Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-09
CHARGES TO BE READY
BOARD OF EDUCATION TO TAKE
UP cARDozo CASE.
Special Meeting Called for the Purpose
Admiral Baird's Views-Advi-
sorry Council Plans.

Admiral George W. Baird. president OF
the board of education said this afternoon
that he had decided to call a meeting OF
the board for O'Clock Friday afternoon
or this week to consider the formal charges
against Supervising Principal Cardoso and
10 arrange for the holding of a trial The
charges have been prepared by Assistant
United States Attorney Mcnamara and are
ready for presentation to the board at any
time. They include charges OF insubord-
nation. disrespect to superior officers and
| the writing of an anonymous .etter casting
aspersions the assistant superintendent
for colored schools.
Admiral Baird. who is just recovering
from an attack of the grip. has been the
most active in securing witnesses to testify
In behalf of the board OF education and
he declared today that he believed there
would be sufficient evidence to establish the
charges to be preferred against Cardozo.
IF he makes good showing. however. I
shall be in favor Of holding no grievance
against him. said the admiral.
Difficulties Encountered.
Some persons who. according to Admiral
Baird, gave certain information to a MEM
Der of the board. which influenced that
member against Cardozo. have since re-
fused to appear before the board at a trial
That is the sort OF thing We are up
against. continued the president of the
board. but | guess will pull through
all right. Things look brighter for us every
day"
Admiral Baird. in his conversation with
The Star reporter. referred to the hearing
at the Capitol yesterday the Greene
school bill and deplored the fact that the
discussion should have taken an acrimoni-
Gus turn. He said he considered IL un-
fortunate that certain remarks were made
in the manner employed and that he had
tried to smooth things over to the best of
his ability.
Unless some hitch occurs in the plans to
hold a meeting of the board Friday of this
week. the trial OF Cardozo will probably
take place the latter part of next week
| the first part of the week after. the inter
vening time being allowed to Cardozo's
! counsel to prepare his rebuttal to the
| charges formulated by Mr. Mcnamara
1t is understood that Attorney Henry
| +. Davis. who represented the supervising
PRINCIPAL in the recent suit for mandamus.
by which Cardozo was reinstated In the
school system will conduct the case before
! the board. Attorney James A. Cobb. col
ored. who has appeared In the past
Cardozos friend under the school law and
who has assisted Mr.. Davis In the prepara
ton OF the case. will probably be present
at the trial.
Teachers Advisory Council.
Pursuant to the plans of Superintendent
Gil, meeting Of the primary teachers Of
| the public schools held yesterday after
| noon in the exhibition hall of the Central
High School to make nominations for rep
resentatives on the council. The meeting
was called TO order by Miss Mary Brad
shaw as temporary chairman. The follow
ing letter from DR. Chancellor was read.
expressing regret at his inability TO be
present and explaining the object of the Or
ganizat!on of the council:
ITO the Teachers of the First, Second.
Third and Fourth Grades
"It was my hope to be able TO come to
your meeting and to say few words TO
you and then to withdraw after 1 had made
my position entirely clear, but l am unable
to come.
'The teachers advisory council is in sue
cessful operation elsewhere. 1t Is about
to be introduced into Chicago. We have
made here only a beginning. The constftn-
tion has been published in local newspapers,
and is Of course subject to amendment
after all the members are elected. | am
confident that you viii nominate persons
of ability and educational enthusiasm VINO
will represent your interests sincerely
within a few days | shall make an ap-
pointment to meet the teachers OF each OF
the primary grades to talk with you on
general educational matters. For the pres
ent week the appointments are with the
seventh and sixth grades. | hope that
nothing will interfere with these appoint
ments.
Il believe in the freedom of every person
and In the self-activity of every person.
Most of all must this principle of freedom
be realized in the lives of teachers
The following teachers were nominated:
Miss NJ. r. Parkman. Miss NJ. p. Brad
shaw Miss A. E. Scanned. Miss Theresa
Schoenborn, Miss A. G. Getty. Miss Annie
Goebel and Miss Bertha A. Yoder.
From these names representatives OF the
primary teachers will be chosen by the
members of that body previously selected.