The Washington times., 1908-12-14
CHANCELLOR TALK
BRANDED FOOLISH
Threat to Expose Washing
tons "RottenneSS" Treat
ed Lightly.
'CHANCELLORESQUE,'
DECLARES OFFICIAL
Former Head of Schools Said He
Would Publish Book on Edu-
cational System Here.

Neither -credence nor serious thought
was given BY the local school authori-
ties today to the charges OF graft and
corruption made by DR.. William E
ChanceIlor,& OF Norwalk. Conn, former
superintendent or the Washington
schools.
Dr. Chancellor, who was relieved OF
his position last winter after tempest
uous year in office, in an interview
given out at NorwaIk, threatened 10 eX-
pose the ''rottenness" OF Washington's 8
school system by writing book thereon
If Congress did not soon remove the
Board of Education and remedy the al
legged evils.
THE Chancellor affair Is ancient his
tory said Capt. James F. oyster. press
dent Of the board that tried Chancellor
and dismissed him. He had his chance
and failed to make good. For year
the board gave him the most generous
support Every suggt-''on he made was
approved in order 70 encourage him IN
his work. But at last patience ceased
TO be a virtue; he was properly tried
and dismissed. What he says now Is
belated. His charges don't affect me or
worry me. The board does not dispose
OF the funds. The Commissioners con
troll them and the suDerintendent con
trolls the schools. OF course. as to the
charges, there isn't any truth In them
Doesn't Believe Charges.
Superintendent A. T. Stuart, who
preceded Chancellor as head OF the
schools. declined to discuss the state
ments other than 10 say that he was
an exceedingly brilliant man.
I'm my position I could not properly
discuss Chancellor he said, but
can call attention TO the fact that the
Board Of Education IS now composed
of our best and most representative
citizens. Naturally, don't believe
the charges
Harry .. Hine. secretary to the
Board OF Education, who took once
shortly before the Chancellor trial
said the charges were probably due tc
pique and Imagination.
Prof. Barton ". Evermann, vice presl
dent Of the board, after reading the
statements of Dr. Chancellor, said:
consider it very Chancelloresque- II Is
characteristic Of him" Further thar
this Mr. Evermann would not be quoted
Won't Revive Past
w. V. Cox, member Of the board and
president of the Second National Bank
declined to be quoted on the matter a
all. II see no reason for reviving tn,
dead past" he said
DR.. Chancellor. among other things
has said:
unless the Sixtieth Congress does
dispense with this board, root anC
branch, 1 shall publish for the benefit
Of the SiXty-fiTst Congress an exposi
tion Of the real facts Of the Distric
situation. This will come out with the
imprint Of one of the greatest Of Amer
lean publishing houses, and will con
tain, in facsimile, documents that vii
shame Congress and AmerIca before Tn.
world.
This book wilIFbe fully illustrated.
shall tell what the shocking side OF
washington IS ] prefer not 30 do this
] hope that Congress will, without any
suggestion upon my part. merely be-
cause OF surface symptoms, remove the
cancer: but If l must prove its exist
ence, prove II I will. Graft, .
Matchmaking, and official corruption are
crimes, we'll recognized as such gen.
orally, if not yet In Washington, and
shall present my evidence before the
country for the judgment Of my fellow
citizens, unless Congress relieves me o.
that sad duty 10 the dead by driving
the present board to the doom thai
properly belong to IL Such a booI
might hurt Washington business inter
csts far more: and I do not desire fol
the city financial loss, but moral gain. -