Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-22

aid Mr., Thurston. He said that TO
tfe test Of his knowledge and belief
Examination papers of Miss Peyton
lack to the board of examiners. He
I@id that yesterday he called In the
Cher member OF the colored board
* examiners, Miss H. e. Riggs. and
that she had said that the examina-
1ever been referred back to the board
~ examiners and that the super
fhtendent did not ask to have her
rtting changed.
T"Why was Glenn dismissed from the
nbard of examiners9 asked Senator
;Mr. Thurston replied that Mr..
Glenn knew perfectly well why he
was dismissed and that he as super
iotendent had told him why.
'."He was temperamentally unfit for
the job" said Mr.. Thurston. His at
tftude toward applicants led to con-
fthued misundersta nding: the candi-
dRtes felt that they were not being
fairly treated"
-Ir. Thurston said also that the
other members of Mr.. Peyton's family
in the school system had been APP
pointed without any solicitation on
the part of the superintendent.
EConarms Miss Woods Statement.
Supt Thurston said he desired to
confirm the statement made by Miss
Wood yesterday that he told her her
Nearing was to be friendly and in
farmal and he had been SO assured by
ii. Learned. He had submitted to
H Learned the twelve questions
sjren him by Mr.. Bradley, and which
R1understood had been propounded
r4-Miss Wood by DR.. Learned. Miss
Wood denied that the questions had
1Aen presented to her. The talk with
IR. Learned might have been based
ia, hA
tfpns, but she knew nothing OF the
SHestions.
SSupt. Thurston. referring to Assistant
Superintendent Bruce. said that Mr.
Hnce had not conferred with him as
THifh as he might have done, and. in
fScf, things had been ELECTED in this
lH4sring which should have been brought
q his attention by Mr. Bruce.
=Nr. Clafin urged that Congress enact
Eaw providing for the election of a
lHard of education by the citizens of the
District. He said that he was repre-
sRnting thirty-six organizations. which,
il turn, represented some 100000 peo-
ldRs
@Principal Molten of the Miner Normal
School said that she had seen it re-
p4rted that Miss Charlotte Hunter had
testified yesterday that Prof. Moens
lad been introduced to her by Miss
Noten and that Miss Molten had asked
her to aid him in his activities in the
schools ;. Miss Moten said that Prof.
Noens had come to the schools as a
: visitor, and that she treated him like
aey other visitor; showing him through
tie building and introducing him
formally to the. teachers into whose
rooms she took him. Il asked no one
IL aid him in his activities" she said.
did not know he had any activities
al. the time"
Records in Teachers Cnse.
fSupt Thurston laid before the COM
n3attee the records of the investiga-
tton which he had conducted into the
else of a Central High School teacher
40 had been charged by a member
OF the House with having uttered
dtily criticisms of Congress in her
cAsses.
FAIR. Thurston said he had reached
tie conclusion that there was no basis
FIR the statement and that there was
clear evidence the teacher had stopped
tie criticism of Congress by some Of
her pupils.
Ia letter. from H. Gmynn Gardiner
Was laid before the committee, con-
t3Adicting the testimony Of Miss Nor
ten yesterday about his reference to
dhncing in the schools.
p. C. Todd. speaking. he said. in be-
hAlf Of the parents league. expressed
tfFe opinion that the committee had
not gone to the bottom of the Bruce
case, and he felt that either Mr.. Bruce
.of the league should be sustained. He
4 I'd that until the women implicated
II the Moons incident were identified,
akstigma might be placed upon inno-
,c&nt persons, and he besought the
! cSmmittee ito go. to the bottom of
Wen. If we hass not gone to tie
bAttom. there is no bottom" declared
S&nator Harrison.
This concluded the hearing of wit
misses and the committee adjourned.