Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
CONFERENCE AT CAPITOL
School Affairs Discussed With Chair.
man Gallinger.
THE COMMITTEE FAILS TO ACT
Consideration of the Burkett Resolu-
tion Not Begun-Matter May
Be Taken Up Monday.

members of the board of education are
| practically a unit in the determination to
| resign from their positions on the board
| should the Senate fail to support them in
| their action in the Chancellor case and
| force them to hold up proceedings or to
keep DIR. Chancellor as superintendent.
| AS a result of the action yesterday on
| Senator Burkett's resolution calling upon
| the. board to suspend action in the Chan
| cellor case, which resolution was referred
| to the District committee, Senator CALM
ger. chairman of the committee. began
early this morning to receive calls from
members of the board of education and
members of Congress interested in local
| school affairs.
| Among those who called were Senator
| Burkett, chairman of the subcommittee
| on schools; Representative Smith, who is
| to be the new chairman of the House
| District committee; President Oyster of
| the board of education; Mrs. Ellen Spen-
| Ger Mussey. member OF the board; AS
sistant District Attorney Mcnamara, the
boards counsel. and Assistant Superintend
ent Percy M. Hughes AS a result of the
conference it was decided that there
would be no meeting of the committee
to consider the Burkett resolution unless
Senator Bu-kett should request it be-
tween tomorrow and the beginning of the
Christmas holidays.
Senator Burkett's View.
Upon leaving the committee room Sem
ator Burkett said that he thought the
board members were trying to do what
they think is right in the Chancellor
case. He said that Capt. Oyster and Mrs.
Mussey defended the position of the board
before him and Senator Gallinser, but
although he did not question the sincerity
of the board members, he thought there
might be some difference of opinion as to
what is right in the matter.
We must not be too obstreperous IN
dealing with the board of education he
said, "or with a public school system.
because the public schools are to a COM
.munity what it's churches are. Every
body is interested in a school fight just
as he is in a fight of church choir, and
personalities are likely to be INDUCED
in."
tir. Burkett said that he did not know
when the committee would meet to con-
slider the resolution, but he did not think
It would be tomorrow. There was pos
sibility of meeting being held for this
purpose Monday morning next.
Advice to the Board
| Senator Gallinger told a star reporter
that the question of a meeting of the
committee rested with Mr. Burkett He
told of the efforts of the school board
members to justify their position, but said
| that he did not agree with them in every
particular. The advice which he and
Mr.. Burkett gave to the board members
was to proceed with the trial as care
fully as possible. showing every courtesy
to Dr. Chancellor and granting him all
| If the board went slowly and acted upon
this advice it might have some effect upon
the attitude of the District committee with
| reference to interference.
roD0rter h.
er the committee was likely to report in
favor of a suspension of the trial and
| he replied:
Il am not at all sure that we can stop
the trial, but there IS no telling what the
| Senate or the House of Representatives
may do in case the superintendent is re-
| moved without proper hearing. I UNDER
stand that the feeling in the matter Is
Snuch stronger in the House than in the
Senate
Will Await Senate Action.
Mr.. Smith. who is to be chairman of
the House District committee, upon leav-
ing Senator Gallinger's room said that
| he did not believe the House would con-
| slider a resolution similar to that of Mr.
| Burketts unless the Burkett resolution
| should be passed by the Senate. In that
case, he said, tile House would, of course
| take up the matter.
Capt. Oyster and Mrs. Mussey declined
| TO say anything about their talk with Sem
ator Galinger. except that they were
! pleased with the interview.
While none of the parties to the con-
ference would state definitely what was
said on the question of resigning. never
theless it is believed that Capt. Oyster
informed Senators GalIlnger and Burkett
this morning of the boards feelings in
the matter, and that the senators assured
the board members that they had no de-
sire to override them any more than they
would wish them to override DIR. Chancel-
lor.
Regardless of what may be the out
come with respect to the Burkett reso1u
ton. it is not believed that the Senate
committee will abandon the proposed in
vestiga tion of school affairs since the be-
ginning of the present regime. which in
vestigation will probably be held after the
Christmas holidays. There is said to be
a possibility that even if Senator Gal
linger should call meeting of the COM
mittee at the request of Senator Burkett,
to consider the Burkett resolution before
the holidays, quorum might not be
present, as several members of the COM
mittee desire to leave the city in few
| days. and do not care to take up any
serious business before &he first of the
! year.
| Senator Gallinger admitted this after
noon that this might be the case.
DEATH OF JOHN II. WHITE.