Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
HAS MANY CALLERS
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
SCHOOLS A BUSY MAN.

There is no buster place in the city today
than the Office of Superintendent Chancel-
Tor of the public schools. Every availa BILE
chair In the waiting rooms has been in use
all day, and throngs Of people nave been
standing to await their turn to have an in
terview with him. The throng includes
members of the board Of education officers
OF the new school system already appointed,
former officers seeking reappontment,
teachers and woud-be teachers and others
seeking information and positions.
One by one DR.. Chancellor is seeing them
and giving consideration to the matters
they have to present to him. To every one
his business and intends to carry out his
ideas freely. The board is giving him a
free hand. and is, in fact, looking to him
Tor intimations of what will be the best
In the midst of his busy morning the new
superintendent today granted about FIVE
minutes to Star reporter who wanted to
know what was going on.
DR.. Chancellor said he was attending to
the thousand and one details of his new Of
flee, but confessed that the matter of ap-
pointments was taking up most Of his time.
He would not state whom he was consider
ing for the positions OF principals of the
Eastern High School, the Western High
School, the Mckinley Manual Training
School, the NJ Street High School and the
Armstrong Manual Training School. He
SoAo hS eio hol CApCCb " luohc very mduf
changes.
All in Doubt.
Practically every one who held a po-
sition under the old regime will be provided
for" he stated when pressed for a more
definite reply.
When asked whether the reappointment
of Moshiem F. F. Swartzell as principal of
the Eastern High School was in doubt he
declared that for that matter they were all
in doubt.
AS for the teachers below the grade of
officer, DR.. Chancellor intends to reappoint
all of them under certain conditions" al
though what the conditions will be he has
not yet decided
Before the appointment OF the new super
intendent there was much discussion as to
whether or not the new school law should
be interpreted to mean that 1t would be
necessary to reappoint the entire personnel
of the system and members of the board
of education as a whole were not certain
as to the answer to the question. Prof.
Evermann. however, believed that all Of the
force should be reappointed, although this
was not specifically stated in the act.
Intention Of Congress.
DR.. Chancellor has construed the law to
mean that this was the intention of Con-
gress. and is proceeding upon that coastruc-
ton.
He was asked this morning about the
matter, and said:
AT the next meeting of the board ex-
pect to recommend the appointment OF
about 500 persons"
The total number of employees of the
board OF education is only I5I7, so 1T can
readily be seen that he intends to do 1t all
over again." as one teacher expressed It.
AS far as the class room teachers are con-
cerned, however, this will be merely a tech
nicality. since practically no changes are
contemplated. This will also be largely true
Of the official positions. such as the prin-
cipals of high schools and the supervising
principals of divisions.
An unofficial statement of the controller
of the treasury. as well as an official in
timation in his decision on Secretary Con-
ner's case. tend to give the idea that the
controller did not construe the law to mean
that the reappointment of teachers would
be necessary. However, 1t is not believed
that any objection will be raised against
the position taken by the superintendent, in
which he is doubtless supported by members
Of the board