Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
CHANCELLOR OUT;
A. 7. STUART NAMED
HIS SUCCESSOR
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Bruce investigation, after being ordered
to do by the board.
Sixth-That he he was insubordinate in
advising Assistant Superintendent Bruce
not to attend the investigating committee
meeting.
Seventh-That he contributed to the
publication of the article in the February
number of the Educational Review, Lii
beling the Educational System in the Dls-
trict.''
Eighth-That in an address TO the teach
ers of the NJ Street High School he stirred
up sedition by making statements against
the president of the board.
Ninth-That he advised Assistant Supt
Hughes not to give the board any in
formation. and to him openly criticised
the board members.
Tenth-That he gave out interviews and
statements to the public press, criticising
local officials.
Acquittal on Four Counts.
The four charges on which the board
found DR.. Chancellor not guilty were as
follows:
First. that he formed advisory COM
mittee and after an investigation by the
UOdTu ne uGIlltG IitNIIlS iol IIltu II.
Second. that he adopted certain courses
of study and purchased necessary text
books and then abandoned the courses.
Third that he exceeded his authority by
installing German and Latin courses
where they were not authorized by the
board
Fourth. that he connived at the intro
duction of the Smith bill providing for
the reorganization of the local school sys.
tenn.
The action making the change of super
intendentS was at the close OF another
long session of the board. Many witnesses
appeared to tell of the lack of good in
fiuence which characterized the admin
istration of DR.. Chancellor. About 10
o'clock Stuart Mcnamara. counsel for
the board announced the close of the case
of the prosecution. Attorney Greed M.
Fulton for DIR. Chancellor announced that
his case was closed, except for a state
ment by Dr. Chancellor.
Moves for Immediate Conclusion.
Il move that the case now proceed to
an immediate conclusion Mr.. Hoover
remarked.
a discussion of the motion followed.
Mr.. Mcnamara stated that he desired
to say that the condition in relation to
the accused superintendent was unfortu-
nate. but that the board must consider
whether or not it was responsible for that
condition. MI. mcnamara also declared
that the board must take the present con-
dition in the light of the statement made
by DR.. Chancellor at the time his resig-
nation was asked. You can dismiss
me- | will not attend any trial" he is
reported to have told President Oyster.
Mr.. Mcnamara also declared that the
board must consider that DR.. Chancellor
could have prepared a statement during
the holidays while the board was waiting
for him to recuperate.
Nv, tod hot cit
ton existed. which should not DE over
looked. The board, he said, was ap
pointed to execute public trust, and it
must be faithful to that trust. There
could be no doubt, he added. that the
board had given Dr. Chancellor every op-
portunity to be present, and had been
lenicnt with him. But, the speaker con-
tinued the controversy was damaging to
the schools. and it was due alone to the
magnificent body Of teachers that the sys-
TEN has not gone. to smash. He urged,
therefore, that the board consider who
was to suffer. the schools or the super
intendent.