Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-01
WILLING TO MEET
COL0RED PEOPLE
Superintendent Chancellor's
Suggestion to Committee.
ANY TIME THAT Is DESIRED
Answers Charges Made Against His
Administration.
PLANS TWO ADVISORY BODIES
Board of Supervision and Teachers
Advisory Counsel and Their
Duties Outlined.
PLANS TWO ADVISORY BODIES

In an interview with a Star reporter this
morning Superintendent Chancellor of the
public schools said he would be very glad
TO meet the members or any representatives
of the colored citizens committee on the
public schools and talk over the questions
at issue between them for the mutual bene-
fit of all. He said he was perfectly willing
and even anxious to devote an entire after
noon to such a conference at any time the
members OF the committee might select.
Dr. Chancellor discussed very freely the
attitude OF the colored men who criticised
him and the board of education at a public
mass meeting in the Vermont Avenue Bap-
fist Church last Monday evening. He de-
clared that no one could be more friendly
toward the colored people than he, and he
was certain that If the citizens committee
on facts would talk matters over with
him he could convinve the members of the
truth of this statement.
Il am extremely interested in the colOred
people and like them very much" he said
Il see no reason for their attitude toward
me as manifested at that meeting. When
i decided to come to this city | knew that
large proportion of the population was
colored and that many educators had de-
clined to come here for fear of troubles
On the other hand, l drawn here by
this very situation l wish to understand
the colored people and to get along properly
with them, and on the whole l think / will
get along very well.
Does Not Object to Agitation Idea.
Il don't object to their idea about agita-
ton. Agitation is a good thing. But In
this instance I believe they are making a
mistake. | certain that there Is no
cause for such agitation. l have never
threatened the coIored people that if they
did not look out there would be a repetition
Mt rh.arr hi hot
Interpretation of a newspaper man. What
said was that 1 hoped there would not he
such troubles here, and l said that only
after the reporter had told he believed
such troubles were imminent"
Meeting with Colored Teachers.
The superintendent believes that he made
a good impression on the audience of col
Ored teachers that he addressed at the NJ
Street High School Tuesday afternoon of
this week. That audience. he said, was an
inspiration to him, and drew him out to
speak his mind freely. He declared he
could have spoken much longer with ease
and pleasure.
AT this point he asked Dr. Montgomery
to come into the Office and give his impress
sions of that meeting for the benefit OF The
Star reporter. DR.. Montgomery corrobor-
ated everything that DR.. Chancellor had
said, declaring that he believed the super
1ntendent was doing the square thing by
the colored people, and that he was making
good impression on the race whole
The superintendent attention was called
to the allegation the part of speakers
at the meeting last Monday evening that
he was guilty of Inconsistency when he said
he not being influenced by Assistant
Superintendent Hughes, and then wrote a
letter to j. l.. Love- the former NJ Street
High School teacher. in which he stated
that he had referred Mr.. Loves case to
Mr.. Hughes.
Why" said DR.. Chancellor Mr.. Hughes
desired to keep away from all matters con-
nected with the administration of the col
ored schools. AS a matter of fact | did not
know that Mr.. Loves case was the case of
a colored man. else / would not have re-
ferred it to Mr.. Hughes. That was
cident. ! mean to do the right thing by
the colored people as | do by the white
and l think l am doing it,
DR.. Chancellor here made the statement
that he believed in equality of the races
In every respect except the social one and
as for that he did not believe In inter-
marriage between any two races. He be-
Heves in the development of the individu-
ality of species.
The majority of the thinking colored
people agree with you on that" said Dr.
Montgomery.
Advisory Bodies.
Two distinct advisory bodies are to be
organized by DR.. Chancellor to aid him in
his administration of school affairs and his
work in behalf of the betterment of con-
ditions for the teachers The first is to be
called board of supervision and is to have
official standing. As superintendent. he
will be chairman of this body. and the
two assistant Superir tendentS will be MEM
bers. Nine other members from among
the officials of the school system are to be
appointed by the board of education This
will be the situation, provided the board
OF education approves the report of the
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