Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23

A. e. L. Leckie,
Counsel for Superintendent Chancellor.
inconsistent with and contrary to the pro.
visions of said act, and by reason thereof
the said board, its officers and commit.
tees, have persistently encroached upon
the duties and rights Of the superin-
tendent as prescribed by said statute and
attempted to reduce him to mere clerk
of said boardA
Prejudice and Antagonism.
by reason of the opposition of the
superintendent of schools to such illegal
acts on the part of the said board, the
said board has become prejudiced and
antagonistic to him and has decided to
remove him from his position as superin-
tendent without any adequate cause af-
fecting his character and efficiency as
such
to supply the boards of examiners, pro-
vided for by the said act of Congress, OF
which boards the superintendent is the
head, sufficient clerks to properly trans
act its business. and has thereby
seriously handicapped the superinten-
forts to get the best teachers for the
schools, and has Disseminated against the
superintendent in providing clerical assist
ants in his Office, and has also dtscrimi-
mated against the superintendent IN not
providing proper clerical assistants in his
office, although the superintendent has re-
peatedly called their attention to the
urgent need for such help in both in
stances.
Charges Against Evermann.-
The charges against Barton W. Ever
mann are in part as follows:
From the beginning of the superin-
tendent's term, said Evermann has tried
to dominate his actions and dictate what
recommendations he should make as to
the appointment Of teachers, and how he
should discharge his duties
The said Evermann on or about June
20. 1907, used grossly offensive and In
sulting language to the superintendent
of schools in the presence of q majority
Of the board at meeting OF com
mittee in the superintendent Office. be-
cause the superintendent would not agree
to Evermann's debating what text books
should be used in the elementary schools
LAS chairman of the book committee
and vice president Of the board, said
the functions of said board and issued
acquisitions for books and supplies upon
the property clerk Of the District with
out the approval of the board. thereby
unlawfully and Illegally mourning large
expenditures of money,
Alleged Effort to Conceal Facts.
Said Evermann In order to conceal
from the board the true facts of the
situation purported to order $2S7 worth
of Jenkins Physiologies from the Ameri-
can Book Company and $4s7 worth of
Jenkins Physiologies from the Indiana
School Book Company, when he knew at
the time that the said Indiana School
Book Company was not in existence, and
$rlyA fNyy
the American Book Company. with. the
purpose of deceiving the board and caus-
ing them to believe that he was not
dealing with one concern alone. when In
point of fact the entire order went to
the American Book Company.
Said Evermann purchased 81 ,643 worth
of physiologies. this sum being one-six-
tenth of the total sum of money avail
able for text books for all purposes, and
this contrary to the advice of the super
intendent, who informed him at that time
that there was great need of additional
readers and Biographies, and that these
physiologies were not necessary, except
for the use of the individual teachers,
and all, this without authority and con-
trary to law.
1.-The said Evermann, in order to in
duce and persuade said board to abolish
German and Latin classes, in the gram
mar schools. which classes had thereto
foie been authorized by the board, falsely
duu hilOWuSly Represented 70 SAID DOaTO
that President Eliot of the Harvard Uni
versity was opposed to and condemned
such classes, whereas, in truth, said
Pre- sident Eliot Endorses and approves
the same"
Pays Respects to Mr.. Horner.
In his charges against Richard R. Hor.
ner DR.. Chancellor says:
I'm the month Of September the said
Horner came into the Office of the SUI
perintendent and demanded that he noni-
nate one Lewis Gregory to the position
of supervising principal at salary Of
potency other than in the opinion and
upon the recommendation of said Hor-
r. and upon the superintendent re-
fusal to SO nominated said Gregory, the
said Horner threatened to thereafter OPP
pose and hinder the plans of the su-
perintendent in every way possible, and
that upon the examination Of said
Gregory and his failure to pass said ex-
animation, and the superintendant's nomi-
nation of the candidate who passed high
est in said examination for such posi-
ton. the said Horner thereupon openly
charged the superintendent in board
meeting with fraud in such examina-
ton, and that thereafter when the su-
exhaustive examination Of all the details
Of such examination. and when the board
voted to accept his report by vote of
six to two, the said Hprner repeated his
charge Of fraud and voted against the
adoption of said report. and since said
incident the said Horner has systematic
cally opposed the superintendent in every
way possible, and as a result Of his op-
position and tactics the position remains
vacant to this day, to the great detriment
of the service"
Summary Of Case.
Summing up his case. DR.. Chancellor
says:
THE board has decided and announced