The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-24
WOMEN EXCLUDED
FROM SCHOOL CASE
THIS AFTERNOON
Colored Attorney De-
cIareS He Must Have
Full Explanation.
Members of Board OF
Education Expect
Spicy Session.

A committee consisting Of all male
members Of the Board Of Education.
VIII BEGIN ar investigation Of the
charges preferred against Assistant
SUPERINTENDENT of Schools COnklin
Bruce by calvin w. Chase, a colored at
1Crucv. this afternoon al $3.50 O'Clock
10 explanation why the women mem
hers Of the board viii not be- present at
ihe hearing was given when the aboVe
arnoanccment was made at The close OF
yeste rdav's regular board meeting.
Il was suggested that on account OF
the feeling said 10 exist on both sides
the hearing win probably be spicy
Chase having given notice that ne IS
coming prepared 10 insist upon full
and rigid examination.
The charges grew out CT the recent
investigation by the school authorities
of the practice said u exis; among Ger
tain teachers in paying attorneys and
others TO use their influence" to oh
tain positions for them. In a letter adj
dressed 10 DR. Chancellor short time
after assuming mis- office, Assistant So
peTintendelt Bruce reported tnat lie
had received Information that Attorney
Chase had been retained by teacher
to representher in such matters
Demanded Investigation.
Chase vehemeutIy denied this. and de-
mdnded retraction ana an investga-
ton Of the Assistant SUP erintenGets
charges.
in = fervid letter sent 10 Captain
oyster. as the president Of the
board. yesterday, Chase demands that
the calcium light of publicity" be
TUNED on The matter that the nearing
be public. aud that Lr. Chancellor, AS
sistant Superintendent hughes, and
Supervising Principal Montgomery be
summoned 10 tie hoard iqeetinG, in
order th1t ne may question them His
letter Includes certain other pointed
suggestions and drastic comment anent
Tie conduct of school affairs ia the
District
Attorney Stuart Mcnamara, for the
board, SAID tie committee hearing
would be executive and secret, with TIE
possible exception OF the admission of
representatives Of the press.
Routine Business.
Yesterdays session Of the board was
mainly devoted TO the transaction of
routine business. although Captain Oys-
ter took occasion 10 lay rather pointed
stress upon the fact that the Commits
sioners of the District had no authority
to cut down the appropriation asked for
by the board.
'As l understand the law" said PresI-
dent Oyster, .'the Commissioners can
fail to recommend certain items in our
estimate for the next school year, but
they have no right to cut down these
Items themselves. They must submit
them to Congress as the board presents
them l trust the members of the board
will stand by me in insisting that these
items go through as planned. We need
g-.-V1- l. y
improvements are absolutely essential
10 the needs Of the school system.
Heretofore the Commissioners have cut
the estimates, and l understand such an
effort Is being made again. and I want
us to insist upon our rights"
On motion OF Mrs. Mussey the board
passed a rule forbidding the lobbying on
the part OF school teachers before Con-
gress or any Of its committees, and
through Representatives personally.
Criticises Repair Work.
Captain Oyster bitterly criticised the
repair work being done on some of the
school buildings. This followed the in
formal announcement that the Commits
sioners of the District seemed to object
10 the appropriations asked for in the
annual estimate 10 provide for regular
school architect A great deal of Thine
work done IN various buildings was of
inferior quality, said Captain Oyster.
The committee report on the sanitary
conditions at the Langdon school said
that one OF the rooms was unsanitary
and unfit for use
Prof L. Z. c. Colliere, teacher OF
French, was, upon the recommendation
OF the superintendent. changed from
Class Z, group 6, to Glass A, group d
at a salary Of $500
The appointment Of cadets as officers
was announced as follows
company +, at the Eastern High
= School: Captain, Ralph F. Brown: fiTst
+ lieutenant Clarence J. Evans. and sec
@ ond lieutenant, Jackson Mccoy.
The following nominations were made
; 10 provide officers for an additional
company at the Mckinley Manual
Training School: Captain, r NJ. PelZ-
man; first ieutenants, " NJ McKer-
d non and ". c. Baliantyne; second lieu
tenants. H. r. Schmidt, w. X Scam
len, and H. A. Cobaugh. ". +. SLAYER
OF Mckinley, was nominated for regi-
mental quartermaster.
The board approved a number OF
other transfers, promotions and reslg.
nations, and authorized the establish
ment OF a class for foreigners in con.
nection with the night schools at Jeffer-
son High. for Monday and wednesday
nights. Miss ida Harmed was appoint,
ed teacher Of the foreign class