Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-15
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the superintendent, as he alleges. or any
move In the matter of establishing the
Latin and German classes. The situation
lis regarded as most anomalous.
Additional Statement.
| The superintendent was pEessed this
| morning for a more definite statement as
| to the line of action he intends to pursue
| with reference to the board Of education
in the present situation, and he made the
| following statement:
Il have no additional statement to make
| | know nothing whatever as to the meet
| ing OF the board held last night without
summoning me. take 1t for granted that
the purpose of the meeting was to deal
| with myself, aSI have seat in the board
| ana have right to speak on all matters
by statute. l am. however, of the opin on
that matters ultimately will be adjusted to
the reasonable satisfaction OF the school
| authorities. l have been spending all the
morning in going over the annual report
| OF the schoolhouse commission and put
ting 1t in linguistic form"
He also presented the reporter who In
| reviewed him with a copy of the School
| journal, containing the editorial upon his
work here, which has already been men,
| toned
! capt. Oyster. president of. the board
| OF education. was busy this morning with
troversy between the board and DIR. Chan
ceiior- He was unwilling TO say anything
ABOUT the informal conference held last
evening. 1t is understood the board Is
gaeher1ng Information to establish the
fact that DR.. Chancellor was fully aware
that the Latin and German centers were
being put into operation in the graded
schools. Notwithstanding his denial at the
meeting Wednesday. Some evidence is al
ready in the hands of the president of
the board
The. Real Issue.
1t has been stated both by President
Oyster and Prof. Evermann that at this
time the fight is not on the intrinsic merit
of DR.. ChanceEor's proposition along edu-
catienal lines, but on the fact that the
superintendent. In the opinion of the
board. deliberately exceeded his authority
in establishing their classes and then de-
MED that he knew the classes were in ex-
istence.
DR.. Chancellor has written a letter to
President Oyster and sent copies to the
other hoard members in which he states
1t will bring about great confusion in the
schools to carry out the boards order to
abolish the classes mentioned in the
boards resolution. hut that he Is perfectly
willing to do it. If the board wants 1t
done. The board intends that it shall be
done and done with as little confusion as
possible.
1t came to public notice today that there
was very recently another controversy
between the board and the Superintendent
that did not come UP in omen meeting. but
which was simply one of a long list of
such cases which reached a climax in the
cotton Wednesday last. 1t was stated by
Prof. Eyermann this morning that earlier
in the fan the board signifed its wish
that the superintendent would keep
close watch on the school textbooks and
do what he could to keep insanitary books
| from the school rooms.
Subsequently it was learned that De.
Chancellor had withdrawn from use in
| the schools about $1,000 textbooks and
| piled them up in storerooms thus seri-
| ously embarrassin teachers all over the
| city. This action was regarded as highly
| eccentric and uncalled for. and the super
| intendent was soon made aware of the
| fact that his action was regarded as alb
solutely unwarranted by the position of
| the board Of education and he then gave
| instructions to have the books a large
| portion Of them. put back into use.