Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-31

nv the commissioner Of education rather
than the board of District Commissioners,
on the ground that It takes away rights
OF the District. However, this ooJecuoh
is more manufactured than real. re-
culiarly, the same persons who opposed
tho bill two years ago are now applaudlng
1t and opposing the present Dill. Inc ne
ne wspapers that are opposing TINS OIL
use practically the same language that
they did two years. ago. II may taAe
the District. but of the $4,000 people OF
the District very few have ever had any
thing to say about the selection or a
supe rintendent. The great majority OF
the people are more concerned IN the
kind OF a superintendent we have rather
than. where he comes from or who APP
points him. It Is believed by your COM
m,ttee that the commissioner of .educa-
tiou is peculiarly qualified for making the
appointment" -
T1m. subconmittees report will become
a part of the printed report OF the Iuil
committee to. the Senate.
Tho committee authorized Senator
Carter. member of the subcommittee
on education and labor. to report back
to the Senate the Scott resolution au-
thorizing the District committee to IN
yestigate the local schools. and to state
that in view OF the fact that che com,
mittee has agreed upon the DOttiVer Dbl
Il considers an. Investigation OF tne
schools unnecessary. and 70 ask tnae
the committee be discharged from car
rying out the Scott resolution.
% The Amended Bill.
A bill to establish the direction and con-
troll Of public. education in the District OF
Columbia.
Re II enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives Of the United States
of America in Congress assembled. that
on and after July I. 1908. the direction
and control of the public schools OF the
District Of Columbia shall be. and are
hereby. transferred from the board. OF
education and vested in a director of edu-
cation. who shall succeed to all the
powers hitherto resident in said board OF
education and In certain ofncers or said
board. to wit: Superintendent assistant
sl,perintendent Of white schools assistant
superintendent of colored schools and sec
retary to the said board. The offices OF
said superintendent assistant superintend-
ents. and secretary and supervising princi-
pals are hereby abolished. to take effect
July 1. 1903.
ton shall be appointed by the commits
sioner- OF education Of the United States
for q term Of four years. or until his sue
cessOr shall be appointed. unless he shall
be sooner removed by the COMMISSIONED
Of education for cause. No person shall
be eligible to the once Of the director OF
education who shall not be a graduate Of
a college or university of recognized
standing. have pursued not less than
three years Of graduate university work
or the equivalent and has held educa-
tional positions of superior direction and
control for a period OF ten years or the
equivalent.
Section 3. On and after July the di-
rector Of education shall appoint seven
assistant directors. two Of whom shall be
colored,. for terms not exceeding four
years, who shall at ali times be under the
direction Of the director of education, one
OF whom shall be designated in writing
by the director of education to perform.
during his necessary absence or inability
from any cause, the duties hereby i'm
posed upon the said director OF education.
without extra compensation. The d.
rector. of education is empowered to dis
miss such assistant directors as he may
deem advisable for the good Of the serv-
ice, The director of education shall re-
port annually to Congress upon the first
Monday in December. The salary OF the
director Of education shall be $4,000 an
nually. The salary Of the assistant d.
rectors OF education shall be $4,000 an
nually.
:, section 4. That all acts and parts OF
acts inconsistent with this act are hereby
reuealed.