The Washington times., 1905-09-06
EDUCATION BOARD
MEETS TONIGHT
Swartzel Matter tip fer
Discussion.
MAY NOT BE SETTLED NOW
Supervising Principal of Colored Schc. :.
to Be Chosen-Many Candidates
Want Job. -

Several important questions are on
the docket of the Board of Education
for hearing at its meeting tonight
The most important one is the Swart-
zell case. The citizens of East Wash
1ngton, who are patrons OF the Eastern
High School. and il might be said
nearly every one who has the educa-
uonal interests of Washington at heart,
are naDifesting a keen desire to- know
just what action the board will take in
the Swartzell- Eastern High School con-
troversy
1t may be that this important Ques-
iion will not be settled tonight. As was
stated in The Times SOME time ago. the
Board of Education realizes that To
amicably dispose of this case win re
quire great deal of diplomacy. though
it is said on good authority that Mr.
Swartzell will be appointed TO the po-
sition of supervising principal of high
schools. to fill a vacancy caused by the
resignation of j. G. Freeman.
For Browns Place.
Among the other questions that will
have hearing at tonight's Tteeting will
be the filling of The position of super
vising principal OF colored schools made
vacant last July by the death of Ellis
w. Brown.
Many candidates are aspiring for this
position, as it carries with il a salary
of $1,000 A year and is considered one of
the choice piums at the disposal OF the
Board of Education. The selection of
the next incumbent of the vacant chair
viii probably be made at the board s
meeting tonight Who will be the lucky
aspirantsis a matter of conjecture.
The appointment, while IL really lies
with the Board of Education as a
whole, through courtesy viii be left TO
the two colored members OF the board,
Mrs B. G. Francis and ]. T. Bundy. IL
could not be ascertained today who the
probable appointee would be. as the
friends of all the candidates are waging
a keen. though friendly campaign.
The names OF the most prominent
colored educators in the city are r1en-
TONED for the position, among whom
are DIR. Bruce Evans. principal of the
Armstrong Manual Training School: DIR
H. L. Bailey. a teacher of the NJ Street
High School; n. f. Weatherless, l.. A
Craig, John Syphax, and j. w. Crom-
well
Syphax's Claims
IL is intimated by many that Prof
Syphax, whose reputation a teacher
in the colored schools of this city Is
enviable is the most likely candidate
though DR.. Evans, by virtue of senior
ity may seem TO have the call on the
appointment. If DIR. Evans succeeds il
he now holds. that of principal of tn,
Armstrong Manuel Training School
will be vacated and the principal APP
pointed to succeed him would in al
probability be selected from among tn;
list of candidates that are out for tn
higher honors-
Another applicant whose Endorsements
and credentials make him a desirabl'
candidate Is DIR. Bailey. a teacher o
the snior classes In Greek and French
at the NJ Street High School Mr.. Bale.
has been connected with the dolores
schools of the District of Columbia 70
fifteen years. the last five years o
which ne has been connected with tn
higher branches of education at the \
Street school.
The Tenth school district comprise
all the coloreG schools situated in tn
western part Of the city. but the con
Test for the supervising principal OF tn
district is interesting the colored pOpu
lation of the whole District of Columbia
IT is considered no surety that becaus
of the location that the appointment vii
be made from the school district.
IL is freely said that the two colore
members of the board Will decide tn
appointment wholly upon merit AM
that the influence that has been brough
10 bear by several OF the candidate
will not tend in any way to pTejudic
the board N its selection