The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29
Question of Residence
Laid Aside as Matter
of Secondary Con-
Sideration.
NAMES OF CANDIDATES
BEFORE COMMITTEE
Superintendent GoVe'S
Name Dropped From Pos
SibilitieS at YeSter-
days Session.

The man best fitted to serve the
/ $4,000 children in the District schools.
That is the man who will be the
new superintendent of the local
/ system if the Board Of Education
can find him by hunting indus
triously and examining nominees
carefully.
II he shall prove to be a resi-
dent OF the District the members Of
the board will be more than pleased.
If he shall prove 10 be at present
a nonresident. the attitude Of the
board is that the desire to prefer a
local man should not supersede the
responsibility Of the board TO the
children under its charge.
In fulillment of this purpose
which is now thoroughly undertood
among the members of the board
the committee, which has been
weighing the qualifications Of the
various educators suggested for the
local post, will continue examining
candidates.
Among those who are soon to be
heard are:
Prominent Candidates Before Board.
Superintendent Kendall. Of Indianapo-
Assistant Superintendent Hoyt. Of In
eianapolis.
Superintendent Davidson. OF Omaha.
If none of these should be found
available the committee will continue
its search by examining Ralph II.
Bowles, OF Phillips Exeter Academy.
Ralph Upton. formerly OF Washington
AMI now Of Sterling. H. and various
others who have worked their way
toward the front IN American public
school administration.
Former Superintendent Cove. OF DEN
YER whose name the committee mad
under sPecIal consideration yesterday.
pa stop &c the discussion Of his name
By telegrephine a final statement that
he was not a candidate for the post
and would Eos accept II if offered TO
him. One OF the reasons upon which he
based that decision, he said. was that
he earned at his present occupation con-
siderably more than the salary of the
superintendent Of the Washington
schools.
Two Sessions Yesterday.
The committee on the examination OF
nominees nret twice yesterday. At the
morning session. held in the Second
National Bank building. the name Of
Prof. Cove was considered. and his tel
egraphic statement read. At the after
school, there were present. on the in
vitation OF the committee, President
Baird. Mr.. Oyster. and DR.. Atwood.
Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Terrell, who were
unable to attend. were. accordingly.
the only members Of the board who did
not take part in the conference.
A free discussion Of the situation
brought th8 six members to a better
understanding of the committees
course that has prevailed heretofore.
1t began with "A reference to a sugges- 4.
tion made outside OF the board that one
Of the local candidates should be select
ed then and there. and the present uB-
certainty be brought to an end. To
that there was instant objection
One member took the ground that
there was only one right way TO bring
the uncertainty 70 an end, and that was
by the selection Of the best man avail
able.
Best Man Wins Day.
Another member then took up the
proposition that a local man should be
appointed whether ne was the best man
or not. and after stating his conviction
that the boards responsibility was 20
the children of the schools and not to
any Of the candidates he put this ques-
ton fatty at his associates:
Are you in favor Of choosing the very
best man we can find whether he is a
local man or at present not local
man?'
The answer from every member pres
ent. IL is said, was IN the affirmative
On the strength Of that poll a member
of the committee then announced that
later statements from Superintendent
Kendall, Of Indianapolis, had given the
hope that he might prove 10
be available. In one dispatch the In
superintendent had declined to
permit his name TO be used In reply
to a late inquiry from the committee
he said he desired 10 consult with friends
IN Indiana before deciding In a thir6
received yesterday, after several further
statements from the committee, he pro-
Iosed that he should meet the commit
tee as soon as peSstble.
That change in the situation as II af-
fects AIr. Kendall, and tie better under
standing which now prevails IN the
boa -c, moved the comm ttee TO arrange
for a conference with bin as soon as
possible, and then TO examine such
0ther nominees as seemed likely TO meet :.
the need of the District With that
action the meetiDg WRs Ro1ournsd.