Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
WAS INCORRECTLY QUOTED
Aims to Conduct Affairs for Benefit of
Both Races.
HIS VIEWS OF FRAT SOCIETIES
Hazing Incident at Central High Not
tions-Future Policy.

Il see by the papers that / am a great
ant!-negro agitator," said Superintendent
Chancellor Of the local public schools today
That is something new about me, for
have always been considered pro-negro. You
know 1 married into the Eeecher family
and that means something The Stars re-
port Of my remarks at the meeting OF the
Columbia Heights Citizens Association
Tuesday evening was correct and there
was no statement there that I said the
race problem hindered the development Of
the school system in this city. or said I'M
complimentary things about the colored
schools.
What said was that when I come to
consider a proposed line of action for the
government of the schools, I have to stop
and remember that 1 am dealing with two
separate school systems in one. What is a
good thing for one Is not always a good
thing for both. 1 do not believe anybody
can gainsay that. The white schools are
just as much a hindrance to progress as the
colored. for that matter, but as matter OF
fact 1 do not regard either branch as
hindrance to progress. The board OF educa-
ton is going to have progress, and 1t is
ridiculous to say that either branch will
hinder it. Instead the rivalry ought to be
an aid to progress.
Largely by Inference.
1.-The reporter who first wrote that had
said uncomplimentary things about the co..
ored schools was inferring a great deal
from my remarks, and his differences were
entirely groundless and incorrect.
Il am pro-negro and always have been.
but 1 am not of the extreme type. try
to be fair-just fair to the colored peo-
pie the white.
the colored schools, which some colored
people have suggested do not believe
the colored people of the District would
want such a thing and I know the white
people would not. This is not a city nor
a country Of whites, nor of blacks; 1t is a
city and country of whites and blacks.
We are trying to maintain the same ideas
white. and we are requiring that both
branches live up to those ideas. But, or
course, the situation Is complicated by
the double idea. 1t is not question OF
hindrance to progress however as nave
already said
Secret Societies.
Dr. Chancellor also had something to
say on the matter Of secret societies In the
high schools.
81 do not think" he said, that we will
connect the hazing incident at the Central
with any secret society. 1t was probably
matter of class spirit.
1 OeHeFe we Will nave iesS eiouoio WIN
the national fraternties than any others. l
am receiving encouraging reports about
the secret societies, but all Of the informa-
ton is not yet in my hands.
Il do not propose to harass the pupils. All
I want to do is to be able to report consci-
entiously to the board of education that the
secret societies in the local schools are all
right-that they are working for the better
ment of the school system and not for it's
injury. l do not care to be initiated into
any of the OrganiZat tons, / am perfectly
willing to take the statement of responsible
adults that everything is all right.
Il am a fraternity man myself, having
been an active member of both college and
high school fraternities, and know that
they have many good points"