The Washington times., 1906-09-04
Important School Action
Expected at Meeting to
Be Held This After
noon.
NO PLACE OPEN FOR
PRINCIPAL SWARTZELL
All Teachers With Markings
of Fair" to Be Nominated
For Reappoint-
ment.

Nearly all the public school teach
ers with markings of fair" are to
be nominated for reappointment at
this afternoons meeting of the
Board of Education.
The board viii be asked 10 au-
thorize examinations to disclose the
relative abilities of candidates for
appointment as principal of the
Eastern, Mckinley Manual Training.
and NJ Street High Schools.
NJ. F. F. Swartzel is not to be re-
appointed principal Of the Eastern
High School.
Edith NJ Westcott is confidently
expected TO be reappointed princi-
pal of the Western High school. but
her continuation in Office waits on
her reporting for duty to Superin-
tendent Chancellor.
No action will be recommended in
the matter Of the coIored teachers
approved as good" by DR.. Mont
gomery, in spite of their ratings as
fair" or poor" on the rolls, the
superintendent and members Of the
board preferriug TO wait upon a for
nal construction of the law as to
the authority of the assistant SUI
perintendent in charge Of colored
schools
The question raised by certain
partisans of Dr., Montgomery. if Mr..
Hughes. as assistant superintendent,
and Mr.. Stuart. as Director of in
termediate instruction had not
committed the same offense as that
charged against the colored assist
ant superintendent Is answered bv
DR.. Chancellor decisively in the neg
ative
A Busy School Board Week.
The above are the developments OF a
busy week in school circles and are con
hdenuy expected 10 be authoTitatIvely
disclosed at the meeting Of the sch2ol
board 10 be held this afternoon. It is
possible action may not be had on all
these points and in the matter OF Mr..
SwartzelIs candidacy for reappointment
as principal Of the Eastern and Miss
/ Westcotts availability for reappoint-
ment as principal OF the Western, no
action viii be required Of the board az
present.
To Examine Candidates.
But the expectation this morning was
that Superintendent ChancelIe- would
submit the list Of fair teachers for
tho action OF the board and ask its in
dorsement Of his plan to examine the
candidates for appoip -ment as principals
to the high schools specified. il is
not expected that any examination
written or oral Will disclose beyond
question those teachers best qualified
to administer the high schools. Dr..
/ Chancellor hopes BY that means 20 dis
cover the amount OF study each OF the
applicants has done and the activity
/ Of his interest In the profession on ped3-
gogy. About 40 per cent viii be award
/ ed as the result Of an oral examination
and perhaps an equal amount viii de-
pend upon answers In writing 70 CUES
tiOns on the history Of pedagogy. euuca-
/ tiOnal psychology. and school methods
II the board approves Or. Chancellors
plan, the examinations viii be held Sep
I tember II at the Franklin building.
In connection with the recommend
tions that the board continue nearly
all the fair" teachers. IL is stated that
the superintendent omitted them from
the first list chiefly for the purpose Of
awakening them 10 the necessity for
/ specially earnest work this winter
About 80 per cent Of the whole number
OF teachers with this rating, Il is SAID,
VIII be proposed for reappointment this
afternoon. The others VIII be conslc-
eTed separately by the superintendent
/ after personal interviews,
Principal Swarrzel's Case.
Mr.. Swartzeu is reported 10 have pre-
cluded his o--u reappointment by a
series of declarations TO the superin-
tendent and an attitude Of defiance OF
the latter's authority, which, In the
Judgment Of others who heard the in
terview. made # practically impossible
to give him any position OF administr8-
tive Importance. He is said to have pre-
sented himself 10 the superintendent
and asked peremptorily If he. DR.. Chan
cellor was responsible for & neWsr aper
statement that MI Swartzei was not
to be continued at the Eastern. Before
the superintendent could reply Mr..
Swartzell is said to have asked uues-
ton after question. all of the same gem
eral tenor. Finally DR.. Chancellor IS re-
ported to have Interrupted with the
statement that he was not tn any sense
| responsible for the article In question.
but would be entirely responsible foT