Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
MORE EVIDENCE IN
CHANCELLOR CASE
Additional Witnesses Testify
for the Defense
BEFORE EDUCATION BOARD
Assistant Superintendent Accused Of
Aiding Counsel.
STATEMENT BY CAPT. OYSTER
Replies to "Criticising Rumors,"
Saying Such Were Unwarranted.
Has Support of Colleagues.
STATEMENT BY CAPT. OYSTER

| With the exception of a statement by
| the accused. the defense in the trial of
DR.. William E. Chancellor, superintendent
| of public instruction, on charges of In
| competency and INSTRUMENTATION. by the
board of education. is expected to finish
the presentation of it's case this afternoon
at session to begin shortly after 3
o'clock. DR.. Chanccllors physical con-
| dition continues such that ha is unable to
appear at the hearing.
The session yesterday, from 3 o'clock
until 6 o'clock. was devoted to the pres
entaton of evidence for the defense along
exactly the same lines as the preceding
day, tending to show that DR.. Chancellor
had given the teachers a stimulus to do
better work, and that he introduced sew
eral new features into the local system
which proved beneficial. The witnesses
to be presented today are expected to
testify as to a new phase of the defense
President James r. Oyster. at the con-
cluSion of the session yesterday, made an
open statement in reference to "criti-
eisng rumors'' which, he said. were &C.
ing the rounds about his conduct of the
trial He challenged members of the
board or others to prove from the record
any unfairness on his part The board
unanimously declared it supports the
president in his decisions and other acts
ment is regarded as reply to criticisms
in the United States Senate earlier in the
day, when an attempt was made to pass
a resolution staying the trial until after
an investigation by Senate committee.
1t is also thought that President Oyster
desired to justify his position in the con-
trOversy between himself and Attorney
Fulton the previous day.
Asst Supt. Hughes sat alongside Stuart
Mcnamara, counsel for the board. during
o,,1 EN,,1S
marked that apparently Mr.. Hughes was
making suggestions to the prosecuting
attorney.
Statement by Mrs. Terrell.
Mrs. Terrell asked permission to make
a statement. She said that Wednesday,
when asked by Attorney Fulton if. in
talking to the board about the text book
her child had brought home. she had not
said that she would rather buy books for
her child than to have her child use such
an indecantly marked book, she had re-
piled that she did not recall making such
statement. Since then. she stated yes
terday. friend had told her that she
did make such d remark on the occasion
in question and that. therefore. she was
willing that the record should show that
she had made it.
George +. Myers. principal of the Nc
kinney Manual Training School, was the
first witness produced by the defense
yesterday. He said that he had college
degrees of AN. and Ph.D., that he mad
been a teacher for seven or eight years
and that he had been connected with the
local schools since September. 1905. He
explained he was familiar with some of
the works of Dr. Chancellor, and was
asked to enumerate some of the things
inaugurated by DR.. Chancellor which had
been helpful to the schools.
In reply the witness stated that the hign
school admission board. started and di-
rected by DR.. Chancellor, seem ed to be of
value, especially 10 students from outsd
higA schools, as through it students are
more easily fitted into the high schools
here. He said also that the system Of
semi-annual promotions, inaugurated by
DR.. Chancellor, affected the work Of the
high schools favorably. as it is better for
the student Who fails in d subject, be-
cause the student need not wait a year to
take up the subject again, and better for
the apt pupil as enabling him to advance
more rapidly.
What nave you to say with regard to
the unit system of credits?' the witness
was asked.
He replied that DIR. Chancellor pro-
posed it to the principals last year and
asked suggestions from them, but that it
had not been put into force.