dewell and me with