Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-28


heard from a local reporter that Capt.
Oyster had told him he was going to get
rid of the superintendent, assistant super
intendents and some principals; that c. 8.
Clark was to be made superintendent,
Mrs. Myers was to be made assistant
superintendent In charge of white schools,
and Napoleon Marshall. assistant SUPER
fntendent in charge of colored schools:
that Principal Evans was to be eliminated
and that P. NJ. Hughes was to go to Mr..
Clarks place.
THE board and its president are SO in
volved with a local attorney that he
doesn't like exposure" the witness said
DR.. Chancellor remarked in the same
conversation. and he added later that the
lawyer was w. Calvin Chase.
Hitherto, I found Capt. Oyster an hon.
est. man. but there is lie somewhere"
was another phrase used by DR.. Chan
cellor, according to the witness. The
superintendent was talking of the rumors
of changes.
In talk with Principal Evans and Mr.
Bruce. after the lecture, it was further
testified, DR.. Chancellor had repeated
much of what he said before. He said,
substantially. that Capt. Oyster had
broken faith with him in the matter Of
volved with Chase that Capt. Oyster could
not stand exposure" the witness testified.
When the cross-examination of the wit
ness was taken up the defense brought
out as the final advice of DR.. Chancellor
to Assistant Supt. Bruce regarding
the attendance at the investigating
committee, was for Mr.. Bruce to use his
own Judgment
Then he cut you loose from anything
he had said the evening before?" he was
asked.
He said, as have stated" replied the
witness.
Question Of Broken Faith.
When the question of the claim of DR..
Chancellor that Capt. Oyster had broken
faith with him was taken up, the defense
offered to show, the attorneys stated. that
in the matter Of the fee system the in
formation was turned over by Assistant
Supt. Bruce to DR.. Chancellor and
by him to Capt. Oyster, and that the
Attorney Chase. That made possible the
attacks on DR.. Chancellor by Mr.. Chase 8
paper. 1t was claimed by Attorney Fulton.
and gives light on DR.. Chancelior's alleged
remark about broken faith.
Which isn't true declared Capt.
Oyster.
Assistant Supt. Bruce said that DR..
Chancellor had taken a vigorous course to
break up the fee system.
Attorney Fulton next called attention
made to the teachers Of the NJ Street High
School, and it was testified by the wit
ness that the statements were only made
to Assistant Supt. Bruce, Charles NJ.
Thomas and Principal Sherman Jackson
first. and to Bruce Evans and Mr.. Bruce
later.
I'm his talk with the men teachers. DR..
Chancellor did not say that the enthu-
siastic support of superintendent would
protect a superintendent" Mr.. Bruce
further testified.
A copy Of the Bee. edited by w. Cal
vim Chase, containing an attack on DR..
Chancellor. was next offered in evidence
for the purpose of showing how antago-
nism to the superintendent was brought
about when the latter started the re-
form of the fee system, but this was ruled
out Of order as not material.
Principal Evans Testimony.
Wilson B. Evans, principal of the Arm
strong Manual Training School, was the
next witness, and he gave testimony
similar to that given by Assistant Supt
Bruce as to DR.. Chancellor's converse
ton with them after the lecture at the
M Street High School.
Speaking of the Chase investigation
DR.. Chancellor said that he should never
have been summoned there, and that II
Prof Evermann or Mrs. Terrell had been
in the city this would never have oc-
Cured" Mr.. Evans added. as a part Of
the superintendent remarks on that oc-
casion.
you as to how to testify in the Bruce
trial?' the witness was asked.
mo. SIR was the reply.
did you cOnstrue- his language after
the lecture at the M Street High School
to mean that you were to get behind him
as against the board?'
II did not" Mr.. Evans testified. IT
thought he meant to get behind him
against the fee system.
Sherman Jackson, principal of the NJ
Street High School, who was, the next
mony Of Assistant Supt. Bruce.
Charge Of Hypocrisy.
William A. Hedrick, head Of the physics
department, gave the surprise of the
afternoon by his testimony. He stated
that he met DR.. Chancellor in a confer
ence with five heads of the physics de-
partment and Dr. Chancellor said he
thought that arrangements had been
the Mckinley Manual Training School
overflow.
But that hyprocrite Mcfarland inter-
fered and defeated the proposition Mr..
Hedrick testified DIR. Chancellor contin-
ued. The witness did not recall that DR..
that phrase.
Theodore Tiller. a newspaper reporter,
was asked about an interview he had with
DR.. Chancellor in December, 1906, which
was in criticism of local officials, and he
said DR.. Chancellor had used substantially
the language as published. He said that
after he had written the interview, Dr.
Chancellor was asked about it by tele-
phone and authorized its publication. On
cross examination, 1t was brought out
that the reporter did not take notes at the
time Of talking with DR.. Chancellor, but
wrote 1t from memory.
Cost Of Brains.
Harry English. a member of the board
Of examiners Of the District schools, testi-
fed that he was present when a reporter
DR.. Chancellor. During that
he testified DR.. Chancellor
made use Of the words You can't buy
brains enough to run this District for
stated, asked DR.. Chancellor II he wanted