Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-03

under perfect self-possession."
Have you seen him under fire."
Yes, In debates and at other times.
| and he had perfect control of himself
and his mind was alert"
General characteristics.
When asked as to DIR. Chancellor's gen.
eral characteristics on educational lines,
the witness replied: Or Chancellor is
progressive and sound. He had chance.
at Bloomfield to shape the system and he
shaped it WELL On the educational side,
he is an expert, the leader rather than
follower of the best thought.
When a new law is put into force
what difficulties does new superintend-
ent have to meet?' the witness was next
ton when Dr.. Chancellor came here.
ITO get the board to follow him." DIR.
Poland replied. Every superintendent
has the greatest difficulty right there.
At Paterson, DR.. Chancellor's board fol-
lowed him closely. He sees clearly what
he wants and how to get it, but he may
not wait as patiently as some for the
fruition of his dreams. -
The witness said that DIR. Chancellor
has never been regarded as incompetent
as an educator and that he stands among
| the ten or twenty best young educators of
the country
examination by asking the witness if he
was familiar with conditions in the local
schools, and the witness said he was not,
only to a small extent
Career in Other Cities.
In your answer, then, you are relying
on DR.. Chancellor's career in the cities
you have named?"
Yes
Suppose that the superintendent had
been insubordinate. had told untruths,
| libeled public officials. not been pres
ent at meetings when he promised to
be present. would that influence your
opinion of the superintendent Mr..
Mcnamara. asked
Most certainly" the, witness replied.
Apart from his intellectual equip
ment. what qualities do you say SUI
perintendent should possess?' the wit
ness was next asked.
HE should be enthusiastic, jealous,
persuasive. besides knowing how to do
things and to get things done" was
the reply. The witness added. or being
questioned, that the superintendent
should have great discretion, tact and
truthfulnesS.
Suppose a superintendent failed alb
solutely in those qualities, what would
you say?"
HE would hardly get on DR.. Poland
stated.
"When in Paterson did DR.. Chancellor
have any difficulties with the board of
education?" the witness was next
asked.
mo, SIR he replied. He had the
usual difficulties of a man recommend
ing radical measures. but as tor trials,
charges or anything of that kind he
After DR.. Poland had reiterated his
opinion as to DR.. Chancellor being
good writer on educational matters. Mr..
Mcnamara read an extract from the
latest book of DR.. Chancellor OH Mo
tives and Ideals in Education. The
extract was as follows:
Extract From Book.
1.-The man who tells the truth in bust
ness. who gives full value literally sol for
full value received. and who keeps his
promises-who, in other words, deals with
others as he would prefer them to deal
with him-has renowned business. Such
man does not consider what he can get
and then proceed to get all that he can
for product .or a service, but considers
| only what the product or service mas
actually cost him in goods and time, ana
in short he is working for a livelihood and
not for a fortune. This is not business as
here defined This man must be an artist,
a professor, a servant, an artisan. a me-
chanic or some other kind of person who
| lives to do good work, and who works to
live; he is no business man. The aim OF
the business man is to get more OF the
wealth of the other fellow than he gives
in return; he adds to his own property il
he can, and he does not care whether or
not he adds to the sum of the worlds
wealth or happiness. His own life is not
an art in its aims or in its acts or in itself;
but it is a means to get goods, to get even
| more and more property.
There are many other relations than
those of the formal social institutions and
| of the social struggle. These other rela-
| tons have never been classified, but are
miscellaneous. We may combine them in
| the term general society, which has clear
ioit
| exposition.
Social morality requires one to tell the
truth unless that hurts. and even when it
| hurts, prov,ueu the case requires 1t; that
| is, when the truth will do more good lnan
harm. 1t requires keeping ones promises
and appointments unless released. 1t re-
quires the consideration for others. eXem-
plihed by such virtues punctuality, po-
| likeness and gentleness."
Meaning of Business"
DR.. Poland commented that in using the
term business in the extract DR..
| Chancellor evidently has in mind the un-
desirable citizens of high finance
| take that in the common accepted
| meaning, would you go on record as say
ing that you were inclined to tell the
truth, only when it does not hurt?' the
witness was asked.
NO he replied adding that the gen.
eral tenor of the book would throw a diff
| ferent light on that passage. and that
! DR.. Chancellor did not mean the passage
| to be taken literally
Mr.. Mcnamara next referred to a letter
which DIR. Chancellor is said to have writ
ten in reply to an application for posi-
ton as teacher. In the application the
writer says: IF you will be able to give
me an appointment in the Washington
schools is it possible to do so before the
middle of July? Our superintendent has
said that he can accept no designations
after that time, so l fear l could not in
| honor ask to be released after July" In
reply DIR. Chancellor is said to have writ
ten: "A person who cannot resign is
helot. 4 contract of the kind indicated
is wage slavery. AS between a wage slave
and lord of any kind, there is. and can
be. no honor. because the foundation of
the relation is injustice.
Would a man have poise tact ,and
judgment who would, apparently without
provocation, write an article of that
kind" the witness was asked.
ut is not an appropriate letter if writ
ten to an unknown applicant. 1t might
be Just the letter. if the person was known
to the writer was the reply.
Prefers Not to Answer.
| The witness was next asked if he nut
Washington in the category of those cities
whose school systems needed to be
brought up to the times and for which he
would recommend DR.. Chancellor. He
asked that he be not required to answer.
From the little I know of the WASH
| inpfon situation I would think him an