The Washington bee., 1910-10-15

the colored public schools, which was
demonstrated when there was not
protest entered or a negative vote cast
against the adoption of the resolutions
Of condemnation of Major JudsOn and
the removal of r. c. Bruce, the as
sistant superintendent of schools.
At $40 o'clock Attorney w. Calvin
Chase called the meeting TO order, and
said, among other things, that the time
had come for the cOlOred people 10 IN
terest themselves in their schools; that
there IS feeling of unrest and dis
trust among the cOlored teachers aud
the people who are interested in the
colored schools. Mr.. Chase then call
ed the attention Of his hearers to the
action of Major JudsOn, who had the
COlOred pupils and teachers in the col
ored schools counted, and then said
that there were too many teachers
for the number of pupils, and upon
that suggestion the assistant superin-
tendent failed to fill the vacancies in
the schools that had been made va
cant by death, resignation or expul-
sion. Did Major Judson violate the
rules of the schools? In the first place,
stated Mr. Chase, he was not connect
ed with the schools, and neither did
he ask permission to have counted or
to count the number of pupils and
teachers in the colOred schools
Under miscellaneous heading of the
rules and bylaws of the Board of Ed
ucatiOn, IS the following:
"All persons connected with the
IpubliC schools are hereby forbidden to
furnish to any person or persons not
connected with said schools or to
those connected, except, for school
purposes, any list or lists of the pu-
pills, teachers or other employees there
in, unless by special permission of the
board"
Under the rules it can be readily
seen, said Mr. Chase, that Major Jud-
| son had grossly violated the rules Of
the Board Of Education. The speaker
referred to the demotiOn and transfer
of the Misses Patterson and many
others, and the dismissal of Mr.. A. R
! Dyson. The Nalle and Baily cases were
referred TO as personal friends of the
assistant superintendent. Those gen.
ttlemen can remember how kind and
| just the assistant superintendent,
| Bruce, was towards them. Teachers
in our schools today, remarked the
speaker, are suffering with nervous
prostration. At the conclusion of Mr.
! Chase's remarks, Attorney A. w.
! Scott was Introduced and delivered a
most eloquent address, which was ap-
plauded throughout. Attorney Scott
paid his respects to DR.. Terrell, of
| Howard University, who, when he
went before the Senate committee of
! Congress, the attorney charged him
with having apologized to the com
, mittec and making a denial of the
charges of discrimination against the
COlored schools by the white people
He thought the people should have a
| change IN the schools, but he doubted
the ability Of the people to remove
Bruce, because he was just the kind of
a Negro the white people want He
was loudly applauded at the conclusion
of his address.
Rev L. c. Moore, formerly a mem
Der of the legislature of Mississippi,
was the next speaker He declared
if the Board of Education didn't re-
move Bruce, he was certain that the
next Congress, which would be Dem
ocratic, would remove him, and you
| can be assured of it.
Attorney Marion T. Clinkscales was
the next speaker. His speech was log
ical and forcible,
At the conclusion of the speech
making the following preamble and
I resolutions were read by the chairman
of the committee on resolutions, and
unanimously adopted: