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of another position to herr. asked Mr.. Nor

OF another position 70 nerF asked hf. moE-
rell.
II made her fiat unconditional prom
fse," said DR.. Chancellor, ito nominate her
as head OF the Latin department. 1
couldn't do anything else. Colored MEM
bers of the board were opposed to her for
anything. while the white members were
opposed to her only for the principalship."
Dr.. Chancellor, replying to questions from
dismissed before Principal Jackson was app
dicted this.
What knowledge did you have of Mrs
Cooper,s fneffciency?" asked Mr.. Morrell
Il dismissed her on the opinion Of the
legal adviser OF the board Of education to
avoid suit over two salaries for the one
position" replied Mr.. Chancellor.
sentative Morrell. What knowledge did
you have Of her inefi1ciency?'
THAT didn't enter into 1t at all" replied
DR.. Chancellor. Il dismissed her because Of
the salary proposition and on legal advice.
had no knowledge Of her efficiency or in
efficiency or her lack Of executive ability.
Superintendent Chancellor, in answer
to questions by Representatives Morrell
and Greene. said that Mr.. jackson had
been appointed principal of the M Street
High School as result Of competitive
examination.
/ when the examinations for the prin-
cfpalship of the M Street High School
was decided upon" asked Mr.. Morrell
was Mrs Cooper's place considered to
be vacant?"
I'VE did not know" replied DR.. Chan
cellor
Then why were the examinations or
dered?" asked Mr.. Morrell
To protect ourselves in case 1t was de-
cided to be vacant" replied the superin-
tendent
Chancellor Contradicted by Clark.
Referring to the Clark case Dr. Chancel-
1or remarked: "fn my private office Mr.
10 -ly n1f{r
fered him."
Mr. Clark jumped to his feet. Mr..
Chairman he said, II never was in SUI
perintendent Chancellors Office"
The doctor did not reply
Replying to other questions Dr. Chancel-
lor admitted that the board was not con-
sistent and simply could not be consistent
ent to go by.
Representative Greene inquired of DIR,
Chancellor the reason for the promotion
Of colored teacher of one years service
from $3.50 to $1,000 a year.
The superintendent replied that the young
man had been recommended by the colored
members OF the board as desirable.
Do you think it was necessary to do
stranger. even If the young man did grad
Greene.
'Tn answer that in two ways" replied
given by that college, and since his ap-
pointment I have never heard a COM
plant"
You did things by electric power-in a
great. big hurry commented Mr..
Greene.
I'VE did the best we could" replied the
superintendent.
DR.. Chancellor admitted that he got four
f1fths of the information on which he acted
in these various cases from the members of
the board of education who were serving
their first term.
Replying to a question by Mr.. Greene as
to whether or not he was familiar with
the new school law, DR.. Chancellor said
the more he studied 1t the more conflicts
he saw in 1t.
THANK you," said Mr.. Morrell ,
Explaining how he got in touch with the
local situation. DR.. Chancellor said that
when he first came here he had about two
hundred callers a day and that they came
at him singly and In couples. In groups and
in delegations of forties and upward.
did you ever see anything like 1t be-
fore?' asked Mr.. Greene.
Never" replied the superintendent with
laugh.