The Washington bee., 1910-10-15

NAL school graduates are discrimi-
mated against; the sister-in-law of the
assistant superintendent of our schools
has been made an assistant principal
of the Armstrong Manual Training
School, over more deserving teachers,
thus praCt1Clng nepOtIsm to the detrI-
ment of teachers more competent and
who have been shining lights in our
COlored public schools That the feel
ing of unrest that has long existed,
and continues to exist; that constant
baby orders that have been and con-
tinue to be promulgated by the as
sistant superintendent are menaCes to
good school government, and they
don't exist in our white schools under
the superintendency of Mr.. Stewart,
or any of his assistants. That d strong
man of executive ability and influence
with the people; one that has their
respect and confidence IS needed a.
the head of the ColOred public schools
before they will be recognized by the
great educators of the country, or be
entitled to a standing in the educa-
tiOnal institutions of the land. Be it,
therefore,
Resolved, That we the people in
public meeting assembled condemn
the interference of the Engineer Com
missioner in Our COlOred public schools
and his recent act of interference. by
sending agents of his government to
count the pupils in said schools IS a
violation of rules of said schools. and
he should be removed from office.
Resolved. further, That we indorse
the stand taken by the Board of Edu-
cation in asserting its rights in the
premises, and believe that Congress
was wise and just in taking our
schools out of the hands of the Com
missIOneTs.
Resolved, That we condemn the
unjust transfer and demotiOn of Miss
Belle Kinner from the DeanwOOd, D.
C., school, that she had made a success,
and the transfer of F L. CORDOBA,
formerly the advertising agent of The
Teacher" a school magazine of ROs-
.Coe c. Bruce, the present assistant
superintendent of the COlOred schools.
That said transfer and demotiOn of
Miss Kinner is a gross violation of
the rules of the Board of Education,
anu - SNlltNlCll HI ltoCil 10 cause ll4C
removal of said Bruce from the super
intendency Of the colored public
schools.
Resolved, further, That We condemn
as unjust, and in violItiOn of good
school government the transfer and
demOtion Of the Misses jamie and En-
ma Patterson, and the unjust dismis-
sal of Mr.. A. r. Dyson, a normal
school graduate
Resolved, further, That the many
acts of favOritism, nepOtism, discrimi-
nation, and unItness to manage prop
erly the colOred public schools, the
lack of confidence of 10000 colored
people have in said Roscoe 6. Bruce,
we, the colored citizens in mass meet
ing assembled, demand the removal
of said Bruce from office of assistant
superintendent of the colored public
schools.
Resolved, further, That the chair
man of this meeting be and hereby is
authorized and directed to appoint a
committee of fifteen citizens to pre-
sent a copy of these preambles and
resolutions to the members of the
Board of Education, and inform said
board the wishes of the people.
Resolved, further, if no action is
taken by the Board of Education to
relieve the schools and people of this
burden, said committee is directed to
lay grievances of the people before
both the Senate and House District
Committees of Congress.