Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-17
MISS MALES CASE IN COURT
HEARING ON APPEAL AGAINST
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Claim That She Was Dismissed for
Incompetence Controverted.
The Witnesses Today.

Justice Anderson in Circuit Court No 2,
today heard testimony on. the question of
fact of the purported examination of Miss
Mary E. Nalle, the deposed teacher of Eng
fish In the Colored High School, by the
board of education, during which it was
said to have been determined that she was
deficient In the academic and pedagogie
equipment of a teacher"
John F. Cook and oliver M. Atwood,
two Of the colored members Of the board
Of education, testified in favor Of Miss
Male, declaring that no such examination
as to the qualifications Of Miss Nalle had
been made by the board at any meeting
In September, all of which had been at
tended by them.
James F. Oyster, VIM. " Cox and Barton
w. Everman of the board of education and
DIR. VIM. E. Chancellor, superintendent of
schools. were in court and expected to be
called to controvert the statement that the
board had not dismissed Miss Male be-
cause Of incompetency.
The hearing was In progress when this
court closed. Attorneys Cuttings & Cham
berlain and r. R. Horner, the latter the
new appointee to the board Of education,
represented Miss Male, and Attorney Stu
art Mcnamara, legal adviser to the board,
conducted the proceedings in behalf of the
board of education.
John F. Cook was the first witness ex-
all the meetings of the board during Sep
TENDER and that no examination of Miss
Male equipment as teacher had been
made by the board. He said no discussion
as to her qualification was had in a board
meeting.
DR.. Atwood Corroborates.
Dr. Atwood corroborated Mr.. Cook rs to
there being no examination or discussion by
the board as to the qualifications of Miss
Nall He that
ton for her dismissal had been made by the
superintendent He had declined to sign
the answer of the board to the case because
he did not consider himself competent to
judge her qualifications.
EN-Secretary Conner of the board iden-
tilted the records of the meetings of the
board.
DR.. Chancellor was called as a witness by
counsel for Miss Nalle. and testified that he
was present at the board meeting when
Miss Male was dismissed. but could recall
no discussion taking place then to the
equipment Of Miss Nalle and her qualifca-
lions to teach.
The superintendent said he recommended
her dismissal, because she was disqualified,
but declined to add the words, "in aca-
demic and pedagogic equipment On
cross-examnation DR.. Chancellor said
prior discussion had been held in his office,
when all the members of the board We're
present about two or three days before
his recommendation for her dismissal.
gen.
orally expressed the opinion that NJ SIS
Male should not be continued in the schools.
DR.. Chancellor was on the stand when this
report closed.
Miss Males Denial.
The traverse filed by Miss Male denied
each Of the allegations contained In the
answer of the board Of education to her
original petition for mandamus.
She asked an inquiry by the court as
to the following questions: Whether the
relator was not member Of the teach
ing force of the public schools in good
standing July 1, 1906; whether she on
September 10, 1906 had another inerview
with DR.. Chancellor at which time she was
informed that he had nominated her;
whether she was advised that her communi-
cation of September 10, 1906 to the board
Of education had been laid upon the table
because no charges accusations had
been filed against her and therefore it was
impossible for them to comply with her re-
quest.
Miss Nalle also denied that on exami-
nation she was found deficient in the
necessary academic and pedagogic equip
ment of a competent teacher; that she
was dismissed by a vote of the board;
that she was dismissed because Of any
charge or accusation against her being
presented to the board.