Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-08
EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS
Recent Article in Educational Review
Subject of Criticism
AMONG THE SCHOOL OFFICIALS
They Decline to Be Quoted, but Do
Not Hesitate to Offer
Comment

The trial of Supervising Principal Car
dozo is. 1t Is stated. at a standstill before
the board of education. Admiral Baird has
announced that he has written and tele-
graphed to Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, the
only absent member of the board. to ascer-
tain when she will be back and it is under
stood that II she Is to be away very much
longer the board will go ahead without her.
as heretofore stated in The Star.
The question has arisen. however, as to
whether or not Mr.. Henry E. Davis, at
torney for Cardozo, will not seriously OBJ
ject to proceeding without a full boar /.
Since rumor has it that Mrs. Terrell will
not return for two weeks, it Is not i'm
probable that the trial will be postponed
longer than was first anticipated after the
decision of the court was given upho.ding
the board Of education as a constitutional
body
There has been practically no business
transacted in the Office of the superintend-
ent of schools since last Monday, DR.. Cham
cellor having been at his home nearly all
the time since then, and having failed to
put in an appearance at his official head
quarterS-the Franklin School, The reason
for his absence is not known at the office
of the school board
A written examination of applicants
Tor positions as teachers in the graded
continue until tomorrow at the Franklin
school. Later, when the committee of
teachers which has the examinations in
charge can communicate with Superin-
tendent Chancellor, an oral examination
Will be held. Those who pass these ex-
aminations successfully will be eligible
Tor appointment as graded school teach
ers after the graduates of the local nor
NAL schools have been exhausted.
Subject of Comment.
everywhere among school officials and
In the city generally yesterday and today
the chief topic of conversation has been
the article in the Educational Review for
FEBRUARY, criticising the District gov
eminent, which was unsigned, but which
mas been connected in every quarter with
the name of superintendent Chancellor.
Its severe arraignment of the District of
Columoia on the grounds of alleged pro-
Flhciallsm and the reference to the honor
OF It's young men, together with other of
Its statements. have met with almost uni
Versal disapproyal Just what the anony-
nous writer meant when he said the young
men OF the city are without honor is a
subject OF debate but even those who be-
lieve 1t meant political distinction" regard
1t as exaggerated beyond all that Is reason
able Those who favor few of the views
expressed by the author deplore the "unfor-
tunate" way in which he has expressed
them and the unnecessary asides that
have been INDUCED in.
The magazine has been in great demand
since the publication Of extracts from the
article in the local newspapers. Every
bookstand where such publications are sold
has been besieged for a copy, and teachers
and others have docked to the Public Lii
brary and the Library of Congress to
read 1t.
The question Of just how much Superin-
tendent Chancellor had to do with 1t is
much discussed on all sides. His admis-
sion that he was consulted in its prep
aration and answered questions put to him
by DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler. editor of
the paper. who according to the superin-
tendent. was responsible for the article.
is taken by many persons to mean more
than appears on the surface. despite the
fact that the superintendent denied having
written it. The names of several other per-
sons connected with or interested In local
school affairs have also been mentioned as
possibly concerned in the preparation Of the
article.
In many quarters the statements of the
anonymous writer are merely laughed at.
The members OF the school board the
school officials and the teachers do not care
to have their names mentioned in connec-
ton with the criticism of the article, al
though they are very ready to say things
about 1t among themselves.