The Washington times., 1907-12-14
Why He Deserted Chancellor.

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In reply TO numerous questions, Mr.
Hughes explained his attitude by say
ing:
Il was as loyal as any one could be
TO Superintendent Chancellor until It
came to the point where it was a choice
between the Board Of Education, the
truth, and DR., Chancellor. l chose the
board and the truth
Asked why he had taken to his own
home the original manuscript OF the
noted article which appeared IN the
Educational Review. instead Of return
ing il to DR.. Chancellor. he replied that
he thought IL would be safer in his
hands. as Dr. Chancellor had COM
planned OF losing number Of papers
about the office.
Mr.. Hughes denied that he had volun-
teered any information against his Su-
pCrintendcnt, but had only testified on
benest Of the boards attorney. Mr.. Nc
Namara made a similar statement.
Mr.. Hughes said that he had frequent
ly given DR.. Chancellor advice about
school matters, but had never cOnnived
10 defeat any Of his policies. He told of
hearing Dr.. Chancellor deny to a Sen
ator at one time that he had given out
an interview to the effect that You
cannot run the District on $4,000 worth
of brains"
Inasmuch as Mr.. Hughes said he had
heard Dr. Chancellor make the original
statement. he advised him after leaving
the Senator to go back and inform him
that he had said this At first he said
DR.. Chancellor became angry and left
without the courtesy Of a good night"
The next day Dr. Chancellor said that
he would go back to the Senator and
tell him he had been correctly quoted, SC
Mr.. Hughes said.
He was pressed to state # this con-
versation between the three had not
been a personal one and said that II
might be regarded as personal, but that
It was not designated as private.
NEwnw
enoI gh TO deny that she had told any
one during the last D. A. r convention
that 'Dr. Chancellor has to go. L am
going to have him put out" Mr.. Full
ton did not intimate TO whom he re-
ferred in the question.
Miss Z. A. Haydn. a sixth grade
teacher, testified to the value Of Dr..
Chancellor's lectures, the intellectual
impetus given the teachers and that she
had always admired the superintendent;
for his franlSness and fearlessness.
Chancellor Independent.
Mrs. Carr. teacher Of the ungraded
schools, told OF a conversation with
Captain oyster last June when she ap-
piled for a position, in which she was
informed that influence" did not count
with the superintendent, and that II she
was competent and would apply to the
superintendent. she would get the place
Captain Oyster gave her a letter to DR.
Chancellor, she said. Captain Oyster
lad also told her at that time that ne
had every confidence in the superinten-
dent. but that heretofore he has beer
nampered."
Questioned by Captain Oyster she saiC
that he had also told her that the
President Of the Board was cooperating
with the superintendent in every way.
Miss Edith Louise Grover, teacher o.
physical training. paid tribute to DR.
Chancellors directness and frankness II
all matters. Dr. Chancellor had tOlC
her that he was in Washington to ad
minister the school laws as he saw
them. she said. She gave him credi
for the establishment OF a Teachers
answer all questions on educationa
matters. He would permit no persona
questions concerning school officials. sh
said.
Ralph A. Collins, a newspaper man
testified TO an interview over the phOn'
with Captain Oyster, just after the cap
tain returned from his recent hunting
trip, about the time the charges wer'
fled against the superintendent. Mr.
Collins said that Captain Oyster ha'
told him that he had not yet seen eh
charges when asked II he would Sigl
them Mr.. Fulton did not state at thi
point what he expected to show by thii
circumstance.
Mr.. Fulton. just before the close o.
the hearing attempted to introduce let
leading educators. who praised DR.
Chancellor as a man, q scholar, and {
superintendent.
On Mr McNamara's objection. they
were not heard because the board helC
that there was no opportunity to cross.
examine the witnesses. Among the let.
ters submitted were those from schoo
superintendsnts and educators in Pater.
son, n J.; New York. Baltimore, Chi
eago' Albany, \. Y. and other cities.