Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24
home late at night and reviews his boys

home late at night and reviews his boys
lesson is a school teacher.
As to the statement made that Cardozo
duties and the balance to teaching. II IS
simply absurd 1t Is Just the reverse. Car
do1o could not attend to the duties OF his
ONCE unless he remained In II the major
portion Of his time He might occasionally
hear . lesson as he pause din his rounds,
just As do.
He was an officer. recognized as such
and paid as SUCH presume 1t will now be
in order for him to receive both an officers
and q teachers pay. According to this rii-
ing, when visit a. school become prin-
cipal. when in class room am teacher,
and II converse with pupil become q
pupil.
Extracts From the Review.
The article in the Educational Review.
the authorship Of which is credited to SUI
perintendent Chancellor and with regard to
which he admitted he had been consulted.
created much discussion.
Such statements as the following are con-
tanned in the article:
Social Washington Is the scene of the
winter revels of the incoming rich. Poiit-
ical Washington is the victim OF real estate
Spectators and operators.
To-day there are no two friends In puDhc
life in the District. Every man is his own
faction. Honor Is unknown among the
younger men. For a generation no man has
voted. Nothing else can restore honor here
than the participation In the life OF the
estate. the first Of all social and civflizing
institutions
The District Commissioners are severely
criticised. the school system ridiculed-in
fact, 1t is limited that It is not worthy Of the
name system" at all: the system OF
checks and balances, by which the Com
missioners. treasury officials and Congress
govern the finances of the District. are de-
scribed as a "quicksand. not even an open
sea- where lone can neither build in 1t,
nor row a boat: without aid one must
DROWN
Says the writer: "An hope for good
schools in the District Of Columbia rests In
the Congress Of the United States. This
June. 1906. though effecting less progress
than was probably intended did. neverthe-
less, accomplish substantial changes for the
better. Very much, however, yet remains
in development behind the best cities OF
the country.
For two reasons the hope Of progress
rests in Congress. OF these the first Is that
ent upon the Congress and without any
self-government. The second is that there
Is no organized public sentiment In the DIS
trict for or against school betterment
Influence Is supreme and sole. influence
has torn the schools limb and heart and
utterly destroyed the school spirit in the
school system and out Of It, 1t Is gov
eminent by influence tempered only by the
never satisfied and usually disappointed.
Used by Courtesy.
1.-THE term school system Is used by cour-
tesy. The acts established two school sys-
TENS, whose one connecting link. outside Of
the board of education. is the superintend-
ent. But neither of the schools, white or
colored may properly be considered sys-
tenn. There are, in fact. certain groups of
schools under directors and supervising
principals; but these groups are not so
closely correlated as to form, for either
the white or the colored schools, true
school systems"
Referring to the machinery Of admins
tration." the writer says. first. there are
three District Commissioners. with sole
power over all expenditures, on salaries of
5000 each, nominated by the President
and confirmed by the Senate"
Described as Many in One.
"This triumvirate," the writer continues.
regards itself as the city council, the city
board of health, the county board Of free
holders, the state legislature. governor.
mayor and everything else, except that the
library trustees and the so-called board Of
education may appoint certain employees
and that the courts are outside their con-
troll. AS q matter of fact, however, 1t Is
not SO regarded by the Congress, for its
powers and duties are so closely pre-
scribed that it Is but commission"
The writer does not finally conclude with.
out saying that he is in favor of that bill
which was recently introduced in Congress
at the suggestion of Superintendent Chan
cellor and some of his friends, and which
about the tndesrability of having to bother
with a board of education.
wanting self-government, concludes
the writer, "the only other solution Of the
troubles in the schools is to abolish the
board, this last semblance of self-govern-
ment. this homogeneous. anomalous sur
vival of former liberties, and govern the
schools by an educational commissioner,
nominated by the President and confirmed
by the Senate, like the other Commission
ers. But the true solution is partial Dis
trict autonomy"
Resumption Of Cardozo Trial.
President Baird was asked last night
whether the board would continue the Car
dozo trial without the presence Of Mrs.
Terrell. He replied:
mo. Mrs. Terrell will be here by the
18th and we will resume the Cardozo trial
on the 26th. The best interests of the
public, the vital interests of the schools
and the interests Of Cardozo have all suf
ferred by this delay.
Il heard today that DR.. Atwood, a colored
member of the board is i'll again of an old
affection of the kidneys and that he will
likely be sent to the hospital for an opera
ton.
"Of course, 1t would not be right to de-
lay this trial indefinitely. We do not pur-
pose outraging public opinion by any such
delay, or at least l do not. The board will
assemble the 26th for the trial and L will,
of course, bow my head In submission to
the majority vote, but If left to me Il
say frankly that we will go on with the
trial even If we are one member short.
"Cardozo asked me today If a number
of teachers might be summoned for his
defense. I handed the list to the secretary
with instructions to summon every one
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board to continue to afford every oppor-
tunity to the defense in the Cardozo case"