Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-22
High School. was appointed a teachc- upon

High School, was appointed a teachc- upon
recommendation of Sunerin tAnao~t chonoei-
Tor the action on the part of the board
was unanimous. Mr.. Swartzell later de-
clined the appointment on legal grounds.
stating that he did not believe that the
position to which he was appointed was
a legal one Upon advice of Stuart McNa-
mara. assistant United States attorney
and special counsel for the board. no fur
Their action was taken in the case. it being
held by Mr.. Mcnamara that this declina-
ton Of position of teacher severed all
connection between Mr.. Swartzen and the
school system.
AT a meeting of the board Friday Sep
TENDER IA, the board approved the follow
ing recommendation from Superintendent
Chancellor:
Transfer Mr.. Joseph R. Keane from the
position of supervising principal of the
seventh division to that of principal of the
Petworth School"
Other Transfers Made
A number of other transfers were made
at the same time all being reductions in
position. to make way for Mr.. Keane at the
Petworth School. Mr.. Keane later de-
clined to serve principal of the Petworth
School, and was ruled out of the school sys-
tenn in the same manner as Mr.. Swartzeil
Another recommendation of DIR. Chan
cellor which was made at the same meet
ing. September IA. and was approved by the
board, was as follows:
Il have the honor to recommend that the
following persons be dismissed for the good
of the service from the service of the public
schools of the District of Columbia: Mr.. J.
b. Clarke, from the position of supervising
principal of the 10th division; Mrs. A. j.
Cooper. from the position of principal of the
M Street High School: Mr.. j. L. Love. from
the position of teacher in NJ Street High
School: Miss M. E NaIle. from the position
of teacher in the NJ Street High School
The aDDrOyal this recommendation was
unanimous
Upholds the Board.
An official opinion submitted by Attorney
Mcnamara to the board at a meeting
Thursday September 10, upheld the board
in dropping Mrs I. G. Meyers from the po-
stion of assistant superintendent of schools,
and held that Messrs. Swartzell and Keane
had severed their connection with the
school system by virtue of their refusal to
serve in the minor positions to which they
had been appointed and transferred. re-
spectively.
Throughout all of these proceedings there
was no mention of hearing trial In
open meeting of the board The persons
affected were notified of their dismissals.
etc, after the action had been taken.
Compliments Cardozo.
AS bearing on the Cardozo case a letter
which was written to DR.. Chancellor by
Ossian Lang, one of editors of several
educational publications in New York, and
dated October Is, shortly after CardoZo's
dismissal, is herewith given:
My Dear DR.. Chancellor:
Curtis just tells me that Cardozo has
been dropped from the service. 1 do not
know what the reasons are for this step.
but it seems to me that 1t is at least
fortunate that as good a man as Cardozo
should be lost to the schools. -
From all 1 know of him, / judge him
to be first-rate principal and one OF the
two or three best men in the coiored de-
partment OF course. you have only begun
to look into matters in Washington and
so probably have not been able to make
his personal acquaintance. Whoever it
was who advised the dismissal of Cardozo
must have had some very strong reasons.
which should like to see If they are to be
obtained"