Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-26
BOARD MEMBERS
ARE SUMMONED
Must Show Cause in the F. L.
Cardozo Case.
PAY OF SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
Probable Delay of Five or Six Days in
Forwarding Roll.
ATTORNEY RENDERS OPINION
Appointments, Promotions and Trans
fers-Mrs. Terrell Declares Foot
Ball to Be Brutal Sport.

Ball to Be Brutal Sport.
Appointments, promotions and
transfers of employees of the school,
system, held up at the meeting last
Tuesday for want of the signature
of Superintendent Chancellor, were
made by the board of education late
yesterday. AS a result the October
pay roll for the school employees
will be delayed five or six days. 1t
is customary for the roll to be sent
to the District auditor the Goth of
each month, which in this instance
would have been last Saturday..
AS the members of the board entered the
Franklin building yesterday each was
served with legal summons to appear be-
fore the Supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia November 2 next, to show cause
why the board should not reinstate F. L.
Cardozo as supervising principal of the
thirteenth division of the public schools.
By unanimous vote the board referred the
matter to tits legal adviser, Assistant United
States Attorney Mcnamara
The latter has rendered an opinion that
the board has no right under the law to
hold any secret meetings whatsoever as
board, and that only committee meetings
dealing with the appointment of teachers
may be secret
1t was a new experience for the men,
bers of the board to be served with sum-
mons to appear in court: While they were
not very much surprised, owing to rumOrs
that had been af1oat for several days as to
what Mr.. Cardezo intended doing, there
was, nevertheless, considerable -.--t"rcHf
manifested.
Mrs Mussey Questioned.
Mrs. Mussey, tho only lawyer on the
board, was eagerly questioned by the. other
members, who wished to be informed re-
garding the situation. Mrs. Terrell was par
ticularly interested for, she said, she had
an important engagement in Boston Novern-
Der ., the date set for the return to the rule
to show cause.
great good nature. In fact the board was
in rather a jovial mood when Vice Presi-
dent Evermann raped for order about 4:15
o'clock. Admiral Baird, the president, was
the other members and Superintendent
Chancellor were present.
Attorney McNamsra's Opinion.
After the routine Of reading the minutes
Acting Secretary Domaine read the follow
ing communication from Attorney Nc
Namara addressed to Admiral Baird:
II have>just received your communication
of the 18th instant, wherein, upon the sug-
gestion of the letter of Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Mussey, which you forwarded herewith,
you inquire whether the board of education
may hold any secret sessions and, second
ly, you request that l frame such bylaw
or bylaws that may be necessary to carry
out the intent Of section 10 of the act Of
June 20 1906.
have any secret sessions is answered by
section of the act. The section, among
other things, provides, in referring to the
meeting of the board:
" The organization meeting and all meet
ings whatsoever thereafter shall be open
to the public. except committee meetings
dealing with the appointment of teachers
1.-The act does not elsewhere refer to this
subject. 1t would appear, then, that under
this language, all meetings of any char
acter whatsoever of the members Of the
board as board shall be open to the pub
lie with the exception of the committee
meetings dealing with the appointments of
teachers. AS originally framed the act pro-
vided that all meetings should be open to
the public except meetings dealing with the
character or appointment of teachers. While
the bill was being considered and before it
became an act, the reference to the char
acter was stricken out. The section, there
fore, restricts the secret meetings of the
board to those in which it may deal with
the appointment of teachers. AS to all
other meetings of the board the law is
specific as to the requirement that they
shall be open to the public. -.~--,-.
Pursuant to your request / shall take
pleasure in framing and forwarding to the
board bylaw defining the action of the
board in those cases where section 10 of the
act OF June 20. 1906, may apply. AT the
present moment / am due in court, but
shall award this matter my early atten-
ton"
The communication was referred to the
committee on rules.
Recommendations by Superintendent.
The following recommendations by Super
intendent Chancellor were then read and
approved:
Appoint Miss Florence H. Noack. a nor
NAL graduate, as teacher of first grade,
fourth division, to take effect on and after
November 1. 1906; assign to class 2, at a
salary of $500 per annum.
Appoint Miss Sallie v. Lacy, a normal
graduate. as teacher of the first grade sew
enth division. to take effect on and after
November l, 1906; assign to class 2, at
salary of 5000 per annum.
Appoint Miss Mary ID. Downing, a normal
graduate as teacher of second grade, eighth
division. to take effect on and after Novem-
Der l, 1905; assign to class 2, at salary of
$500 per annum.
Promote NJ. c. Pimper, teacher In the
sixth division. from the second to the third
grade; from class to class 3, and from
salary of 5000 to $3.50 per annum until re-
medal legislation can be secured; to take
effect on and after October 20, 1906
Promote Ida Harmel, teacher in the
fourth division, from the first to the third
grade; from class to class 3. and from
salary of 5000 to $3.50 per annum; to take
effect on and after November /, 1906
Promote Maud White, q teacher In the
fourth division. from the first to the second
grade. at same salary: to take effect on and
after November l. 1906.
Promote Margaret Adams, teacher in the
eighth division. from the fourth to the fifth
grade. from class 3 20 class 4, and from
salary OF S67J to $500 per annum: to take eff
feet or and after November /, LOG.
Promote ID. NJ. Mahoney, teacher in the
eighth division. from the second to the third
grade. from class 2 to class g. from salary
of 5000 to 1915 per annum. until remedial
legislation can secured; to take effect
on and after November /. 1905.
Several Transfers.
Transfer Miss Elsie Sanders from the
third grade, first division. to the physical
culture department, at same salary; 70 take
effect on and after October % 1oO6