The Washington times., 1907-11-18
CHANCELLOR TO BE
TRIED BY BOARD
lContlnued from - 20

In that the said Superintendent Chan
cellor. has by. the terms of his order
issued October s. 1907. needlessly and
wastefully caused 20 be discarded about
$1,000 text books.
In that the said Superintendent
Chancellor. after directing the intro
ducuOn of the study OF geography into
The eighth grade Of physiology IN the
seventh and eighth grades, and of writ
ing IN the eighth grade, and requiring
the purchase OF text books fOI such
studies, before the said text books so
purchased could be used, hecdlessly and
without judgment attempted To super
Ctde the said studies and prevent the
use Of the said text books by the in
PRODUCTION Of the studies of Latin and
German in the said grades, thereby at
.2mpCng TO entail a great financial
loss in the dlsuse Of the books so pur-
chased, and requiring the supply Of
books Tor the new studies. for which
no money was appropriated by law.
u, that said Superintendent Chan
cellOr Wilfuilv exceeded his authority in
the extension Of high school students
10 the grade schools, having applied TO
the Board of Education, by letter OF
September s, 1907, for authority to pre-
Fare plans for the extension OF such
studies to eight schools, and having re-
ceived such authority by order of the
board on the representation Of the said
superintendent that he would submit
the definite details of the proposed
course al a subsequent IleeLluE OF the
board. Nevertheless, the said superin-
tendent. in excess of said authority and
in disregard of his representations,
actually Put such plans into full effect
in fourteen buildings, or tWCnty-one
classes, and proposing 10 further extend
such course to four more buildings and
20 the sixth grade, and thereafter at the
meeting OF the Board OF Education on
November IA, 1907, denied such course
70 have been in eject
ssspecjfcation II, Insubordination-Tha
TIE said Superintendent Chancellor was
guilty Of INSTRUMENTATION in that after
his having been granted leave of alb
sence for vacation TO August Is. 1907
ba failed and refused to return until
August "A, 1907; after being directed on
August 2. 1907. to be present at the
meeting OF the Board OF Education on
August %, 1907, the said Superintendent
Chancellor left the city without word Of
xrIanation and remained away until
Septenber ., 1891 and thereafter repre-
scented to the board that tns his alb
senCe he was engaged In official duties
with a member of the school commits
sion, when in fact the said Chancellor
was not 50 engaged, but was in Gin
cinnati, or Chicago. or elsewhere in the
West on private business.
I'm that the said Superin tendent Chan
CeIlor refused 10 obey the orders or the
Board of Education 70 appear before a
COMMITTEES of the said board at a stated
meeting in October. 1907. and. although
having stated that he would appear
pursuant TO summons, afterward repu-
dated said statement an6 refused TO ap-
pear. as IN the following communica-
ton;
g Dear Captain oyster;
d" ] will meet your special committee or
any committee of he Board Of Educa-
ton, alone or liz regular session. any
time at any place; but ] decline alb
s0lutely 10 appear publicly before your
special committee. I decline also to put
IN evidence any communication received
in the course Of confidential business
consider Il contrary to public vel
fare and 10 my official duty to promote
this attack on an excellent subordinate.
] said this to you and TO Mr. Cox yes
terday In substance.
Respectfully,
Wv. E. CHANCELLOR. -
I'm that said superintendent Chan
cellor wa guilty of characterization in
that be advised and counseIled Assist
ant superintendent Bruce 10 disobey
the order OF the Board OF Education
Erecting said Bruce to appear at a