Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-26
GOIne FOR EXTENDED TRIP
DEPARTURE OF PRESIDENT OF
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Investigations Of School Matters
Denial BY +. L. Cardozo-State-
ment by Miss Male.

Admiral George W. Baird, president Of the
board OF education. will depart this after
noon for an extended trip through the west
with his wife, who has not been we'll, and
for whom the admiral wishes to provide
change and rest. Admiral Baird does not
expect to return to this city until shortly
before the close OF the present scholastic
year, and in his absence Prof. Barton W..
,Everman, vice president of the board, Will
preside. It Is said that several important
Investigations now in progress will be held
up until the return of the admiral.
Admiral and Mrs Baird will go first to
the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, where
they will stay a short time, and then pro-
coed to Los Angeles, Cal Later they Will
visit San Francisco and next Denver, where
the admiral will attend the congress OF the
he Is a delegate. The congress will con-
vene June }. Immediately after its ad-
journment Admiral and Mrs. Baird will re-
turn to this city by easy stages.
portant Investigations into school affairs
will be made after the close Of the present
term in anticipation of changes next fall.
Denial by F. L. Cardozo.
+ Francis L. CardoZo. the dismissed super
vising principal whose name was men
toned In a letter from Thomas s. Lessen
ring to the board of education a few days
ago as being connected with alleged plot
ting" against the school administration, has
made the following statement in regard to
the allegation
Il have just learned that one David Mon
roe, janitor, Armstrong Manual Training
School. filed a written statement in his de-
Tense at the meeting of the board of educa-
ton last Wednesday. asserting that L was
responsible with others for charges against
him, and that he had ordered me out of his
house some time since.
For fear that silence on my part may be
misconstrued I desire to say emphatcally
that l am not only not connected In any
way. shape or form with the charges filed
against Evans or Monroe, but that SO far
as they relate to me there is not a word of
truth in any part of the statements of Mon
roe, with whom l have no acquaintance
whatever.
This th:nly-veiled attempt on the part OF
Monroe and his supporters to ingratate
themselves with school authorities at my
expense seems very small business
Statement by Miss Male.
To the Editor of The Star:
The cowardice that prompts accused
men to use a woman as shield to pro-
tect themselves needs no comment. Such
action will be roundy condemned by
every decent person in this community.
Properly developed men in their normal
condition usually make some attempt to
this Armstrong School affair We have the
spectacle OF two-men under definite. spe-
cific charges. who deliberately and careful
ly avoid the straight path to speedy
acquittaI, and who hope to offset accusa-
lions against themselves by directing the
attention of the public to plots" and
"conspiracies" deep and dark.
The letter of defense from the principal
of the Armstrong school. reported in
The Star of Thursday, charges that sew
eral persons met at my home and plotted
against the school administration. l make
an absolute and unqualified denial of this
statement.
I hope the school committee investigating
this affair will compel the principal and
the engineer of the school to prove every
tatement they have made and l further
hope that the members will insist that the
names OF persons not summoned or not to
be summoned be kept out of the case. for
the notoriety consequent upon the pub
lished accounts Of the investigation is ex-
ceedingiy unpleasant and decidedly I'M
just. especially to one who has not yet
had a day in court. NJ. Il. NALI-E.