The Washington herald., 1907-09-22

against the examining board Tor the col
ored schools were brought out at the
school board meeting yesterday afternoon
by Messrs Cook and Horner colored
member of the board. AS a result, the
superintendent has been instructed to
make an investigation and report to the
board. The charges grew out of the rec
OmInerdati0n for the appointment Of w
T. c. Williams as supervising principal
Of the Thirteenth division, from which
Cardozo was deposed
A lively colloquy grew ont Of tile adOp-
ton OF the report and the recommended
ton of the examiners, Mr.. Mattingly and
Miss Riggs which was approved by Supt.
Chancellor and by the committee on
teachers and janitors. AIr Cook ap-
proved IL and voted for it, but then asked
for a reconsideration on the ground of
certain rumors that had come 10 him but
recently. This met with objection, and
Mr.. Cook specified the rumors he had
heard against the examiners. Mr.. Hor-
ner supported Mr. Cook.
DIR. Chancellor Is Emphatic.
DR. Chancellor broke IN with the en-
phatic statement that if there was any
thing wrong in the examination that he
could ascertain he would be the first TO
recommend the dismissal Of all concern
ed. ms. Terrell defended Williams, say
ing that he was above the slightest sus-
picion, was q man OF good character. one
Of the foremost educators of the colored
race. and a member Of the jury of awards
of the Jamestown Exposition.
Mr.. Cook said he cast no reflection on
Mr., Williams, but Mrs. Terrell insisted it
was beneath the dignity of the board TO
take up every rumor that became current.
Her argument met with approval and
Capt Oyster ruled that the appointment
would have 70 stand. Mr.. Cooks motion
being lost. The discussion was reopencd
later however with motion for an in
vestigatlOu.
Refuses TO lie Investigated.
DIT. Chancellor stated that he declined
TO be investigated, that he was "a mem-
ber Of the examining board. and had once
before informed the board that they could
have his resignation, but that he absO-
lutely declined 10 be made the subject of
an Investigation
II seemed that this was the first inti-
nation the members of the board had
that Dr. Chancellor was on the examining
board, and several wished To- be under
stood as not casting any reflection what
s0evtr on him. There was a rapid-fire
discussion. that finally boiled down 20 the
acceptance OF Dr Chaucell0r's offer to
look into the matter and make q report
70 the board, and the entire matter was
left in his hands
New Plan for Admission.
Upon recommendation OF the super
iatendent, the old policy of examining all
pupils applying for admission to She
high schools who were not graduates Of
the local graded schools was abolished,
and be was empowered 10 appoint
high school admission board TO prepare
list Of schools, public, private and
grammar, graduation certificates from
which would cntite pupils TO enter with
out the customary examination. All pu-
pills who have not such certificates viii
be examined by a board appointed for
the purpose.
In reply to a question from Capt. Oys-
ter relative TO secret societies in the
schools Supt Chancellor said that he
was irrevOcably opposed to them, that
so far as he knew, there We're none,
and that they were prohibited In
the new rules adopted by the committee
on rules. These rules will be made pub
lie shortly, and will be acted upon by the
board at its next meeting.
Minutes OF lIoten Case Corrected.
Upon motion Of Mrs. Mussey. the min
utes Of the board were corrected in re
gard to the Moten case. According 10
the minutes. Mrs. Moten was denoted
in Nay last year, but the board later
refused TO concur in the demoton, and
she stiu holds her position as principal
OF Normal School No. p
a letter from J. F. Richard, con-
tanning story from the Washington
Herald in which it was shown that vac
cination was quite frequently followed
by disastrous results, was read, and Mr..
Richard asked the board to look into
the matter.
y letter from the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association developed the fact
that although Congress had made an
appropriation for eight additional kin
dergartens, there was no provision for
paying the salaries of teachers fer them,
but that that would be included in the
estimates for this year, which would be
gotten IN early and provision would be
made IN them for many improvements.
Assignments and Promotions.
Permission was granted for Hover
show IN the schools the coming Friday.
Many other matters Of more or less i'm
portance were acted upon and the fol-
lowing changes approved;
Appointmeuts-1iiss J. T. Martin. teacher In the
Business High saaoel Miss j, J.. Tbous-u teachtr
IN the Central High school. Miss T. T. CIsman
teacher in the Business High school Clans J.
Schwartz, teacher IN the Central High school. Miss
ID. j. W1rhnEtm. teacher in the Central High
School Miss EtLeSto17m teacher Of the first
gade- Twelfth diTisiul Miss Fannie Bos,ia kinder
gaTten assistant; Miss Carrie LousOme teacher Of
the first grade, MavW1od Mitchell. kindergarten as
sistant; Roy a.. Cafn. teacher In the Mckinley
Manual Trimming School Miss Edith Thomson. SO
oud gaj5 teacher. " T. 3. Williams, supervising
PRINCIPAL Twelfth division. az salary ~ $40 per
aunum, Vicr W. y. TuucL resigned. Mrs. " u.
Wilcox, Mis- katherine SUNNY. Miss T. Y.
Aene4ly. Miss Katherine Morgan, Miss Florence r.
men, 0liSs Helen SauferIa Miss Nellie Norwood
Mrs. Emma Boylc Martin and Miss Mary Adele
Levers. substitutes Felix Weir teacher Cf music;
Miss Dorothy Wan. kindergarten assistant; Miss
Katharine Hardwicki kindergarten assistant; Miss
Louise Rauu. kindeTElrten assistant; Miss MOllie
Weymu Kindergarten assistant; Miss Kathryn
HoWeils, Temporarily attendance officer: reinstate
and appoint Miss Virginia SchaefCr teacher Of the
First grade. Josephine ECsstein. Edith N00nan and
Emma Gardner. teachers Of the first grade
PTomoti0ns-Miss J.. n. Waruau from eighth 10
eighth grade Iriuepalship; Aiiss J. 1t. kenealy,
from fourth 70 fifth gTllc, Miss L. 7. ToWles from
first TO third grade; Miss T. +. Schoeuborl. from
second To ffth Grade. Miss = Il. Holland from