The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-03
Chancellor Ordered
To Appear III or Well;
Oyster on the Stand
Get Prop, Suggests Board President, if Super
intendent Can't Sit Up-Threatens to
Suspend School Head.

The Board OF Education at the conclu-
sion OF its session last night notified Al
tOrney Fulton, counsel for Dr.. Chancei-
Tor, the superintendent, that it proposed
10 end the Chancellor trial this week and
that If the defendant desired to be heard
in his own behalf he must appear this
afternoon.
Il understood that the board had de-
cided to discharge the superintendent
OH Saturday" retorted Mr.. Fulton.
THAT is why / asked Captain Oyster
a moment ago if the date had not been
already set"
Are you going to be prepared" de-
manded Captain Oyster.
Chancellor to Appear If Able.
eve expect TO be-" said Mr.. Fulton.
"but whether DIT. Chancellor viii be
physically able to tell all his story with
out rest I cannot say. You have the
certificates Of his physicians that he
must 20 slowly and that he could not
appear today at all. He viii conclude
his story if lie can; If not, the board
may conclude the case anyhow. II has
that power"
Captain Oyster was again ready with
we've seen enough of these physi-
clans handwriting. They must come
here personally If there's to be any fur
Their excuse offered. However, / wish
20 say we shall conclude this case this
week II DR. Chancellor cannot sit up.
suppose yOu get a prop"
Perhaps you viii act as prop, cap
tain" replied Mr.. Fulton.
Il have been doing so for fifteen
months mast - came the TaEBTt
You should not tire Of well-doing'
the attorney for DR.. Chancellor con-
tinued. Mr.. Mcnamara interrupted and
asked the participants to desist. This
tilt was followed by another. however.
Clash Over Driving Incident.
Captain Oyster said the board had
given the Superintendent two weeks &c
recuperato and that If he had seen III
20 go about the country and meet WITH
an accident while driving fast horses. II
was not the boards fault, and could not
delay the hearing Mr.. Fulton jumped
10 his feet and denied there had beer
any fast driving, saying that the horse
had merely SHE'D as the Superintendent
attempted to get in his carriage.
This is merely Captain oyster play
ing 10 the galleries" said Mr.. Fulton
The president Of the board replied fer
Venuy that he at least hadn't gone
to Congress. rs he intimated Mr. FultoT
had. 1--WE gave this man two weeks e
reCuperate,' continued MI oyster, and
he spends part Of II by writing letters
70 tic Commissioners and otherwise at
lacking the board. ] want to tell vol
that unless had believed ten days agC
when these letters came out that this
trial would proceed today / would nave
eNerted nay authority az president o.
the board and suspended DR.. Chancellor
''If you fool with - we may put YOU
out Of business vet"
Il don't doubt it in the least" Mr.
Fulton was replying when interrupted
bv Attorney Mcnamara, for the board
who said: Gentlemen, gentlemen, this
Is all very, very unseemly.
Captain oyster and Er. Fulton sa
down.
Oyster Called to Stand.
Scenes and Tits similar TO the thes,
enivened the entire r.eetiag yesterday
Tie real testimony wcs confined TO thu
statement OF DR.. a. F. BolaHd, superin
tendent OF schools. Newark, y. j., VIII,
testified 70 DR.. Chancellor's fitness; Cap
tain Oysters explanation as 70 why h
began to lose confidence In the Super
intendent last June and Prof Ever
mann's explanation Of the much talkeC
Of textbook controversy
When Captain Oyster was placed OF
the stand he said that up TO June OF las
year he had been a champion and advo
cate of DIT. Chancellor and all hi
recommendations
'cWbat aid DR.. Chancellor co ate
June which caused you turn agalnS
him" asked Mr.. Fulton.
'Dr. Chancellor knows, replied Cap
tain oyster.
Pressed to be more specific, he replied
IT do not know exactly when I began
TO lose confidence in the superintendent
I had a degree of suspicion before n
Il ~s-as 70 hos H1 Nras
gone to Philadelphia on business witt
Commissioner Morrow, and then TIA
business required him in Cincinnati ant
that he had been taken sick in Cincin
natl, when I knew these things were no
true, That is one Of the first things"
Chancellor Hard to Find.
Again, Captain oyster explained tina
when the Superintendent overstayed nj
allotted vacation period he had tele
graphed him about August a to returl
TO the city for important reasons. Tn
Superintendent came after two or tire
days" emphasized Captain Oyster, re
ported at rs Office and promised to at
tend to the matter at noon pc teIe
phoned he was busy at noon.
t'The next I heard OF him he was Il
philadelphia said Captain oyster
t'Where he stayed until the following
Monday. This is the second thing caus
ing me to turn against the 6uperin
teudent.
''Dr. Chancellor played truant fror
the schools from August Is to Septembe
- continued Captain Oyster, when j.
had irnDortant business here. For on
thing. his annual report had never BEEF
filed and has not yet been filed 50 ia
as I know
Evermsnn Prompts Oyster.
Mr.. Evermann. who was occupying tn
chair. leaned over and made a sugges
ton TO Captain Oyster, which brough
a heated protest from Mr.. Fulton, VIII
held that the chairman pro tenn. Ia
70 right TO assist a witness in remen
bering things.
IT did make a suggestion" said M
Evermann, (which I consider I have
perfect right to do No further n
marks are desired"
Mr.. Fulton insisted on remarklng ful
tier however which brought the con
hined threat from Captain Oyster an
Mr. Evermann that he would be eJecte
Tor contempt OF court, II he were IN
court room, "and you may be put OF
OF here, as Il is" The examination {
Captain Oyster was then resumed
he was asked to define what the 81
perintendent could have done had }
been In the city from August 10 10 SCI
TENDER 2, also if any supervising prn
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