Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-26
TRAINING Of THE
COLORED PEOPLE
Education Discussed by the
School Superintendent.
EXPRESSION OF HIS VIEWS
Possible Appointment of W. E. B.
Du Bots and L. P. Hill.
REFERENCE TO B. WASHINGTON
Believes in Equality Of Opportunity
and in Whole Encyclopaedia
of Instruction.
EXPRESSION OF HIS VIEWS
Possible Appointment of W. E. B.
Du Bots and L. P. Hill.
REFERENCE TO B. WASHINGTON

Superintendent Chancellor of the local
public schools today stated his views on
the question of education among the COL
ored people during an interview with a
Star reporter. Rumors have been in circu-
lation relative to the probable appointment
to local school positions of Dr. w. E. B.
Du Bois of Atlanta, Ga, colored, who is
an exponent of higher education for his
race and is opposed to Booker Washington,
as well as the possible appointment of Les
lie Pinckney Hill, colored, an industrial
educator of Tuskegee Ala. and a close
associate of Booker Washington.
The question has been asked on all sides.
Where does the superintendent stand on
this matter?' The colored patrons Of the
schools have been especially interested, as
1t directly affects them, and the general
BODY of citizens for the reason of it's aspect
as an educational problem
The superintendent said, in answer to
the first question:
Il have been considering the possibility
OF the appointment Of DIR. Du Bots as a
successor to DR.. Montgomery as assistant
superintendent of colored schools. At one
time DR.. Montgomery thought of resign
ing, but l asked him not to do so unless
should request 1t. At present see no rea-
son for his resigning and I am not making
any affirmative move in the matter
Not Formal Applicant.
I have never told Dr. Du Bots that ex
pected to recommend him for a position
here, and he has never been formal ap-
pl1cant for the place. He is man of con-
siderable ability
The superintendent was asked whether
DR.. Du Bots was not a higher education"
man and opposed to Booker Washington
The reply was that such was the case,
but that he had spoken to DR.. Du Bots to
the effect that If he should ever become
connected with the local schools he would
have. to cease open antagonism to the
Booker washington idea" Of Industrial
ism.
II am in favor of the whole encyclo-
paedia Of education for the colored peo-
pie the same as for the white DR.. Chan
cellor added. Il believe the colored child
must be given every opportunity. It
is true that the majority of the colored
people of today should have the Industrial
education-that they are fitted for moth
ing else-but I am opposed to putting the
colored pupil In cage and limiting his
educational scope. I believe in equality
Of opportunity"
The superintendent was asked whether or
not Mr.. HILL a Booker Washington man."
was being considered for F. L. Cardozos
former place as head Of the thirteenth d.
vision.
Yes" was the answer. Mr. Hill has
taken the examination. 1 am now looking
over his examination papers. Mr.. Hill
is a friend of Roscoe c. Bruce, and man
of ability and education"
Ideas of Higher Education.
us Mr.. Hill opposed to DR.. Du Bots in
his ideas Of higher education for his peo-
ple?" the reporter wanted to know.
Yes, he is, the superintendent replied
Mr.. Washington and his assistants exag-
gerate the Industrial side of the education
Of the colored people and cannot see any
thing else, while the others, represented
by DR.. Du Bots, exaggerate the higher edu-
cational side and can see nothing but that
believe In the higher education Of the
colored man, when he is capable, but do
not believe in a short cut to it."
Superintendent Chancellor then said that
several other men were applicants for the
supervising principalship Of the thirteenth
division and that they were for the most
part local men, among them being 7. G.
Galloway and William K. Joiner, the latter
a Howard University graduate. They have
taken an examination for the place, he
said, but he had not seen the papers yet
Before the conversation ended Superin-
tendent Chancellor expressed himself as
very much interested in the problem of edu-
cation presented in the national capital and
especially in the colored schools.
Nowhere in the country he declared,
'is there such an interesting problem Of
colored education.~ Before 1 came here I
never had more than seventy-fve colored
children in my schools. On the whole 1 am
very much encouraged by what have seen.
like to see the coiored people working out
their own problems here. I have been espe-
cially pleased with their ability in drawing,
music and reading in the schools.
Terrell Not Considered.
The last question asked of the superin-
tendent was whether there had been any
consideration Of Justice Of the Peace Rob-
ert H. Terrell for the position Of assistant
superintendent.
"All of that is Dream" Superintendent
Chancellor asserted, nothing but dream.
No person, colored or white, had ever men,
toned his name to me in that connection
before the publication of the rumor in the
press. and, after that, only in joking
way"