Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
CHAN CELL0R TRIAL
All Evidence for the Defense
In Except His Own.
BOARD ORDERS RECESS
Resumption of Hearing When Ac-
cused Superintendent Can Appear.
ABSENCE CAUSED BY ILLNESS
Attorney for DR.. Chancellor Places
Percy M. Hughes on Stand
as Hostile Witness"
ABSENCE CAUSED BY ILLNESS

! The efforts of the attorney for the de-
| Tense to establish hostility toward his
/ superior. Supt. w. +. Chancellor. on the
! part of Asst. Supt Percy NJ Hughes were
| the enlivening features of yesterdays
| session of the trial of DR.. Chancellor on
| charges of incompetency and insubordina-
| ton before the board of education In the
| Franklin building. Mr.. Hughes was called
! to the stand and asked about his confer
ences with Stuart Mcnamara, counsel for
| the board, during the presentation of the
defense, and regarding the information
he furnished the prosecution at other
times: also about his giving up to the
! board the manuscript of the Educational
! Review article in DIR. Chancellors hand
writing. He defended himself by saying
! that he had been asked by the board and
by Mr.. Mcnamara for information. When
asked the flat-footed question if ne was
biased against DR.. Chancellor he made a
! denial.
| At yesterdays session Attorney Fulton.
for the defense, announced that he had
presented Dr. Chancellor's side of the
case as far as possible without the de-
PENDANT himself being present to testify.
AS il was stated that the superintendent
was sui COnllfleu TO his Deu, tlle lTldl was
continued indefinitely. the board to ne
called together to resume the hearing
when Attorneys Fulton and Mcnamara
agree that the superintendent is well
enough to attend. This will not be before
the latter part of next week, it was
stated.
Additional Testimony.
Besides calling Assistant Supt. Hughes
toy the stand, the defense yester-
day produced two more witnesses to
testify to general benefits which the wit
nesses thought resulted from DR..
Chancellors administration and made the
offer of a large number of letters from
prominent educators in various parts of
the country speaking in high terms of the
ability of the accused superintendent as
an educator. The board voted not to adj
NIT the letters in evidence.
Miss E. A. Hayden, q teacher in the
sixth grade, was the first witness present
ed yesterday by the defense. After de-
claring that DR.. Chancellors lectures to
teachers We're well attended she told of
the last lecture. given about three weeks
ago. which was well attended despite in
clement weather and which met with
spontaneous applause from the teachers
at its close. The witness also spoke of
the establishment of round table" con-
ferences by Supt. Chancellor. She said
the superintendent wanted to come in
touch with the teachers and had set
aside certain days and hours for con-
ferences. at which time he answered ques-
tons propounded to him by teachers.
. He said that he declined to discuss
any questions relating to school ofhc1als,
and declined to discuss any person o. Of
fetal" she added. She said also that
Dr. Chancellor, had established consulta-
ton hours at which times teachers could
confer with him.
Textbook Order.
When questioned about the famous or
der which resulted in the discarding of
1900 textbooks, she said the teachers
were not ordered to destroy the books,
but to discard them, and that under the
order no books were removed from the
buildings, and in most cases were not re-
moved from the rooms.
Were any books discarded in your
school that should not have been?" she
was asked by Attorney Fulton.
Il hope mott know not, in my case.
In the superintendent interest in the
school system, what impressed you? was
the next question.
His fearlessness and frankness and his
desire to get to the truth she replied
He wanted to get all sides Of question
before deciding.
Further the witness said that DR.. Chan
ceIlor was very much Interested IN the
schools for feeble-minded children. and. SO
far as her contact with him was con-
cerned all that he did was meritorious.
She said DIR. Chancellor seemed to insist
on the merit system in promotions.
In taking up the cross-examinauon Mr..
Mcnamara referred to the statement of
the witness that DIR. Chancellor had de-
clined to discuss school officials, and
asked if he had made that statement vol
UNFAIRLY.
Il think he had a reason she replied
She said she did not know that any
teacher had asked question of that
character.
Then. of your own knowledge, you
don't know any reason why DR.. Chancel-
lor should have made that statement?
No" the witness replied
Mr.. Mcnamara reminded the witness
that she had said that DIR. Chancellor was
willing to hear suggestions, and he
brought out her admission that she had
never made one.
Did you ever hear any one make a
suggestion to him." she was asked.
She said she had heard Admiral Baird
make one.
He was president of the board of edu-
cation commented Mr.. Mcnamara.
Asked as to how she knew that DR..
Chancellor made an effort to get at the
truth, she said it was her personal feel
ing. based on the logical way he pre-
scented his lectures.
Favorable Opinion Expressed.
Through Mrs. Carr, a teacher in the un-
graded schools, Attorney Fulton brought
ont a view of DR. hancellor EXPRESSED