The Washington times., 1906-07-26
Final Effort to Reach
Conclusion viii Be
Made Today.
LOCALS HAVE CHANCE
Six Names Now Being Dis
CuSSed-Three Washing
tOnianS on List.

No selection of a candidate for the
office of Superintendent OF Schools has
yet been made by the committee of the
Board OF Education, wAicn for three
weeks has been wrestling with the prob
lem No Immediate selection seems prob
able
one member Of the committe said to-
day that James H Van Sickle. of Ba5ti-
more, had been eliminated from consid-
Grafton for the office, while another
member declared he was unaware that
the elimination had taken place. The
first member also declared that the Sc
lection had now been brought down 10 a
choice among six men. three of whom
are residents of Washington, while his
COnferree expressed perfect ignorance OF
this fact
That the committee may rail 10 recon-
mend a Superintendent 10 the board is
the opinion of one of its members, while
another expresses the belief that the
committee is satisfied il can reach de-
cision in the near future.
This appears to be the situation today
Final Effort Today.
"A hnal effort will be made this after
noon to reach a decision relating 10 the
nominating OF a superintendent for the
public schools of this city said q COM
mitteeman today ''It the meeting does
not terminate In the nomination OF one
OF the six men now mentioned as prob
able successors OF Superintendent Stuart,
then the committee on nominations will
abandon the matter altogether and refer
The case to the board for eventual set
tlement."
This same committeeman is authority
Tor the statement that al the meeting
yesterday the list of "eligibles' was re-
duced ts-siNz names three OF which are
those OF local men. The Washington
men. the councilman said, are Charles s.
Clark, p. NJ. Hughes. and John T. Free
man.
From the same source came the state
meut that Superintendent James II.
Van Sickle. Of the Baltimore schools.
has never been rendered the position or
superintendent for the District.
Nor Van Sickle.
Because Mr.. Van Sickle came over TO
Washington and held a conference with
the committee" said the member. the
people at large jumped 10 the cOnclu-
sion that he waS 10 be made superin-
tendent Such is certainly not the in
tention of the committee" he continued.
If the circumstances permit we shall
indubitably concentrate our efforts to-
ward placing a competent local man in
the position.
rs Afr Van Sickle's name among the
six names now under consideration? ?"
hc was asked.
II must say" ne replied. that there
is now little q Jbability Of Mr. Van
Sickle being appointed 10 that position.
From all that / can learn he IS practi-
cally out of the race
one member OF the committee said
this afternoon that he was not aware
that the eligible list had been sifted
down 20 six names, nor that there was
any chance that the committee would
IoJ agree upon a man for the superin-
tendency.
Il have not heard of these things"
said he 10 Times reporter. We are
stiu AT work and / have every reason
10 believe that We Will select a man for
the place. We are giving consideration
20 the claims of every man whose name
has been brought before US. Their let
ters, recommendations and qualifications
have been and are being carefully con-
sidered II Mr.. Van Sickle's name has
been eliminated, / do not know of IT,"