Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-21

WHICH, HIS QIOpOSeu removal Is DaSeQ, the
| board is giving DR.. Chancellor a hearing.
The law presupposes that the board is
convinced that the superintendent should
be dismissed before it gives him hear
ing, he stated.
Mr.. Fulton Heard.
Mr.. Fulton rose next to speak on the
motion as to the postponement and the
proposition to resume the trial absolutely
January .. He stated that so far as the
superintendent and his counsel are con-
cerned, everything has been done to facil-
| itate the trial. He said that twice he
has requested delays to allow him to get
ready. but he was denied the postpone
ments on both occasions. He continued
the trial. then. he stated. and even pre-
sented evidence for the defense in order
gested that. inasmuch as it is not certain
| that DIR. Chancellor can appear January
| 2. the board should not commit itself to
resume the trial on that date, whe Their
| DR.. Chancellor is present or not.
Question, question" came from several
members of the board as soon as Mr. Full
ton ceased speaking. and when the motion
was put by President Oyster. it was car
ried unanimously. and the trial will pro-
coed January ..
ings of committees. the board was called
to order for routine business. When the
report of the Superintendent was called
Secretary Hine reported that there was
none.
He is sighting u.s." remarked Capt.
Oyster.
A request from the committee on school
gardens was next presented. asking that
repairs he made to school yards and
lawns. looking Ito the Identification of the
school grounds. The request was re-
ferred to the Commissioners, who have
the disbursing of the appropriation for
school repair work
The promotion of First Sargt. Robert
Brooks of Company D of the Cadets to
be second. lieutenant Company D, and of
Second Sergt. William Evans of Company
C to be first sergeant of Company D.
were approved. 1t was reported that
Second Lieut.. Eldridge Hawkins of Com
pany D has resigned.
A report was also made that the man
agem ent of the Corcoran Gallery of Art
has given permission for a reception to
be held there by the board of education
to the delegates to the convention of de-
partment superintendents of the Ameri
can Educational Association in February.
Division of School Collections.
The Prudence Crandall Society presented
a request for part of the Christmas COL
lection in the schools. on the ground that
it supplied shoes and clothing for needy
school children The board decided to di-
vide the money between that society and
the Associated Charities, as was done last
year.
A half holiday on the day before Christ
mas and New Year was granted to the
clerks lat headquarters. Secretary Hine
was also granted leave of absence for
three days.
The only enlivening feature of the meet
ing came next when Mr. Cox asked the
board what was best to be done in regard
to certain acquisitions for text books and
supplies, which did not bear the signature
| of Supt Chancellor. but instead that of
Assistant Supt. P. M. Hughes.
"If we put in these acquisitions for text
| books we will be doing, / believe, just
what we were charged with doing in the
| superintendent charges filed before the
COURTS stated Mr.. Cox.
| Mr. Hughes explained that ne had let
tiers from DIR. Chancellor instructing him
to perform all the duties of superintendent
except those which the law specifies shall
be performed by the superintendent. Prof.
Evermann explained that the books asked
for in the acquisitions were those approved
by the board. and the board decided that
the requisitions under the circumstances.
were all right and they were ordered to
be put in in the regular way.
Mr.. Cox called the attention of the men,
bers of the. board to the fact that the
rules governing the, board and the schools
are printed and copies are on hand. The
copies, he said, are provisional and some
changes and additions will be made in
the final draft.
Letters From Teachers.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey presented
to the board letters from teachers ex-
pressing their confidence in the board and