Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-31
Bruce Says He VIII Not Quit;
attacks Van SchaickS Policy
Colcred Superintendent of Negro Schools Says Effort to
ease" Hin, Out of Job Is Fui;!e-Wu Expose
Conditions in Church Address.


Methods said to have been employed
by DR. John Van Schaick jr. former
president of the board of education.
to bring about the siGnatiCn of Eos-
coe {. Bruce. assistant superintendent
of Colored schools, Will be exposed
by this official tomorrow night at a
meeting of the School Welfare League
at the John Wesley y. NJ. +. zion
Church. 14th and Forcoran streets.
Mr. Bruce claims that at this meet
ing he will produce information to
prove concIuSively that DR.. Van
Schaick. who retired to private lie
last July. has for the last Severa !
months been quietly conducting a
campaign to influence board members
10 ease" him out of the school syS-
tenn.
Part of the evidence Mr. Bruce will
produce is contained in u letter which
he wrote to tb, far-nar schooI bn,rG
president. dated December Is. 1920. 1t
Was sent to DIR. Van SchaicI rs a result
of conference between Mr.. Prucc
and DR.. Van Schaick in the latter's
home December :. At AhiS conference
DIR. Van Schaick, it is said d.mande ed
that Mr.. Bruce tender his resignation
Immediately under threat that il he
did not the board and himself would
find some means of forcing him TO
do it.
Mr.. Bruce stated today that DR..
It4t =
ter, but since receiving it. he charges
he has been more determined than
ever to have him removed He de-
clares that recently Dr.. Van Schaicx
has written five letters to school board
members renuestinp tben, 10 r.,on1a
\ copy of the letter sent to Dr. Van
Schaick by Mr. Erure follows in nart.
Your Somewhat urgent and very
disconcerting advice that YOU gave
me at the interview for which Vol,
summoned nv, to your home ON wad-
nesday last December 81 T have con.
sidered. as I promised IN do v.i+b NJ
most care This 7 have done larraI,.
because / annreciata tba rontidt',,ns.
Won showed me- difrin. rr,os+ az ,.n', =
administration as nresiTont Of H.
board of ed,cation and ~. smnnnrt
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