Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

| Il nave the program Tor a teachers
convention at Atlantic City, and l notice
that DR.. Chancellor was scheduled for
an address December 27.'' Mr.. Mcnamara
stated. II should like to know if he
| filled that engagement"
! He did not" Mr.. Fulton declared. The
certificate of Dr. Wright that DR.. Chan
cel.or has been under his care for a week
disproves that
1T does not prove it." Mr.. Mcnamara
| declared.
Suggests a Headline.
P. c. Patterson. city editor of local
newspaper, was the first witness called
| He was asked to produce letter he re-
ceived few days ago from DR.. Chancei-
| Tor. The letter was one transmitting
| copy of the letter recently sent to the
Commissioners. in which DR.. Chancellor
protests against acquisitions approved by
the board at its meeting December 20. In
the letter DIR. Chancellor suggested as Il
! headline More Waste of Public Funds.
Mr.. Fulton objected to the evidence as
not being in rebuttal of anything that the
defense had presented.
"As long DR.. Chancellor is employed
by this board, the board will take cogni-
zance of his acts" Mrs. Mussey replied.
President oyster overruled the objection.
and the letter was admitted in evidence.
Supervising Principal Testifes.
w. B. Patterson, supervising principal
of the fourth division. was the next wit
ness, the first of several supervising prn-
cipals who were put on the witness stand
yesterday afternoon to tell of their con-
tact with Superintendent Chancellor. In
answer to a question aS-to what contact
he had with DR.. Chancellor. he stated
he had met the superintendent three times
| individually, twice in reference to his
tory course and once in reference to q
preach G1SCinl'np l.
other supervising principals, he said, he
had met DR.. Chancellor several times.
The witness asserted that the idea of
having a program of time for the teach
ers. which the defense maintained was
the work of DIR. Chancellor. originated
with Supervising Principal Black at one
OF their meetings and that a committee
was appointed to take it up with the
superintendent
What assistance has the suoerintend-
ent been to you as a supervising orinci-
PAL, from the STANDPOINT of administra-
tom? the witness was asked.
He has been disappointing" was the
reply:
Did he give you any assistance" Mr..
Mcnamara inquired.
Very little" Mr.. Patterson stated.
we have received orders from him
which were not explicit. and We have
had to interpret them as best we could,
as we could not interview him
what 90 you mean by that last ex-
preSSion?"
Il mean that we would have TO call to
see him five or six times in such cases,
and then perhaps not see him at ALL"
the witness stated,
Consumption of Time.
When Mr. Fulton began cross -exami-
nation he asked the witness is lie knew
how much time was required of the
superintendent in connecting nth his
dnfiaS nc of+
mission, and Mr.. Patterson said he had
a good idea
DO you know how much time used
for the ,schoolhouse commission took
him away from his Office" Mr. Fulton
asked
Judging from the times we were un-
able to meet him. it must haze taken
much of his time Mr.. Patterson re-
piled.
How many times did the superin-
tendent have to go to present matters
to the controller" Mr.. Fulton next
asked.
AS I went for him three times, and 1
suppose the other supervising princi-
pals had the same experience, l judge
the superintendent did not 40 many
times, Mr.. Patterson replied.
Mr.. Fulton next brought out that the
superintendent gave jurisdiction over
many matters to subordinate officials
and, therefore. it was not necessary for
the OIliceIS OF teachers OF the SCHOOLS TO
go to the superintendent in many mat
tiers. Only the grave matters, it was
stated, were taken up with this super
intendent.
During the course of the cross-ex-
animation Mr.. Fulton brought cut that
DR.. Chancellor was away from his Of
flee in connection with visit TO south
ern colored schools. Mrs. Terrell made
the point at the end of the testimony
that the superintendent went at his
own suggestion.
THE board gave its consent. but l
think 1t was the consensus of opinion in
the board that the superintendent should
inspect Washington schools" DR.. Ever
mann stated.
Views Of DR.. Kimball.
E. G. Kimball supervising principal of
the seventh division, was next called. He
stated. that he was a member OF COM
mittee which had helped to work up
history course for the schools and that
he heard DR.. Chancellor discussing the
course at a round table conference with
teachers 1t was brought out by another
witness that Dr.. Chancellor had looked
over the course as proposed by the COM
mittee of supervising principals and had
made some suggestions regarding it. DR..
Kimball testified that at the round table
COME renee the superintendent seemed
surprised when a teacher mentioned the
course.
Il have never seen this course in his
tory before never seen it in manuscript
never seen q proof of it and never seen
it in pamphlet form" the superintendent
said at the conference, according to Dr.
Kinlball.
1t was added that DR.. Chancellor had
not interpreted his new courses of study
to the supervising principals, and that
as result of DR.. Chancellor's actions,
there was danger of the supervising prin-
cipals drifting apart. To obviate that, he
said, the supervisors held meetings.
What knowledge has the superintend-
ent displayed of conditions in the schools
here?" the witness was next asked.
Far from a complete one he stated
VERY imperfect
What assistance has he been to you
in the way of giving advice and making
suggestons?" Mr.. Mcnamara asked.
Il recall the fact that in March, the
superintendent. in company with the
president of the board, visited the Hilton
School in my division to express to the
boys his disapproval of course taken
by them" said the witness. That showed
a desire to be helpful
Who of the two was responsible for
the presence of the other?' asked Mr..
Mcnamara.
Il do not know" the witness replied.
Round Table Conferences.
On cross-examination Mir. Fulton
brought out that the round table con-
ferences were given voluntarily by the
superintendent and that they gave the
teachers an opportunity to get any in
formation they desired in connection with
their work. The witness also stated in