The Washington times., 1907-11-23
CHANCELLOR
10 FACE TRIAL
BEFORE BOARD
The Superintendent of
Schools Will Plead Not
Guilty to the Charges.
Attorney for Board VIII
Oppose Attempt to
Postpone Case.

'"what say you, william z. Chaneel-
lor2 Guilty or not guilty?"
With these words the trial by the
Board Of Education OF DR.. William Z.
Chancellor, superintendent OF schools
begins before the board IN the Franklin
school building at o'clock this after
noon to determine whether he shah be
dismissed for incompetency and inefi-
cheney.
After the pleading, 'T1ot guilty" Dr.
Chancellor attorneys win ask for a
postponement OF further action in the
trial, setting forth that they will need
two more weeks for the proper prepar-
alton OF their clients case.
PostpOnement Opposed.
Stuart Mcnamara, the boards attor-
ney, will object TO the postpOnment. Mr..
Mcnamara viii suggest to the board
that the taking Of the testimony OF the
boards witnesses be gone through with
Monday, Tuesday. and wednesday, and
that the defense be allowed until the
following Monday to get their side in
shape
the position OF the board is that Dr.
Chaucellor's attorneys have already
had a week 10 prepare their case. and
that the postponment indicated viii give
them another week, which vii make
two weeks in all for preparation.
a great part OF the evidence on both
sides in the trial viii be documentary.
The hearings viii be open to the public.
Creed 81. Fulton, Of the firm OF Lecke,
Fulton & Cox, who is handling DR.. Chan
cellOr's interests in the case. said today;
DIR. Chancellor knows the Board OF
Education win dismiss him, but he Ia
not the kind OF man 10 go without
maintaining his rights. We viii prove
10 the public that Dr. Chancellor should
not be dismissed, and that the board ts
not conducting the schools properly It
viii then be UP to the pubic 20 say
what further action shall be taken iE,
the case"
Judges Authority Questioned.
Friends OF the board take the position
today that nothing VIII come Of the
letter which was submitted 70 the JUS
tices Of the Supreme Court OF the Dis
trict late yesterday afternoon BY Dr.
Chancellor's Gttorneys making sensa-
tional charges against the board In gen
eral and against Prof. Evermann and
r. r. HOrner IN particular. They claim
thai the Judges, although they have the
power to appoint the board. have no
authority under the law to dismiss them
, and, therefore no right TO cite the mem
bers of the board to trial.
Dr. ChancellOr's attorneys are silent
on the rumor that they win later apply
to the court for al injunction to re-
strain the board from discharging DR..
Chancellor.
Chancellor Answers.
Ii the charges fled with Chief JUS
tlco Clabaugh by Dr. ChanoeIlors attor-
peys, il is stated:
That the board held secret meetings
-Antrary TO law and traded votes.
That DR.. EVermann on one occasion
Ca led the superintendent id fool. "
and has done everything possible to
hinder and retard the work of the
superintendent
That r. r. Horner, another member
Of the board, tried to compel the super
intendent TO give q good position TO one
of HOrner's friends.
That the board held an unlawful, Sc
cret meeting about November Il, and
6LteTWard called on him for his reslg-
nation, which is contrary to the statute,
which provides that the superintendent
shall be allowed to attend the meetings
of the board.
That DR. Evermann deceived the board
as 10 the manner In which ne pur-
chased a large number OF text books.
That the board unlaWfully promoted
a coiOred teacher 20 be principal OF the
cOlOrod normal school, despite the SUPER
intendent's protest