The Washington herald., 1906-11-24

cast aspersions at no one. In his COM
ments upon the expenditure Of money
without his personal approval Of requI-
sitions, he did not intend to make the
slightest insinuatiOn against any one;
he merely criticized what appears 70 him
as unbusinesslike methods"
Concerning Regulations.
1t was said that member Of the Board
Of Education had advanced the opinion
that certain acquisitions had been placed
upon DR.. Chancellor's desk for his action:
but that on account Of stress Of work
he had been unable to give them atten-
ton, whereupon the secretary, Mr.. Con-
nor. following the custom in vogue during
The period when there was no superin-
terdent finally removed them; secured the
20. K" of the president Of the board
and turned them over to the Commission
ers.
DIR. Chancellor absolutely denies that
was the answer; mo requisition ever laid
On his desk for five minutes without re-
ceiving his action. lie has nothing more
10 say ia regard to money matters. That
is n closed incident so far as he is con-
cerned"
The superintendent has been quoted as
saying that over $4,000 has been expended
without his knowledge-Sl5.0 zoo for books
and other supplies before he assumed
control, and $33,0 600 since his inCumbency.
The above reply was made In relation 10
that alleged remark. On the same sub
jcct Admiral Baird. president of the
beard, said:
Admiral Baird's View.
Il was appointed president Of the board
in July and called its members together.
We were then without a superintendent;
but supplies of various kinds had to be
furnished, superintendent or no superin-
tendent. unless we intended 10 greatly
hamper and delay the work Of the coming
fan session Of the schools In the alb
sencc of a superintendent, the secretary
brought the acquisitions To me. and they
went through 20 the Commissioners.
NY endeavor. as president OF the
board, has been to serve the pupils first,
the public second, and the teachers third.
Since DR. Chancellor has been here he
has been a very busy man. IL IS posi-
bic that acquisitions have been taken
from his desk aud perfunctoTily forward
ed to the Commissioners, in order to eN-
pedite matters. as was done during the
interim when we had no superintendent
That is a subject uDOn which the seCre-
tary might be Informed"
ConnOr Declines to Reply.
Secretary ConnOr. when asked if such
We're the case, declined TO make reply.
A member of the board, speaking Of the
textbook matter last night, said: Il do
not know that any of DIT. ChanCellors 5
textbooks are being used in the Wash
ington schools. 1 understand that he has
said that his income from the sale or
his books IS greater than the salary he
received as superintendent Of the Pater-
son schools; but, of course, / know moth
Ing about that. nor do 7 see how that
fact if Fl be a fact has any bearing upon
his conduct as superintendent here
a private source OF income need not
detract from his usefulness as an official
It is possible that some Of his books have
been IN use here-Quite likely. I should
say. as he is the author OF many. But I
am quite sure that none Of his have been
purchased by tine board since he assumed
charge here.
I'm regard TO the secretary. Mr. Con
nor. 7 am sure that he has done nothing
except expedite the work Of his office
Or. Chancellor is a busy man, and I am
persuaded that acquisitions have gone TO
him to await his signature