Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-14
School Trustees Recommend Removal
r of Superintendent Cook.
TIE RESULT OF AN INVESTIGATION
Routine Business Transacted by the
Board Yesterday Afternoon.
L A H + RS NOTED

| Ii transpired at the regular meeting Of
the board Of public school trustees at the
| Franklin building last evening that at A
previous secret meeting Of the board action
| had been taken looking TO a change in the
| ofnce OF superiH;t ndsnt Of schools OF the
| ninth, tenth and eleventh divisions t,he col
| ored schools. ANA than tine matter had been
| formally placed in the hands of the Dis
| trict Commissioners the body having sole
| jurisdiction.
The matter came up only incidentally Al
| the meeting yesterday. in acting upon the
minutes of the previous meeting. followed
by a statemen. 10y Chairman Whelpley that
ne had officially notified the District Com
| missioners of what had been done by the
| board.
The minutes of the secret meeting tFeh-
ruary 20) showed that the board with u
full attendance, OF members resolved itself
into committee OF the whole for the
further consideration OF the report OF SU-
perintendepi Cook, and to give hearing ~
such persons have been requested "a
appear before The board The supeTiuI ell
dent and The supervising principals 81 The
colored schools were among the persons ia
vited to the mectin;,. All Of the principals
attended and gave testimony in regard "a
the conduc, of the schools. but Supcrinteu-
deEt Cook failed TO appear.
Resolution Adopted.
As Il result OF lnat nearing tne brsiltl
adopted Il resolution declaring that Where
as in the investigation of the superinten-
dent of the schools of the ninth, tenth and
eleventh divisions this board finds much in
efficiency and neglect by the incumbent OF
the work pertaining to the strictly cdu-
cational features Of that Office IL is there
fore resolved that the board of trustees
| recommends to the Commissioners of the
District Of Columbia that change be made
in the office of superintendent of schools OF
the ninth. tenth and eleventh divisions aud
that they appoint to Il a man who will
bring to the position all that 1t stands for
from an educational standpoint"
These proceedings were ratified at last
nights meeting, and 1t is expected the Dis
trict Commissioners will act upon the mat
| ter in few days. Although IL was not so
stated, il is understood the colored trustees
OF the board have agreed to a change In
the SUPPLEMENTARY of the colored schools.
w tn the understanding that the office shall
continue to be filled by a colored man in
case possessing all the qualifications
can be found willing to accept II. In view
of certain statements made before the SEN
ate committee investigating the school sys-
TEN of the District. that the colored schools
might make better progress with a white
superintendent, 1t is said the colored trus-
tees fear that movement will be made in
that direction now TINT the Office is about
to become vacant The colored people OF
the District are very jealous of the control
Of the colored schools. now entirely under
and they will resent the appointment OF r.
white superintendent.
Routine Business Transacted.
The remainder of the session of the hoard
at yesterdays meeting devoted to tn.
consideration Of routine business. All the
| members were present, as was also Super
intendent Powell.
A communication was read from Mr..
| John Lawson OF the executive committee
| of the Afro-American Council requesting
| that the children IN the coiored schools be
| permitted to contribute a penny each to-
ward the fund being raised to test before
| the United States Supreme Court the con-
stitutionality of the Louisiana constitution
OF 1898 abridging the political rights OF
negro citizens.
Mr.. Brown said that while he was in
hearty sympathy with the movement
ferred to. he agreed with the other MEM
bers of the board that the proposition to
collect money in the public schools regard
less of the merits of the case was in vic
lation of the standing rules Of the schools.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson the secretary
was instructed TO notify Mr.. Lawson that
the desired permission cannot be granted.
Application was made on behalf Of the
Young Mems Christian Association for per
mission to hang placards in the public
schools advertising a lecture on Liquid
Air" Several other applications Of SINH
lar character were read On motion of Mr.
Wilson the permission was denied In each
case on the ground that such methods OF
advertising are prohibited In the public
schools.
COlOred Cooking School.
Mrs. Francis, to whom was referred the
so-called round robin against the cook
ing school at s47 street. reported that
after a personal investigation she has as
certained that the burden Of grievance
against the school was it's long distance
| from the homes of many OF the pupils. IL
was on that account that the parents OF
some OF the pupils had asked that their
| children be excused from further attend
ance. On Mrs. Francis motion II was de-
cided to grant the desired privilege.
Remarks were made by Mr.. Richa rdson
and Mr.. Wilson. and the latter suggested
| that the selection of more convenient To-
cality for the colored cooking school he
| left to the further consideration of Mrs.
Francis.
On his own application Mr. r. r. Riordan,
principal of the Greenleaf school.
| thorized to conduct vacation schools in that
building during the coming summer under
the same rules he conducted similar
schools at the Mccormick building last
summer.
Designated as Principal.
On motion of Mr.. Harries Mr.. A. /. Card
ner was designated principal of the Central
High School. in order to make his title
conform to his duties.
The designations OF Miss Anna NJ. Leon
ard. teacher of the sixth grade in the third
division, and OF j. W. Freeman, Janitor OF
the Banneker building, were accepted Hay
ward Jennings was appointed janitor in
place of Freeman.
Leaves of absence were granted Sadie F..
Simons H. H. Gibbs and Miss Ambrose,
teachers.
The following promotions of teachers were
made in the third division: Leonard Mer-
rift, from the fifth to the sixth grade; Lii
ian C. Burroughs, from the fourth TO fifth
grade; A. T. Lyon, from the third TO the
fourth grade: NJ. T. Brady, from the sec
ond TO the third grade.
Miss Margaret Adams, normal graduate.
was appointed teacher OF the second grade
in the third division and Miss NJ. A. Nc
Mahon was appointed temporary teacher
in the first division.