The Washington bee., 1907-11-23
CHANCELLOR ON CHARGES
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cellor. after directing the introduction
Of the study of geography into the 9Th
grade, of physiology into the seventh
and eighth grades, and of writing in the
eighth grade, and requiring the purchase
OF textbooks for such studies, before
the said textbooks so purchased could
be used, heedlessly and without judg-
ment attempted to supersede the said
studies and prevent the use of the said
textbooks by the INTRODUCTION of the
studies of Latin and German in the said
grades, thereby attempting to entail d
great financial loss in the disuse OF
of the books so purchased, and requir-
ing the supply of books for the new
studies, for which no money was ap-
propriated by law.
In that said Superintendent Chan
cellor wilfully exceeded his authority in
the extension Of high school students
to the grade schools, having applied to
the Board OF Education by letter of
September g. 1907, for authority to pre-
pare plans for the extension of such
| studies to eight schools, and having re-
ceived such authority by order of the
Beard on the representation of the said
Superintendent that he would submit
the definite details of the proposed
cof,rca ~ u c,bSaorar,+ ,,.aa.:-,o- - ~
Board. Nevertheless, the said Superin-
! tendent, in excess of said authority and
in disregard of his representations, ac-
tnally put such plans into full effect in
fourteen buildings, or twcnty-one class
es, and proposing to further extend such
course to four more buildings and to
the sixth grade, and thereafter at the
meeting OF the Board of Education on
November II 1907, denied such course
to have D. in effect.
H. ,rdinGfion Charged.
"Speciicat;on II, Insubordihation. -
at the said Superintendent Chancel-
| l0T WAS gully of insubordination in that
after his having been granted leave OF
absercs for vacation to August IS, 1907,
he failed and refused to return until
August n, 1907; after being directed
on August p, 1907, to be present at the
meeting of the Board of Education on
August 28 1907, the said Superintendent
Chancellor left the city without a word
of explanation and remained away until
| September 2, 1907, and thereafter repre-
| sented to the Board that in his absence
he was engaged in official duties with
a member of the School Commission,
when in fact the said Chancellor was
not so engaged, but was in Cincinnati,
or Chicago, or elsewhere in the West
On private business.
in that the said Superintendent Chan
cellor refused to obey the order of the
Board of Education to appear before a
committee of the said board at a stated
meeting in October, 1907, and, although
having stated that he would appear pur-
suant to summons, afterward repudiated
said statement and refused TO appear,
as in the following communication
"'Oct "a
Dear Captain Oyster:
l will meet your special committee
or any committee of the Board of Edu-
cation, alone or in regular session, any
time at any place; but I decline abso-
lutely to appear publicly before your
special committee. | decline also to put
in evidence any communication received
in the course of confidential business
| consider it contrary to public welfare
and to my official duty to promote thi.
attack ON an excellent subordinate.
said this to you and to Mr.. Cox yes.
terday, in substance.
Respectfully,
| "'W. z. Chancellor
In that said Superintendent Chancel.
lor was guilty of insubordination in thai
he advised and counselled Assistant Su.
perintendent Bruce to disobey the order
of the Board of Education directing said
Bruce to appear at a meeting of it:
committee on October 24 1907, although
the said Chancellor we'll knew that said
Bruce was under orders of the Board
TO appear at the said meeting.
accused of classification
Specification III, Opposing and An
tagonizing the Board of Education. =
In that said Superintendent in, to wit
February, 1907, contributed to and con-
nived at the introduction and passage
of proposed law known as the Smith
Bill seeking to subvert the control OF
the Board OF Education and the en-.
largement Of the authority of the uper-