Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-10
TEACHERS REAPPO!NTED
SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES LIST OF
LAST YEAR.
Delegation of Citizens Heard in the
Interest of MIR. FairbrOther-
Executive Session.

A meeting of the board of education.
| held this morning in the Franklin School
| building, was called to order at quarter of
| II O'Clock by the president, Mr.. Charles
j. Bell. All the members We're present
| and were seated about a table in what is
| known as the library, which opens out
| from the room fitted with desks, where
| the meetings of the old board Were held.
The body when in session suggests
| very much a meeting of the directors of
some company or business concern. The
| proceedings are not conducted in public.
| but no doubt partake of the nature of
| conference. Mr.. Bell sits at end of
| the table and Mr.. George H. Harries. the
vice president. at the other the other
| members being ranged each side.
| Soon after the board was called to order
this morning a delegation of citizens was
| received numbering some twenty-five, and
| appointed at the mass meeting of citi-
4 zens of South Washington held last even
| ing for the purpose of protesting against
| the removal of Mr.. Isaac Fairbrother as
supervising principal of the fourth di-
| vision.
| Mr. Chaplin Brown, who said he was pres
| ent al the meeting by invitation. introduced
| Mr. VIM. II. Baum as the spokesman of the
delegation, and in the course of a brief
speech Mr.. Baum told the board how the
people of South Washington felt about its
| action in the Fairbrother case.
Feeling of Southwest Section.
Mr. Baum said at the outset that there
| was no need of extended remarks on his
| part. as the conditions in South Washing
| ton had been stated in the resolutions. He
| said the feeling in that section of the city
/ was that MIR. Fairbrother had not been
| treated right by the board. He thought
| there had been more talk and more feeling
| "A n than in SIM
| liar one in his experience Mr.. Fairbrother.
| he added, had always performed his duties
| faithfully and was loyal to his superiors-
The speaker said that some sixteen years
| ago he had, member of the board, nom
| mated Mr.. Fairbrother as supervising prin-
cipal.
| great surprise to all the friends Of that
| gentleman While South Washington is
| not represented on the board by any indi-
vidual. yet the delegation believed that the
members were all interested in the welfare
! of the school system, and, therefore, in
| that sense they were confident that their
| SECTION of the city had representative In
each one of the members. The delegat ON
| further believed that the board would look
into the case of Mr.. Fairbrother, and that
justice would be done.
| The people of South Washington. Mr.
| Baum went to say, were confident that
| the public would be best served by the
restoration of Mr. Fairbrother to the posi-
| ton which he had recently occupied. The
| speaker said he had tried to find out what
| if any. charges had been made against Mr.
Farbrother, but had failed to learn that
| there We're any charges. On the other hand
| the speaker said if he knew of the slightest
| thing against Mr. Fairbrother he would be
| the last one to urge upon the board to
| change its action in this case.
Mr.. Baum concluded by reading the reso-
! lutions adopted at the meeting held last
| evening. He also called the attention of
| the board to the character Of the delega-
ton, the members Of which were grouped
| about the table.
| As there We're twenty-Seven present. the
| room was well filled. Mr.. Baum said that
the members of the committee We're busy
| men, and Yet. as showing their interest in
| this matter. he said, they had been waiting
| here since 9 o'clock.
| Brief remarks were made by Mr. James
| S. Scaggs. who said that the people Of
| South Washington believed the board had
| made a mistake in the case of Mr. Fair
! brother. and 1t was hoped that it would he
| rectified.
| President Bells Response.
| President Bell then brought the interview
to close by saying that the board had
| granted the hearing because of the repre-
| sentative character of the large delegation.
| The board did not desire that 1t should be
| regarded as precedent. He assured l..e
| delegation that the board would go over
| the case of Mr.. Farbrother with only one
| object in view. and that the good Of the
schools If it should be found that mis-
| take mad been made the board would not
| allow feeling of pride to stand in the way
| of doing the right thing.
| Inc delegation then retired and the board
| resumed the consideration of other school
| matters.
The new superintendent. Mr.. Stuart. was
| called in and spent some time in conference
| with the board.
| Supervising Principals Heard
| After Superintendent Stuart left the board
| room the supervising principals were heard
| one after the other in explanation of the
saiarSs nstS In their respective divisions
| The list OF teachers was in this way gone
over by the board, and those who served
| in the schools last year were reappointe ed
| No changes whatever were made in the ner
| sonnet OF the corps of teachers. The usual
| promotions We're made to fill vacancies
| caused by death and designations
| fohoWlnS the custom of past years the
assignment of the members of the gradual
| ing class this year of the Normal School
10 places Will he made as soon as the num-
per Oh vacancies can be ascertained. The
| appointments VIII be made in the order of
| rank in the Class
| The session of the board proved to he
| lengthy one. 1t lasted far into the
without luncheon
| Mr. FairbrOther was waiting In an adj
Joining room, and had an interview with
| president Bell. While there seems to be an
IN that Mr. Fairbrother will not
| be reappointed to the position of supervis
| ing principal of the fourth division, 1t is
| thought the board will offer him some
| other place
| DR.. SwensOn Declines an Offer.
| CHICAGO. July 10-A special to the Rec
| ord from Selma, Kan, says: DR.. Karl X
| swenson. president Of Bethany College
\ l.insbcrS. has announced that he will not
| accept the presidency of Aup1stan, 10,