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

cellor disposed Of and then announced
that he had an engagement.
Al another time, Mr.. Kramer testified
he MADE a recommendation for the cree
ton in his division of six-room building
for manual training center. He said
that he heard nothing further about the
matter until he learned from Congress
that the House had voted to spend more
than 500. 600 for a sixteen-room building
in his division. He said that such a build
ing was not needed, and that he tried five
times to see DR. Chancellor in regard to
having the matter remedied but failed to
see him. and took the matter UP later
with other officials. The appropriation
was changed in the Senate, he said, so
that the money could be used for a six
teen-room building in another division,
that he was told DR.. Chancellor said he
was not going to build any six-room
buildings.
influence in the Schools.
When asked for his general opinion as
to DR.. Chancellor's influence on the
schools. the witness said Il regard it as
unfortunate that man of DIR. Chancel-
lors educational qualities has been of
so little use to the officers and to the
schools
On cross-examination. Mr.. Kramer said
he had received many orders from Dr.
Chancellor by telephone.
There has been an excessive use OF the
telephone. when the mail might have
been used" he tod the board.
DO you know who is personally respon-
sible for that excessive use of the tele-
phone, the superintendent or assistant SUI
perintendent?" Mr.. Kramer was asked.
II do not" he replied
"ln regard to that appropriation for a
sixteen-room building, which you said
was an error, was it recommended by the
board?" Mr.. Fulton asked the witness.
ut must have been, to get to Congress.
he replied.
You don't mean to imply in your
statement that the superintendent recon-
mended the sixteen-room proposition?' he
was asked.
mo, but 1 do mean that he might have
remedied it in Congress If l could have
seen him." Mr.. Kramer replied.
Mr.. Fulton stated that he objected to
the testimony regarding the sixteen-room
building the ground that i referred
to the superintendent duties as mem
Der of the schoolhouse commission and
not as superintendent. and therefore was
not proper in the trial of DR.. Chancellor
as SUPERINTENDENT Members of the board
suggested, however, that DR.. Chancellor
reported to them on his work with the
school commission and therefore the evil
dence was proper.
IF DR.. Chancellor ought to be dis
missed for that it would involve in COM
plications the board and the Commits
sioners,' Mr.. Fulton declared. IAN rec
commended 1t to Congress. / believe it
would be good thing to have a house
cleaning"
II am glad to hear the counsel say his
client ought to CO." Mrs Terrell de
clared.
Il would like to see the board abolished
as well as the office of superintendent"
Mr.. Fulton retorted.
Lack of Systematic Leadership.
w. w Black. supervising principal of
the third division. was the last witness
before the recess.
What assistance have you had from
the superintendent" he was asked by
Mr. Mcnamara.
las a supervising principal?"
Yes"
I'VE have had nothing in the way of
systematic help or Sinstruction, practi-
cally nothing" .
WAS there lack of systematic leader
ship"
been organized in a body for systematic
work in the schools" witness replied.
There has been no organization and no
systematic instruction from the superin-
tendent." Mr.. Black said further that he
had little personal contact with the super
ntendent On cross-eXamination the
witness stated that the superintendent
has never given instructions as to his
policy, and ii was, therefore, not known
to the supervising principals. At the
meeting of principals, he said, of which
there have been six or eight since Dr.
Chancellor took charge, specific points
were considered at each session, and there
was no opportunity to take up any large
subject
The board took a recess until evening
when Mr. Black left the witness stand
Session Last Evening.
The board reconvened at S:35 o'clock
last evening and proceeded with the eX-
animation of witnesses, but before the
first witness was called there was a Is
cussion, led by DR.. Evermann, regarding
the similarity between the former and the
present rules for the guidance of super
vising principals. Drs Evermann also d.
rected attention TO the omission by At
torney Fulton, in his reading of the rules,
of the word high in one instance before
schools" Mr.. Fulton then said that II
DR.. Evermann had made the statement
with the intention of implying that he
had been trying TO deceive the board the
doctor was false"
DIR. Evermann," he said, evidently
has the purpose of trying to impugn me
by saying that l made that omission in
tentionally. You have already made such
a statement this afternoon. Now you re-
peat it. If you mean to say that l am
guilty of deception l say that you are
false
When Capt. Oyster interrupted with a
soothing word the attorney turned to the
president of the board and continued:
If he doesn't mean it let him say so, and
| will apologize to him for calling him a
falsehood.'
But no wnvC came from DIR. Evermapn.
so no apology followed from Mr.. Fulton.
Lack of Benefit.
s. NJ Ely supervising principal of the
fifth division. was the first witness of the
evening He testified that there had been
no meeting of the supervising principals
with DIR. Chancellor. except twice at pri-
benefit had been derived by him from the
superintendent. He also asserted that
Dr. Chancellors orders had been hard for
him to understand. and that subordinates
were not protected in executing such or
ders On cross-examination by Mr.. Full
ton the witness explained why it was that
typewriter orders We're incomprehensible
to him. Some merriment followed when
Attorney Mcnamara had to De enlight-
ened on the word opacity" used by Mr..
Fulton. Mr.. Mcnamara bet his case that
the word did not exist. He lost but the
hearing proceeded.
Percy NJ. Hughes, assistant superin-
tendent. was again called. He was put
on the stand for the evident Intention
of proving that an order to discontinue
two session days in first and second
grade schools. which had been revoked
by DIR. Chancellor on the alleged au-
thority of the board, had never been
acted on by the board. BUT Mr. Cox
spoke up in the middle of the question
ing and said that the superintendent