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Brooklyn, and as lecturer in sociology,
economics and history in the Brooklyn In

Brooklyn, and as lecturer in sociology.
economics and history in the Brooklyn In
stitute.
DR.. Chancellor filled his first position as
school superintendent in Bloomfield, N. ].
He was elected to that position in 1897, and
served until 1904 when he resigned to ac-
cept similar Office in Paterson, N. j. Sew
eral reforms advocated by him met with
considerable opposition from the school
board of Paterson, but they were later
adopted and at the end of his probationary
first year he was reelected superintendent
of the Paterson school system to serve
during competency" His efforts, 1t is said,
were responsible for considerable increases
in his own and in the teachers salaries in
Bloomfield. and for an increase of $4,000
annually for the grade teachers in Pater-
son.
Writer on Educational Topics.
Beside his work as an edu-ator the newly
elected superintendent of the Washington
schools has written extensively on edu-
cational subjects. among his works being
several text books that have been well re-
ceived.
Onl last autumn his arithmetic, studies
in English history and his civics were
adopted by the board Of education for use
in the Washington night schools. DR.. Chan
cellor's Mathematical Series,' work OF
ten volumes, was published in 1902; his
American History in 1903. and four vol
umeS or Evening ScnOOl IeXg BOOKS tH
1904. In the same year probably his most
successful book. Our Schools. Their Ad-
ministration and Supervision" came on the
press. At the present timA DR.. Chancei-
lor, collaborating with F. W; HeWes, @ . Is en-,
gagged in the preparation of THE United
States. A History work intended to
cover ten volumes, volume and volume II
of which were completed in 1904 and 1905,
respectively.
DR.. Chancellor is thirty-eight years Of
age. is married and has four children. His
wife is Brooklyn woman. niece OF
Henry Ward Beecher and granddaughter
Of Rev. DR.. Edward Beecher, at one time
president Of Knox College. The family are
of the Presbyterian faith.
In the course Of his work In education
and pedagogy DR.. Chancellor has accepted
membership In the American ACADEMY OF
Political and Social Science, the American
Historical Association. the American So
cial Science Association and he is Fellow
of the American Geographical Society. He
is Phi Beta Kappa and an Alpha Deita
Phi.
Appointment Of Teachers.
When the superintendency question had
been settled James F. Oyster raised the
question Of the legality Of the appointment
of teachers by the new board. Admiral
Baird stated that he had written to the
Commissioners In regard to this matter and
that they had referred 1t to the corpora
ton counsel OF the WHOSE ucCISioH
was that the question did not come within
his or the Commissioners province, STce
it did not have anything to do with the
expenditure of District funds.
Mr. Oyster then suggested that the JUDGES
of the Supreme Court OF the District be
asked who isNthe proper man to pass upon
the legality of the appointment of teachers
by the new board, whereupon Admiral
Baird announced that he had written to
the court and stated the matter to them,
| h,,f had received a rpnlv
The question at issue is whether or not
the new board should reappoi1t all OF the
teachers of the schools or whether the
teachers shall hold their positions today by
virtue Of the action of the old board.
Reorganization Of High Schools.
The committee on high schools, through
Prof Evermann. its chairman, reported
progress and announced that report On
the reorganization Of the various depart
ments would be made in the near future.
Two communications from the Comnis-
sioners were read. one in r,ferenos to the
erecting of new school buildings and the
other calling for the annual estimates Of the
board for the next fiscal year. These were
referred to the proper committees.
A petition from James +. Finch signed
by 1O2 persons was presented to the bCsrd
relative to the repairing of an old building
on Grant road and relieving congestion in
the schools of Tenleytown and Chevy Chase.
The petitioners strongly urged that such
action be taken by the board as soon as
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