Evening star., 1911-06-06
DAVIDSON IS SILENT
School Superintendent
Has Not Answered Board.
Notified OF HIS SELECTION
Two Telegrams Sent to Omaha Fail
to Bring Replies.
BELIEVE HE WILL ACCEPT
In Washington on May % Last and
Left Impression He Would Come
Here, It Is Said.
BELIEVE HE WILL ACCEPT

No answer had been received by the
board Of education UP to o'clock this
afternoon from DIR. William Mehard Da-
wilson. superintendent OF Omaha Neb.,
public schools, in reply to two kilograms
sent to him last night announcing the Of
fetal vote OF the board Of education Sc
lecting him as superintendent Of schools
OF the District Of Columbia.
Regardless of the silence. the members
of the board feel that DIR. Davidson has
already accepted the place Letters IN
dicate in unmistakable terms that no
matter what the city Of Omaha would do
In the way Of raising DR.. Davidson
salary, that he would accept the oppor-
tunity to be the superintendent of schools
in the National Capital. He was in the
city May 2S last, and the impression ne
left then is unmistakable on that point.
A dispatch from Omaha dated last
night says:
"supt W. NJ. Davidson Of the Omaha
schools tonight said that he knew nothing
Of his election to q similar position In the
District of Columbia. He stated that he
had not been a candidate for the position.
and that until official notice of election
was received he could not accept or re-
ject the tender.
"The Omaha board of education tonight
reelected Mr.. Davidson for three years
at salary OF 5000.
supt. Stuart Resigns.
A. +. Stuart, superintendent Of schools,
resigned, the new superintendent was
elected and an assistant superintendent
chosen within q few minutes at the
meeting of the board of education at the
Franklin School building yesterday after
noon.
1t had all been arranged. All the board
did was to handle the papers, chief OF
Mr.. Stuart for the splendid work he has
done for the schools. and MT. Stuart
own letter. in which he asked to be re-
lieved Of his duties and to be placed as
director of intermediate instruction.
A resolution of thanks was recorded Tor
8. e. Kramer, appointed yesterday as su-
pervisor for the third division. Mr.. Kra"
mer has been director of intermediate
instruction and recently has been asSum-
ing the duties left by Percy NJ. Hughes:
schools. Mr. Kramer is pleased with his
new appointment. He said yesterday that
he wanted to get Into the field" and
teach school rather than to do the rOu-
tine Of an admintstrative position. ne
sition Of assistant superintendent, al
though he has been possibility.
N0VSI 3 04t C4AA00OAA1
In Mr.. stuart's letter to the board III
called attention to the fact that he hat
| been acting as temporary superintendent
rather than as q permanent one, ant
quoted from previous letters to that ef
| feet In conclusion his letter reads:
| II beg now to call attention to TIT
wish expressed in my letter of Januar,
| g. 1908, :and ask that I be transferred
| from thb position Of superintendent O
schools to that Of director OF intermedi
ate instruction, and do so recommend t
l take effect July 4. 1911.
IT am deeply grateful to the memoeri
| of the board for personal courtesies ant
| ofYicial support, and beg to assure then
| that, as In the past, shall do my Ut
| most to make their administration o
| this great school system successful II
| "My successor shall have my cordia
cooperation when he enters upon dutie
| which I know to be most arduous and o.
q character to engage to their utmost TIT
high qualifications Of character, scholar
| ship and experience which he fortunatel!
brings to his task In this Capital city.
II can wish HIM no greater fortune thar
to share as l have done the splendid 10y
| atty OF the teachers. regardless OF sac,
or grade, and the helpful forbesrance ant
cooperation Of the fathers an6 mother
OF Washington. whose children are oo
especial care and whose highest INTEREST,"
We sock to serve"
Hoard Expresses Thauka