The Washington times., 1906-08-28
The Course of the New Board.


superintendent the local system
expressed
No anagonsm obtained the of
i5 fI onfni or is,n5ertor,pg ON the part of persons
sincerely the of the schools that the arguments
support this should be weighed fairly and
calmly in the light of the facts they
arguments are briefly:
l. meeting violation of the law
whether teachers be reappointed
disturbed appointments for
only believe their pay be in doubt
That these conditions the situation OF the
approximation Of chaos
operating under the present law,
meetings the sharp
all readers The law is clear 1t reads;
open The to q5sa4aon re P s n]s ] sa s meetings meetings % ] @ f @ e be
The most bitter critic policy
instance wherein the Board of
section Only session 20 the
suspicion which the whole board
lied sat as Of APP
pointmens teaching that deemed
that the roll submitted should be reviewed light
knowledge the capabilities of all the teach
everywhere viii
~ tbe intention of Congress was clearly not TO have disc
of capabilities public Immediately the considea
ended the board resumed its open session
afternoon and all other times before and since
have with the doors wide open.
It legal advice of
any employ of the Government BY
public policy should have the services Of the
poraon counsel Of the District II made application for those se
adverse critic Of
the present reminded gently
that was no child O" the Commissioners Possibly the DISTRICT
viii obtain fuller credit with the people of the Capital
for is nightly doubtful
Being without formal eg" counsel the board acted on the best
Judgment Judgment that the law
reappontmen of the teachers and that
formally all who esteemed
good enough places opinion
superintendent
appot continue by process any
incompetent. contrary, the based upon
assumption teacher shall be retained
distinctly worthy o regular stated advances salary.
pr I,s,o h. r1 s,.nte,I.t has mot frs5 - .sfJo
form from teacher which bepeas the least
certainty. the other hand travelled all
way Paterson. y
inform him that the whole desired
O sustain him resoIuteIy.
interviews many teachers
dissatisfied with the oneeor appointments or thinks his in
Why he any question subject among
persons schools: Comptroller
Treasury explicitly ruled that the teachers
and his decision in the matter is final
oneyear appointments prescribes
the shall
provide they
the board
teachers should appointed for one year or a the
pleasure nothing revolutionary that
superintendent carefully
- acadrt 70 which the whole cor Of teachers has teon a
Of the contention present
approximation chaos" it almost space
For the first time reorganization they
strong exclusively
Of competent superintendent
has no alliance with any faction and feels subject to no control save
professional Judgment the Old which
grown they system
already the only
ise
spirit prevails
talk with hopefness for the future and confidence in the present
which altogether
dissatisfaction Of special
% which have sought teachers at favored posts
disregard Of the merit Indifference
to he o. schools.
The Times holds no brief for the Board of Education or the new
either shall parallel the old
speak plainly they spoke
retired But The Times must be iuand fair
criticisms entirely groundes
before they