Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04

an interview and waited in vain for an
answer. Later. she said she learned
that the letter had been read to the
supervising principals at one Of their
meetings. She felt 1t was discourteous
for the superintendent to show a private
communication from q teacher to the
officials referred to.
How do the teachers feel toward the
law and the board?" Capt. Oyster asked
the witness.
1.-THE teachers are satisfied with the
school law. in the main. but they feel
that there might be notifications, as there
might be in anv law that would be made. {"
she stated. THE teachers have no desire
to have the present law repealed and have
a feeling that the board will work out
the points where changes might be made
and will suggest those changes.
After the witness had left the stand
Capt. Oyster asked Mr.. mcnamara II IT
would be proper for him to assign counsel
for DR.. Chancellor. r.
THE board wants to do what Is right
and fair" he added.
IT feel that represent the superintend-
ent as much as any one." Mr.. Mcnamara
stated He pointed out. however, that as
the counsel for DR.. Chancellor withdrew
voluntarily. it was not the concern OF
the board.
Normal School Principal Appears.
Miss Ann Cooling. principal of Normal
School No. /. was the next witness She
was asked about conversations she had
with Dr. Chancellor regarding members
Of the board.
thing for the schools that he is out there,
and I wish he would stay there she tes-
titled Dr. Chancellor said to her on one
occasion.
At another time. the witness said. she
expressed regret that text books were not
p oh A n normal Srhu0l students. ana
he had suggested that she go to Congress
about It, She remarked that the board
had taken action against school teacher
going to the Capitol The witness testi-
had put that action OF the board IN
dark pocket by getting himself on the
committee to act on it, and that 1t WOULD
never be heard Of again. He SAID that
even IL the board did pass such rule,
the witness would only get reprimand.
and what would she care for a reprimand
from this board" At another time ne
told her that the board had nothing to do
with the text books or courses or study,
but that it rested with the teachers
Miss. Cooling next Identified letter she
had received, signed by DR.. Chancellor.
in which he said that he had requested
that the teachers send him residence
blanks filled in. and that they had not
done so, and he demanded that they do II
or give their reasons for not complying.
When she was once talking with DR..
| Chancellor on another subject. she said. he
| suddenly said: II did not write that let
ter I should like to ferret out who is
signing my name to letters-who has the
right to send out letters headed superin-
| tendent's office.
| Mr. Hine was recalled and said that the
signature to the letter was that OF Miss
Birch. Dr. Chancellor's stenographer, who
had signed DR.. Chancellor's name.
Too Busy to See Teachers.
Miss Emma Jacobs. director Of domestic
science, was the next witness. She tes-
tilted that DIR. Chancellor had, talked with
her twice about her work, once in regard
to the law and once when she sought his
advice She said she sought interviews
many times. but was told that DR.. Cham
cellor was too busy and that. when she
did have an appointment Win INN; MIN ,,, Sne
utes to two hours before she could see
him. She told of one time, when she was
compelled to wait two hours and miss an
appointment with class. of which Or.
Chancellor knew. because DR.. Chancellor
was conversine with an outside educator.
She said that there was feeiine OF I'M
rest among the teachers.
Miss Dora HOegelberger of the Central
High School and teacher or German. was
the next witness. She sa.-. that DR.. Chan
ceuor had never supervised her work and
that he had been Of no assistance to her
during his administration. Miss Mary
| I,ackey of the Force School, gave similar
! testimony. declaring that his lectures were
| not stimulating to her and that she knew
| of no help he had given her.
| Ben w Murch. director OF night schools
| and principal of the Force Sehool, said
! that Dr. Chancellor had not been of any
| assistance to him in his work He told
| of an incident in connection with de-
cision< of the auditor regarding appropria-
tons for commercial and industrial train
| ing, in regard to which. he said, the SUI
| perintendent was not frank and candlo
| with him. He stated that IN conversation
| the Superintendent commented MIN TOT
| seeing the auditor in connection with the
controversy, and that In later report To
| the board the superintendent had blamed
| him for the adverse decision OF the au'
ditor.
Mr.. Mcnamara announced that ne has q
| list of teachers who would give testimony
| similar to that already given. and he de-
| sired that their names be put on the rec
ord The list was furnished. and included
| about forty teachers. Also there were
| put on the record memorials from teacn-
ers praising the board in the present con
! troversy. These were signed by sixty
| eight. teachers in the eighth division the
| teachers of the Jackson School. eleven
| teachers in the Seaton School, the teach
| ers In the Anthony Hyde School. and the
| teachers In the Brightwood School. Mrs
| Terrell asked that the records show that
these letters were not even requested