The Washington times., 1907-11-18
THE TRIAL

Oh charges attacking his personal
AOilor ana alleging his eemperamental
u'4Athess Tor his position. supcrintepd-
e4lt of schools William Z. Chancellor
van De called 70 face tie trial bar OF
l''e board OF Education at 5 O'Clock next
saturday afternoon, where he will be
gwen MS last chance to prevent his dis
mlssal as superintendent.
stuart Mcnamara. attorney for tbs
board, who prepared the charges against
Dr- Chancellor, said this morning.
II the superintendent does. not. aDpear
IN person at the trial the charges viii
be read, and his dismissal viii follow"
Dr. Chancellor, who. with his wife.
mad a long conference this morning with
MS lawyers. Leckie, Fulton & Cox. re-
fused TO say whether he would appear
IN person for the trial next Saturday.
The charges. which are now being
served on the superintendent. aUeze
against Dr. Chancellor. ''incompetency
and inefhciency," characterization. " on
posing and antagonizing the Board OF
Education" and conduct unbecominF
superintendent.
They are as follows:
To William e Chancellor, superin-
-endent Of the Public Schools:
You are hereby charged, under the
following specifications. with the certain
offences therein named. rendering YOU
subject 10 removal and dismissal from
the Office Of Superintendent Of Public
Schools Of the District of Columbia. on
the grounds thereof as adequate cause
affecting your efficiency as such super
intendent
Specification 1-Incompetency and IN
efficiency as sUpeTintendent-In that
said William z. Chancellor, superin-
tendent, is inefficient and incompetent
to properly discharge the duties of Su-
perintenGent Of Public Schools Of the
District Of Columbia by reason OF his
tenaperamenta1 unhtness, his lack OF
judgment and tact, his extreme excita-
bility and contentousness, his evasive-
ness and unreliabiHty Of utteranee. his
tendency to publicly denounce the School
Board, its members and public officials
Of the District OF Columbia, his lack
OF mental poise. and his uncomfortable
ffightiness. whereby he has brought
about mismanagement and maladminIs-
tration in the discharge Of his duties
as superintendent in the school system
Of the District Of Columbia, and render
ing himself inefficient, incompetent and
disqualified 10 properly discharge the
duties of superintendent
IN that said Superintendent ChanceI-
lor. by reason OF the matter stated in
the first paragraph of this specification
and of those hereafter stated in this
and the other specifications, has de-
stroyed all confidence in him and gained
antagonism Of the Board Of Education.
Of officers, teachers. pupils. and the
community OF The District Of Columbia,
and IS thereby unable 10 carry his
measures or TO efficiently discharge his
duties as superintendent, and rendering
his separate from the school system
Imperative, as advanced by Chan
cell0r on our Schools, etc, page 395:
When he has aroused such serious
and extensive personal antagon1sm IN
the board and IN the community as %
be unable 20 carry his measures.
Duplicity Charged.
"In that the said william z Chan
eellor, superintendent, about Septeua-
ber, 1895, originated and superintended
the organization of an advisory commit
tee for alleged educational purposes and
to whom the said Chancellor attempted
10 delegate duties and powers prope riy.
by him, and that after
the dissolution OF the said advisory
committee in June, 1907 after investf ga
ton by the Board Of Education, the
said Superintedent Chancellor denied 10
the Board Of Education any knowledge
of or part in the organization OF the
said advisory committee.
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