The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-05

night before he said he misunderstood
the attitude OF the board. His under
standing. he said was that the board
had refused to act at all on his request
that physicians be appointed to see the
superintendent and report to the board
lie was in ormed ha he board was
willing o &C upon he matter. and that
action would be taken before the even
ing w1s over This was done. the re-
suit being adverse to Mr. Fulton, but,
inas-sf lch as the vote on his suggestion
was not taken until just before the
close ot the case. he did not have op-
portunity TO again withdraw.
Engagement to Lecture.
Mr.. Mcnamara opened the afternoon
session by saying that the board had a
program of meeting OF, the New Jer-
sey Teachers Association In Atlantic
City. December q. on which the name
Of DR.. Chancellor appeared as a lee
turer. He wanted to know If DR.. Chan
cellor filed the engagement while he
was presumed 20 be recuperatiug Mr..
Fulton said that he did not, as DR..
Wrighe's certificate would show he was
under treatment in a sanitarium on that
date. rEe subject was dropped.
- GLACl opiAs city CullUI OL Inc
Washington Times, identified a letter
sent b. the superintendent Just before
the holidays to The Times, which en-
closed q copy Of a letter addressed TO
the Commissioners. The superinten dent
had suggested in this letter that the pa
per uss as a heading for the article a
wording which would charge that the
board Of education had been wasting
the teSt books funds
Mr.. Patterson explained that mas
much as 1t was impossible to give the
Superintendent heading, except in the
body o. he story as carried. the entire
suggestion OF the Superintendent was
published. and so became known to the
publC- The copy of the letter sent to
the Con, missEoners, furnished the press
by the Superintendent. was also identi-
fed as having been published
Failed to Cooperate.
A number Of supervising principals
testified that DR.. Chancellor mad not
CO-operated with the supervising prin-
Cipals as he should. Supervising Prin-
cipal W. B. Patterson said that he had
been disappointed in the superintendent
in the administration Of the schools.
Sometimes he said orders were not ex-
plicit and there was difficulty in obtain
ing an audience with Or. Chancellor.
Supervising Principal KimbaIl, Of the
seventh division, said during mis- testi-
mony regarding Dr.. Chancellors mac
feasibility. that he "deplored any set
ing on Of the superintendent from his
Heutenants." which remarks brought
applause from the teachers present,
Car+afr Oz-sfar rar-.rer loudly co. 1-d.-
Tells of History Course.
DR.. KirlbalI told OF DR.. Chanceuor's
having recommended a history course
and OF his later denying any knowledge
OF # Mr.. Hughes was called To the
stand to show that DR.. Chancellor had
seen the manuscript and that no, after
his denial OF this, had remembered that
he bad approved the history course.
:. z Kramer, supervising principal Of
the sixth d1visionsEold Of unfruitful ef-
Iorts TO see the Iperintendent regard
ing changes madt In an application for
a new building for his division. He had
asked for a six-room structure and an
appropriation had been made for one OF
sixteen rooms, which was afterward
corrected Mr.. Fulton drew out that
this could not be laid to the superin-
tendent alone as 1t passed through a
number Of hands. Mr.. Kramer said on
one occasion the superintendent called
a meeting Of supervising principals for
1C o'clock and kept the entire body
waiting for two hours.
Others who testified that the SuDerin-
tendenJ had not assisted the officers in
their work as he should, and that he
could not be easily seen. were Super
vising Principal Black, Of the third d.
vision. and Ely. Of the fifth division.
Miss Bessie Z. Taylor, a teacher, was
introduced by Mr.. Fulton 10 identify
two letters of praise that she had writ
ten the superintendent during the past
year, which she said were entirely vol
untary. Mr.. Fulton then introduced
several other letters from teachers Of
similar purpoTt, paying tribute 70 the
superintendent
There was but one decided tilt during
yesterdays session. this occurring be-
tween DR.. Evermann and Mr.. Fulton. |
Mr.. Evermann charged the attorney
with having left out word in reading |
the rules defining the duties Of an as |
sistant superintendent. Mr. Fulton re- /
Joined that II DR.. Evermann desired to /
lmpugn lis motives he told a false |
hood. TIE incident passed of by Dr. |
EvermanE explaining that he wished The /
record straight.
a few moments later the board he |
gan its balloting.