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

orders the same day. he was asked
The 1.30S copies were ordered In eN.
change. the l.SJo copies were ordered for
DR.. Everglann stated
That is sufficient reason"
1t was next brought out that there was
difference of opinion between the SUI
perintendent. who wanted Conns books,
and DIR. EVermana. who wanted Jenkins
book. and compromise was effected. II
was stat ed, by which Conn's book was
accepted fo~ use in the sixth grade. and
jenkins was accepted for use In the
seventh and eighth grades.
You spoke of serious difficulty be-
tween the superintendent and the text
book committed: what do you mean?'
Attorney Fulton asked DR.. Evermann.
Wanted His Speller Adopted.
The superintendent on two occasions
made the suggestion TO the COMMITTEES
That he would like to have his speIler
adopted in the local schools and that his
publishers would probably furnish IL free
the first year." DR.. Evermann stated
" men the committee got together with
Out the superintendent 1t stood sghsst
ment dated from that"
In reviewing several acquisitions made
since september ) IL was brought out that
one requisition for 80 copies of certain
text book had been held up and that these
books We're. for the use of teachers in
following a course of lectures by DR..
Chancellor
The lectures have not materialIzed,
have ave they" Mr.. Mcnamara asked.
Not likely to-" Mr. Mcnamara per-
sisted
indications don't point that way" Mt.
Evermann said.
What do you mean by that?" Mr.. Full
That is sufficient Mr., Evermann re-
piled.
Mrs. Mussey Testifes.
Mrs. Mussey, another member OF the
board, was next called to the witness
stand by Attorney Fulton. for the de-
Tense. Attorney Fulton pointed out that.
in previous testimony she had stated that
Mr.. Common. the secretary of the board.
had asked her about the questions she
put and the answers of Dr. Chancellor in
the board meeting regarding the author
ship of the Educational Review article.
In the examination Mr.. Fulton brought
out that Mrs. Mussey, after the meeting.
told Mr.. Common that she wanted him TO
get the questions and answers right. and
that he submitted them to her as he drew
them up.
They went to the board meeting to be
approved and DR.. Chancellor never asked
to have them. changed. and he had the
opportunity Mrs. Mussey stated. adding
that she had been asked on at least one
previous occasion regarding the correct
ness of statements made at board meet
ing. as was done by Mr.. Conner.
Mrs. Mussey was then asked to produce
copy of letter which she sent to vari-
Gus members of the board last February
demanding that Or. Shancellor's connec-,
Review and in local papers be investi-
gated.
Text Of Letter.
The copy was produced. the letter. dated
February II, being as follows:
Il have just completed a careful read
ing of the much-talked-of article in
the Educational Review for February
on Education in the District of Column
bia.'
while anonymous in so far that the
authors name is suppressed, yet it bears
on every page the imprint of one who
is a part of our school system. 1t
equally bears the imprint of one who
our District form of government. and
no knowledge whatever of our social
life. He assumes to be a qualified OBJ
server of educational systems and
tate to assail the character of our citi-
zens and officials. Honor he says. is
unknown among the younger men, The
board of education is characterized as
this homogeneous, anomalous survival
of former liberties. and the gentle
reader is told that unless suffrage is
established in the District our only ed
ucational safety lies in the abolition of
this board and the appointment of an
educational commissioner by the Presi-
dent of the United States. with the con-
sent of the Senate.
This article is attributed to Super
intendent of Public instruction DR..
William E. Chancellor, a man who has
been appointed to the highest position
in our public school system. and whose
salary is paid by the taxpayers money.
&c inln M ono
pected in any way with our public
school system should ever write, much
less publish. therefore respectfully
ask that the board of education be in
wrote this article or any part of 1t, or
is responsible for 1t in any way, to the
end that we may locate the real author,
and if he is in any way connected with
our public schools, see to 1t that there
is an early severance of such relation.
TT has been the unfortunate habit
of the superintendent to criticlse unfa-
vorably, both verbally and In the press,
ored members of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia.
You will recall that on the occasion
when he published In December last
long letter, ostensibly to the BOARD
of education (Which. however, has never
come to us officially, the wholesale
criticism of the DISTRICT Judiciary called
forth the disapprovaf of every member
of the board to the
rect 1t was then demanded that ne
absolutely cease this course of conduct.
but this demand has not been heeded-
Various Objectionable articles have aP-
peared since one. practically under his'
signature in the Sunday Post of Feb.
ruary is especially pernicious.
"As a member of the board of edu-
cation / esteem it to be my imperative
duty to guard our great body Of splendid
officers and teachers and pupils from
the further attacks of this qualified OBJ
server of educational systems.
As to Source of Information.
Where did you get the information
upon which you based that letter." she
was asked.
II do not care to state" she replied.
Mrs Mussey went on to say that she
had seen statements published in local
papers in which DR.. Chancellor was
quoted as admitting that he furnished
in large part the Information for the
February article in the Educational Re
view Mr. Fulton also brought out that
the dispersion against the honor of the
Young men of Washington was in the
last page of the article. which, 1t has
been testified. was added to the manu-
script after it left this city.
IF the last page was not written by
DIR. Chancellor what fault have you to
in true?'' Mrs. Mussey was asked by At
torney Fulton.
II think it is out of place for any Of
fetal of the schools to write on the pub
lie schools of the District for school
ioprpolS stated "And when DR.