The Washington herald., 1907-12-12
PRAISE CHANCELLOR
BEFORE THE BOARD
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ed several days ago. testified that she
had been teaching in Washington since
1880.
She was asked il she had noticed an
Improvement in school affairs since the
coming OF Or. Chancellor.
There has been an improvement in
the schools since he came" she said.
When asked about the establishment Of
ungraded schools she said:
The establishment OF ungraded schools.
was, in my judgment, one OF the good
features"
When asked about the lectures Dr.
Chancellor had been giving, she said:
There has been an Improvement
(caused by these lectures) I'm the study
among teachers throughout the District 4,
When Attorney Fulton sought 10 ques-
tion her further along this line, Mr. Nc
Namara objected, and the gavel came
down on the heretofore unsullied surface
of the table. aud the captain said: OBJ
lection sustained" (Number one).
Attorney Mcnamara. on cross-examina-
seemed TO think she was unfair in her
statements on direct examination. Mr.
Mcnamara, after quoting some Latin for
the witness. which. he said. meant after
this, therefore because OF this" proceeded
10 ask her If she would say what she
thought of Dr. Chancellor.
Il think il is very unfair Of you 10 ask
me TO criticize my superintendent said
Miss Westcott.
An Unwilling witness.
Mrs. Mussey then said she didn't think
the witness had been willing
This witness she said, seems 10
have been very willing in direct examina-
ton. and very unwilling in cross-exami-
nation"
Capt oyster then rose. all the while
rapping on the polished mahogany. and
said he. TOO. thought Miss Westcott had
been unfair.
Attorney Fulton rose quickly. and OBJ
talked of in such manner. Capt.
Oyster said he. personally. didn't need
any advice from Mr.. Fulton about that
matter. but when Attorney Mcnamara
asked the captains sayings be stricken
from the record. he so ordered. It crept
into the note books Of five reporters
though. and it is here.
Charles l.. Clarke. supervising principal
OF the second division. was asked, if.
previous 20 the coming Of DR.. Chancellor.
there had been In force in the District
schools any rule regarding a time limit
for studies each day. He said some
years ago this custom had practically
fallen out Of general use. although many
teachers had kept such practice up. He
explained that by this rule the work
was systematized, and announced on
crOss-eNaminatlcn thas it might tend, on
the other hand, 90 TOO much system.
Harry English. head OF the department
of mathematics. and a member Of the
board OF examiners. testified that DR..
Chancellor. as a member OF that board
had much work to DO. He was called
TO prove that the superintendent had
spent a great deal OF time on this work.
and that he had seemed 20 enjoy il,
nevertheless Two objections We're reg
istered against his testimony. however.
with the same result, both on the blot
ter and the record.
Creation of the Law.
Mr. Mcnamara stated that the work
of this examining board was the creation
OF the law and not Of DR.. Chancellor.
and that. therefore. no credit should at
tach 70 the superintendent for carrying
out the law.
An objection came when Miss Edna h
Bushee was asked to define her duties.
Look AT the law" said Mr.. Mcnamara.
7 object 10 that question
Again the tragedy OF the gavel, the
blotter. and the obliterated record.
Miss Bushee was asked if she con-
suited often with DIT. Chancellor about
her work. She said she did. and that she
had found him unusually interested in
her work
He was unusually frank-perfectly hon
est and straightforward"
When asked about the amount Of in
terest the superintendent showed in her
part OF the school work, she said.
L think one might be acting under
the law and yet not show such interest
in this work as Dr. Chancellor has
shown"
Then the attorney for the prosecution
asked her II she had not consulted as
much with him. as attorney for the board,
as she had with DR. Chancellor
Not quite so often" she said
Then she was asked il she had con-
suited with other members Of the board
She said she had sought advice once in a
while from one or two. AS she didn't
mention any one. Mrs Mussey said she
felt sighted and the captain said:
III be getting jealous pretty soon if
she doesn't say she called on me-"
The cqDtafn continued.
Don't you think a man who is get
ting $500 year ought to be interested
in the work?"
No one said much about that remark.
DR.. Dale. teacher Of classical languages,
was let Off with few words about Dr.
Chancellor's work here. but the next
EXCURSIONS.