People ex rel. Cook v. Board of Education

The relator, Cook, is a teacher in the public schools of Chicago. On September 9, 1936, and on different days thereafter, the Board of Examiners (as prescribed by the Board of Education) held an examination for the purpose of determining the fitness of candidates to receive certificates of principals of schools. The relator was a candidate and took the examination. He was notified by the Board of Examiners that he had failed. On October 7, 1937, he filed his petition in which he prayed that a writ of mandamus issue to the Board of Examiners and to the Board of Education, directing them…