The Washington times., 1907-10-03
NEGRO LAWYERS
CAN'T BULLDOZE
NE, NOR BOARD
--Supt. Chancellor
Head of City Schools
PourS Hot Shot Into
His Critics.
Says He Will Stop Fee
System of Colored
Attorneys.

Neither 1 nor the Board of Edu-
cation can he bulldozed by a hand
full of negro lawyers into doing
what we do not want to do"
This is a part of the hot shot
Superintendent of Schools Chancel-
Tor handed out at the Franklin
School building today, during his
comment on two published inter
views purporting 10 come from
negro lawyers and rejecting on DR..
Chancellor's conduct Of the schools.
Furthermore" declared the SUI
perintendent, Il am unalterabIy OPP
posed to the suggestion that there
be two boards of education, one for
the whites and one for the blacks.
Such system would result in the
wholesale buying and sale Of posi-
tionz in the schools, such as was the
case prior TO 1900.
10 Fees for Negro Lawyers.
"And you can put this down for sure;
fees for trying to get negroes positions
as teachers in the schools IS going TO
be stopped. Il isn't exactly bribery.
but 1t has the color OF 1t. The way We
VIII stop 1t win l,e very simple. Any
person who tries TO employ such means
will not be considered as eligible for ap-
pointment as a teacher"
Dr. Chancellor started his talk TO
deny a statement attributed to him that
the colored schools BlOciSd progress IN
the public school system OF the Dis
trict. lie was credited with having
made the statement before the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association
Il did not make the statement" said
Dr. Chancellor today. for the very
simple reason that nothing is going 10
bar progress in the schools OF washing
ton. The blacks can't do q and the
whites can't do IT, We are going to
have progress as long as the present
board and I are IN authority.
Opposed to Two Boards.
So far as this talk about two school
boards IS concerned. there Is nothing
10 that What We need here is what
we have nOw-and / wish you would
put Il this way-a strong central power
to control all the schools.
And the Statement is made that I
should give up my position as super
intendenJ at once. Well. now. Iii tell
you right here tnat these negro agita-
tors can't bulldOze me into doing any
thing AS a matter OF fact, I am 4
friend OF the negroes. I am pro-negro.
and the negroes are my friends exccpt
for the agitcIors-
L have done, and am doing. all pos
slble for the negro schools The negro
teachers and the negro public realize
this as a rule.
What good would it do these agita-
tors II were to get out Of this posi-
ton? I would stlll consider it my duty
TO make suggestions looking TO the bet
terment Of the schools Of WASHINGTON.
just as 1 an frequently called on for
similar suggestions in the cities where
I have worked before coming here.
am a citizen Of this country, and 1
would mover stop working for the
schools in this ri5y.''
Discusses FIaternities.
The superintendent then passed to the
subject of secret societies in the high
schools
THAT order stands" he said. IF the
societies persist in being secret. then
we will do everything possible 10 dis
courage them. If they will initiate their
parents ana teachers. they car continue
with he full approval OF the school
authorities.
"Of course, we cannot deny children
the right TO attend the schools merely
because they belong 10 the secret So
cietieS
The action taken by DR.. Chancellor in
Issuing a notice before a meeting of the
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