The Washington times., 1907-11-28
SCHOOL HEARING
TO LAST ALL DAY
May Be Necessary to Take
the Evidence
Saturday.
ChanceIlor'S Attorneys and
Captain Oyster Have
LivelyTilt-

Owing to the slow progress that has
been made in the trial OF Or. William
Z. Chancellor, Superintendent Of Schools,
the Board of Education will hold an all
day session tomorrow. beginning at IL
o'clock an. and may SIT Saturday.
Introduction OF testimony has been
delayed by the frequent objections and
arguments OF DR. ChancellOrs attor-
neys. who are fighting every particle Of
testimony adduced on the ground that In
this way they will give their client the
best showing possible So far. they have
succeeded in excluding no important tes-
timony.
Chancellor Evidence Monday.
DR.. Chancellors side Of the case will
be presented beginning Monday after
noon.
The most prominent Of the Tits be-
tween Captain Oyster. chairman OF the
board. and DIR. Chancellor's attorneys
in the hearing yesterday afternoon oc-
CURED when Captain oyster refused to
disclose how he had accidentally found
the original manuscript copy of the ar
ticle published in the Educational Re
view" which DR.. Chancellor is alleged
to have written.
the school employees -su0 were testify
ing ct the trial did so under orders
from the board. added that he wished
to avow his responsibility for the in
PRODUCTION Of the manuscript of the
Educational Review article. which
has been iden,iSed as being in the hand
writing of the superintendent. Captain
Oyster said he found II three days ago.
Attorneys Leckie and Fulton were i'm
medtately on their feet demanding 10
know how Captain Oyster had found
the manuscript This question the cap
tain resOlutely refused 20 answer. There
were several interchanges Of words, con-
cluded by Mr.. DeClIie saying he did not
see why the refusal was made IF the
source OF information was an honorable
one"
Prof. Hedrick Testifes.
During the hearing Prof. Hedrick.
head teacher Of physics at the McKin-
ley Manual Training School, testified
that he had heard DR.. Chancellor refer
TO one OF the District Commissioners as
that hypocrite. Macfarland."
Assistant Superintendent Of Colored
Schools Roscoe G. Bruce testified Dr.
Chancellor had told him and several
other members Of the school system that
the board and Captain Oyster were so
involved with Colvin w. Chase. a col
any exposures that might come as a re-
suit of the charges OF taking fees made
against Chase. He also said DR.. Chan
cellor declared that Mrs. Ida Gilbert
Myers was slated for the position OF
assistant superintendent. the Office
which is now filed by Percy NJ. Hughes.
After Captain oyster had testified
that he asked the superintendent to at
tend meeting of the committee dealing
with the ChaSe-Bruce charges, but that
the superintendent did not. put in his
appearance, the captain said, on cross
examination that his note asking the
superintendent attendance had merely
asked him ito be in reach If he were
needed
Called on Superintendent.
Miss Ada Burch. the Superintendent's
prs ate secretary, testified that Captain
oyster had several times called in the
morning between and $50 o'clock to
see the Superintendent after the com
mittee meeting referred to. and had al
ways left the message that she must
tell the superintendent that he had been
there Captain Oyster has testified that
he had called on the Superintendent
often after that meeting, but had never
been able to md him In his Office.
Harry English, head teacher Of math-
ematics, testified he had heard DR..
Chancellor tell newspaper reporter
that $1,000 was not enough to supply
the brains necessary for running the
. District This was in reference to the
District Commissioners, said Mr.. Eng
lish.
William W. Black. a supervising prin-
Chancellor told him an article would
appear IN the Educational Review, -
criticising the public schools, and that
It would be "a sumner"