The Washington herald., 1908-02-01

of the District Of Columbia shall be en-
tirely divorced from the authority Of the
District government is now in the hands
of the Senate of the United States for
/ determination.
/ Following the weekly meeting Of the
| District Committee yesterday morning, in
which the favorable report on the Dol
liver bin was authorized by a vote which
/ is said 10 have been nearly unanimous,
Senator Burkett reported the bill to the
Senate, with the recommendation that it
pass. together with a long statement OF
/ the committees reasons for taking this
action upon the measure.
A few minor amendments only were
made in the bill before il came into the
/ Senate. The power of appointing the
proposed director Of education remains,
under the terms OF the bill. in the hands
of the government Commissioner Of Edu-
cation, who is also given power TO re-
move this official for cause. The pro-
posed law is to become operative. should
it pass on July / next
Provisions of the Bill.
/ In the form in which IL reached the
Senate the bill provides that on and
after july !, 1908 the direction and con-
troll of the schools of the District shall
/ be transferred from the board 20 a di-
rector of education, who shall succeed
I to all the powers now vested in the board
and the executive officers under its con-
1 troll. including the superintendent. as
sistant superintendent Of white schools,
assistant superintendent of colored
schools, and secretary to the board. The
offices OF these officials and of the super
vising principals are abolished on that
/ date, together with the board.
The director of education is to be ap-
pointed boy the Commissioner Of Educa-
| tion of the United States, for a term of
/ four years or until his successor shall
/ bee appointed. unless be shall bee sooner
removed by the commissioner OF cduCa-
/ ton for cause. lie must be q graduate
1 "f college or university of recognized
standing, have pursued not less than three
years of graduate university work or the
equivalent and have held educational
/ positions of superior direction and con
| troll FOR ten years
seven Assistant Directors.
/ Upon his induction into Office the di-
rector IS 60 appoint seven assistant di-
rcctors. two of whom are to be negroes.
/ for terms not exceeding four years, who
at ali times are To he under the direction
Of the director Of education, and the di-
rector is 20 designate IN writing one Of
these assistant directors to perform. dur
I ing his necessary absence or inability
/ from any cause, the duties imposed upon
the director himself The assistant so
/ designated is TO receive no extra com
/ peusation during his performance Of the
tdutics of director The director is en-
povarad to dismiss any of the assistant
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1'" "''o''i's ','9'''S i'l 'i'e soou VI
tn- service
Ihe director is 10 report annually 10
I congress on the HISt MONDAY In De
/ 'eHlu'f. Ht ls 20 De pald an annuai
salary Oh Ho"H, and each oi the assistant
l.--.,-1 .a ~ i'-'''e 80. d ear.
ffcffng with the terms of the proposed
law are to be repealed upon its passage.
OnnoSes Local Influences
| The committee I'm its report which 1,,.s
n-ansred nv Ssr,,or t,,,rl-ott s,.,.s ,,,o,
tho presanf situation IN, the Schools ie
/ generally ursarisfactorz- and asserts +b~,
unless The schools are entirely rarnovad
/ from local influences that pov, s,,rrc,,r5
them. the agitation will continue The
friction vbiab hos 5s,..lor.5 ,,rl5o. a..
hoard s,.s-oD, =, is stst.5 bas oo,,so5 -,
rssr -r,yors,Fo,,+ ,I,o .,.llS,., ,,.--o,,,a1
land the student bodv
| II is avnIafred that the cor,,oittee Aid
no+ On iat, -,...-,f t,,,-f-,- = 81.
c7srres r,ada b,, and agsire+ Tho hoa~4
! t1,,. ,1l,, "a .r, 49,. 80 -
/ " 30 anu '''' t''iiie' 9uPeiil'eilu-
/ ii'- D''.' an INV yS1lhdl l'oh tIiS report
/ states, would result only IN Increased
/ aCrimOny and scandal The need ig not
I'm the opinion of the committee so much
an investigation of mast tro1IhIes as a
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/ H"0" ''.4"''S
/ 'i tii0 i''"i r. LIr iiieiiDeiS are tuo4-
! ouEhl4 convinced II Is stated, Jhat the
/ present system is not success.
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|
! The report declares, in effect, that the
! teachers feel compelled TO adopt posi-
/ ton Of allegiance TO the board in order to
| retain their positions although this is
qualified bv the statement that the COM
rittaa is NOT r,ransrA5 .o instif,- ttis fa.i-
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''-o "a ii'i .
/ l"e IePo'' lo''""s Ohe illts oi senator
! DolllFer ADDRESS before the subcommit-
/ tee last Tuesday, in endeavOring to show
/ that the school board Is not necessary
part of the school administration of the
District owing m the fact that tbo ME
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auiiiili-S'i idtioh "l 'le ScHoois' III TINS
! connection the committee saws