The Washington times., 1907-11-24
CHANCELLOR
PROSECUTION
OPENS TUESDAY
Captain Oyster Wants to
KnoWIf Superintendent
VIII Cease Attacks.
Defense to Get Time to
Prepare CaSe--Pater-
son Paper Scores
Accused.

rs this superintendent willing to dis
charge his duties as long as he is car
RED on the rolls2"
''Wnl he De silent and discontinue his
sttaclIs on the members Of this board
attacks that should 10 resented?'
These interrogatiSe accusations against
d.. William f. Chancellor. Superintend-
ent OF Schools. voiced By Capt. James
r. Oyster, chairman OF the Board OF
Education, resulted in that body's voting
unanimously yesterday afternoon to be-
gin In earnest the trial OF DR.. Chan
ccJlOr at O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
on the charges OF incompetency and
characterization brought against him by
the board.
Refused Request for Delay.
SaCn an early date for beginning the
taking OF testimony in the case was set
on the advice Of Stuart Mcnamara, at
torney for the beoard. after Aessrs.
Leckie and Fulton, the superintendent
counsel. had pleaded for a continuance
OF two weeks.
-'On this trial." declared Mr. Leckie.
depends mans reputation-his future
sibIy be prepared 10 go on with his de-
Tense in an intelligent manner unless
we are given two weeks TO examine the
records II would be only fair to ALLOW
Us % least two weeks 20 get up the
case"
At this point there followed an argu-
'n-nt between MIR. Leckie and Mr.. Full
ton on che one side and Mr.. Mcnamara
on TIE other as 10 how long the de-
Tense had already had to prepare It's
case. Mr. Mcnamara said they had
had week. This the opposing counsel
denied, saying they had been denied ac-
cess TO the records up TO last Thursday
noon because DIT. Evermann had Issued
an order that no one should be given
access TO them except By order Of Cap
tain oyster. who was out Of town the
first part of the week.
Alr. McNamara came back with the
declaration that ths records could be
inspected Ia a day. He renewed his
recommendation that the trial begin
Tuesday.
Should Silence Him, Oyster Says.
At this point Captain Oyster. address
ing the board in support OF Mr.. McNa-
mara's suggestion, said:
There are several things we rnust
consider. VIII this superintendent per-
form his duties, will ne attend to his
work if ne is carried on the rolls in this
interval? II might be well to say some
thing about a suspension.
Furthermore. VIII he desist from
these violent, personal attacks on mem
bers OF the bO4rd2 These attacks should
Dc resented IN some way. lie should be
silenced.
In this connection. however. I want
70 congratulate the supervisors, direc-
tors, and teachers throughout the Dis
trict for the calm and satisfactory
manner in which the schools have been
conducted in the past two days l don't
think any parent need fear that the
children education viii be interfered
with IN any way as result OF the pres
CnL situation"
Time Given Defense.
Mr.. Hoover then moved that the trial
begin at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
the understanding being. on the sugges-
ton of Mr.. Mcnamara, that the boards
testimony be taken Tuesday and We'd
nesday. and that an adjournment then
be had until tomorrow week, when the
defense can begin the introduction Of its
evidence
Il n
ton, the board voted to have the trial
start Tuesday. Nothing more was said
OF suspension OF the SUPERINTENDENT
After a formal plea Of mot guilty.
had been entered on the record IN be-
half of Or. Chancellor, r. r. Homer
announced that as soon as this trial
is concluded, he will ask a thorough
investigation by the board OF he
charges. made against him by DR.
Chancellor IN the letter to the iudges
of the District Supreme Court 6y
Evermann then made the same state
menI as regards the charges brought
against him in the same letter.
Paterson Papers View. ..-
Members Of the board read with in
terest after the meeting the foIIovjn,-
editorial from the Paterson MornIDS
CAN, OF November 20, 1907, dealing viii.
Dr. Chancellor's record in the New Jer-
sey city:
Few people connected with the NH
lie schools Of Paterson will be sIIrrrissf7
70 near that DR.. William +. Chancellor
Is in hot water in ashington. TO yyGicb
city he went from here The doctor
is hailed TO appear for trial before the
Washington Board of Education on
saturday 20 answer a number of
charges. He is accused OF fucOrnpe-
tency. opposing the board. insubordi-
faction, slsnGering the board. and de-
strOying the public belief In HIS ef7
cheney All these are set forth In sneci
1ications. several Of which accuse him
Of falschOOd.
1T is also declared that he needIesslv
and wastefuily caused $4,000 text hooks
% be discarded. and that he libeIed the
school system in articles published in
The Educational Review 1t is also
said that from the day OF his arrival
IN Washington IN August, last year. ne
has been involved in friction with the
Board Of Education
Scores Chancellor.
1T was practically the same here. The
first thing he did was to Insult every |
young lady teacher in the local deosrf- /
ment, but this was so resented mat ne /
took a back track. When individual 1
teachers called upon him he was colrte- /
GUS enough. but he invariably mado a /
dead set against them collectively and 1
some OF his addresses to the Teachers' /
Association would have caused no little /
sensation had they been reported YER
batim. There vas some talk connected |
with the doctors appointment In this /
city which was never made public. but 4
that Is ancient history.
a charitable construction 10 place an
his caar5cterisuCes and idIosynerasies Is
that he is mentally overturned and
not always responsible for