Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-17
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Business Transacted at Meet
ing Yesterday.
CARDOZO TRIAL POSTPONED
Superintendent Authorized to Visit
Chicago.
OFFICE FORCE INVESTIGATION
Plans for Observance Of Birthday An
niversaries Of Washington and
Douglass-Free Lectures.
OFFICE FORCE INVESTIGATION

Douglass-Free Lectures.
| Action was taken at the January meeting
| of the board of education yesterday after
| noon postponing the Cardozo trial until
o'clock pm. Wednesday next from tn
same hour Saturday of this week. Suc1
! was done because Mr.. Henry f. Davis, at
| torney for CardoZo. had announced tina
| he would be una BILE TO be present Saturday
| The board authorized Superintendent
Chancellor to make trip to Chicago mex
| month for the purpose of attending the an
! nual meeting of the department of superin
| tendents of the National Education Asso
citation. and gave him permission to visi
the schools of Indianapolis while away
| The report of the committee on the in
vestieation of the Office was presented b.
Capt. James F.. Oyster but action on it wa
postponed.
A Joint petition, addressed to the boart
by Messrs. Clark and Love and Mrs
Cooper. colored employees of the school, WHIT
We're dismissed by the present admlnistra
ton, asking for their reinstatement on TN
ground that the District Supreme Cour
had indicated that their dismissal was IL
legal by it's decision in the CardoZo case
of a letter to the Commissioners. Copie
of both communications We're published II
The Star at the time they We're received D.
the board and the Commissioners Oh
motion of Mr.. Cox the petition was re
ferred to the boards attorney, Mr.. Stuar
Mcnamara.
A petition from citizens in behalf of play
grounds for the lexington and Emor!
schools was referred to the ways ans
means committee.
Mr.. Keane Reserves Rights.
A letter from former Supervising Princi
pal Keane was read, Mr.. keane announc
ing that he did not intend to waive an,
legal rights he might have to the position
in the schools which he held before thu
new administration took charge. The let
fer was also referred to the attorney.
The board accepted an offer of the Daugh
tiers of the American Revolution OF TINS
city of Il prize for the best composition or
The American Citizen, to be written by
an adopted citizen Mrs. Mussey. who /:
at the head of the local daughters wa:
made chairman of a special committee OF
medals, with Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Terrell a:
her associates.
The action of President Baird in soliciting
the aid of the Commissioners to secure the
abatement of an alleged nuisance in the
form of graphophone near the Polk Schoo
building was approved by the board.
1t was decided to request the superin
tendent to direct the supervising principal:
and principals of high and manual training
schools to hold the usual observance o
Washingtons birthday February 81 next
1t was stated that the Board of Trad
would not furnish the speakers for the
occasion, as has been the custom in thu
past. Similar action was taken to insure
the observance of the birthday of Frederick
Douglass. February IA, in the coloret
schools.
Exhibit at Jamestown.
A committee was appointed to consider
the question of an exhibit by the local col
ored schools in the negro building at the
jamestown exposition, consisting of thu
three colored members of the board, TIL.
colored assistant superintendent, the super
yising principals OF divisions and principal:
of the high and manual training schools
for the colored people and the principal o
the colored normal school.
Another petition for the reinstatement o
the teachers dismissed by the board wa
| read. 1t was from the colored citizens
committee on public school affairs and sign
ed by Rev. S. l.. Corrothers, president o
the committee and several others.
Mr. Cook said he thought the GARD ough
to act on the matter as it had been before
the members long enough. Capt. Oyster
objected on the ground that it ought to g
to the attorney. Mr.. Cook said the attorney
had had plenty of time 10 render an opin
ION on it and had, in fact. done SO.
IF that is the case Capt. Oyster said
i
"And I will oppose that notion Mr.
Cook replied
That won't make any difference" Capt
Oyster declared.
After further discussion the matter wa
referred to the attorney on motion of Mr.
Cox.
On motion of Mrs. Mussey the Christina
contribution from the high schools was or
dered turned over to the Associated Chari
ties.
Classification Of Teachers.
The ways and means committee was in
structed to consider the proper means ant
take action to secure different classified
ton for certain special teachers of the higl
schools. said to have been discriminate
against in the present school law. The com
mittee on buildings was instructed to TAX,
action to secure better chairs for the as
sembly hall at the Central High School
Secretary Conner read request from tn.
superintendent that he be allowed to attent
the annual meeting of the department O.
superintendent of the National Education
Association the last week in February IL
Chicago. he having been invited to deliver
an address. He also asked permission t.
| visit the Indianapolis schools for one da,
either going or coming. After brief col
| loquy as to the method of defraying the
| expenses of the trip the board authorized
| the superintendent to take the trip He will
be away a week.
What is Going On.
After the secretary had read his report O.
expenditures, ordered by the board at tn,
! last meeting, Mrs. Mussey called attention
| to the fact that the secretary's report wa
| the only officers report presented, although
! the other officers of the school system wer,
| expected to make monthly reports to thu
board
THAT is the only way we have of findin.
out what is going on, she continued
| Capt. Oyster remarked that there was
| rule which required officers to rende
monthly reports to the board. and declared
| that it had never been followed.
| Capt. Oyster then read his report on tn.
investigation of the Office force.
| The report follows:
1.-THE committee appointed to investigate
| the methods and efficiency of the of1c,
| force. and to make such suggestions as, II
| it's opinion, would be for the good of tn,
| schools. has the honor to present the fol
| lowing unanimous report:
The committee has held many meetings
| in the course of which all members of tn,
| office force. the custodian of supplies N,
| superintendent of janitors and several ex
perienced school officials have given testi