The Washington times., 1906-05-11
GALLINGER HINTS
At BIG SHAKE-UP IN
SCHOOL SYSTEM
Chairman Senate Com
mittee on District Affairs
Suspects Partially.

So Tar as Senator Gauinger can ascer-
tain. and as he construes the findings Of
/ the board and its conclusions in recent
I cases he believes there has been an
element of partiaIity shown. The reso-
luton he submitted in the Senate com
mittee was based upon such condition
He indicated today thar he was dissatls-
fled with the manner in which the In
vestigations OF school affairs during the
past year have been conducted. and
claimed that a similar condition IN
schools would not be tolerated in any
other city he knew OF.
How soon this Investigation viii be
begun he would not indicate. The reso-
luton gives the committee authority
TO begin II at its own volition. He
comes pretty near being satisfied. if the
reports he has at hand can be relied
upon. that. sufficient evidence has been
adduced TO warrant a general shaking
up in the adm listration OF affairs in
some OF the schools IN the District The
schools he has in mind are understood
to be the Eastern High, the Mckinley
Manual Training. and the Armstrong
schools The management of these
schools were under investigation during
the past year. and the Senator is not
satisfied that the Board OF Education
rendered decisions in conformity with
an impartial Interpretation of the evf-
dence submitted
The cases of the Eastern High and
Armstrong schools would probably not
have been revived had II not been that
IL appears that the Board of Education
has given A I. Gardner an opportunitv
to get back at some OF the teachers
who preferred charges OF misconduct
etc. against him. The Dalv case ne
believes. IS only the opening wedge in
that respect The decision Of the bOarks
In reducing Mr. Gardner from pr.ncipz&
TO teacher in the same school docs not
meet with his entire approval. To his
mind the board has accomplished but
little toward administering discipline
after II had found that the charges In
the main were substantiated He be
Hcves tnat the only partial punishment
that should have been meted out 10 Mr.
intends to find out the true status Of
school affairs and II necessary lay the
whole thing before Congress.
q conduct the inquiry Senator Gal
linger will appoint a subcommittee. At
present the Serate Subcommittee on
School Affairs consists Of Senator's Bur
kett. Scott, Allen, Gearin. and Black
burn. This committee may be given the
work or he may take charge Of il him
self. That point has not been definitely
settled as yet When the inquiry shall
have started, he says, 1t viii be carried
through fearlesSsly and be thorough in
every respect Under a former resolu-
ton the committee has the power TO
summon witnesses and administer Oaths.
That power will be exercised in connec-
ton with the resolution OF yesterday.
There is not teacher in the public
schools of Washington who would not
be more than willing to have every
of the Board of Education
open. including the meetings of commit
tees investigating charges against
teachers. II there is shadow upon my
character. throw the light of publicity
upon IL. and let me be exonerated by
public opinion as well as my judges
sC0ntinqed On Eleventh Ptge.l