The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-02


paTfnent and he il admitted
I'm Page - of tue catalogue OF the l III
sSssaty OF Oregon for fsRs-s3 after giving
Tue course Of study. the folloxing state
ment ~ found: s'Ail can3idates for sd
fnlssson 20 any OF these courses will Re re-
91lred To pass q satisfactory examination
In Ens.ish grammar. Urited States history
and Sr1stsn arithmetic
Inc University OF Idaho has = rrera-a-
tosy scnool under the immediate super
VISION OF the president and faculty Tor
sarnission TO the preparatory school APP
psie4nts should be at least IA years III age.
and on page - Of the catalogue OF fsEks-a4
ne mo the following: Applicants must
pass al examination, or otherwise satisfy
tse faculty OF their proficiency. upon the
ioa4owing branches: To enter first year
Engaash grammar. including reaaiag,
speailng and composition. geography,
ar fnfseisc as far as compound numbers"
oa page IL of the register of the Tniyef-
saty oi Nevada ind the following: AS
provided IN the statutes OF Nevada. ali
candidates must be at least Is years Of
age. Graduates from the high schools OF
Virginia Csty. Gold Ill., Carson.
Keno, Ninnemueca. Austin and Enreka
VIII Do admitted without examination,
upon presentations of diplomas. All OH
summation upon the following: spelling,
reading, psnmanship. English grammar.
descriptive geography. arithmetic tinciud-
Ing the metric systeml. algebra 10 quad
rates and two books of Wentgofth's
geometry" But on page % OF the same
register We find an announcement OF
commercial school as a part of the Uni
versity of Nevada with the following state
ment:
s"AppIicants must be at leas. Is years OF
age. as required by the statutes of Nevada.
and must pass the examinations required
Tor admission. They will be examined IN
spelling. reading. penmanship grammar
metic to interest"
Now we come to the University of Texas,
which Is an excellent institution and ranks
next 10 the University OF Virginia among
the state schools of the Southern states
On page eighty of the catalogue of the
University Of Texas 10. 1912 may be
found under the heading of special
students the following: Every candi-
date for admission as . special student is
required to pass an entrance examination
in English."
The University of Louisiana maintains
. sub-freshman class, for admission to
which candidates must be least IA years Of
age, and must have . good rnowledge of
elementary arithmetic, spelling. geography
and English grammar. See page 55 of
catalogue.
The University of Colorado ha. a pre-
paratory school attached. On page lib of
the catalogue for 1928 Is found the fol-
lowing statement: THE state prepara-
tory school is conducted by the university.
II Is maintained as required by law.
First to meet. the needs OF pupils from
localities in Colorado which are not pro-
vided with high schools; second, for those
whose schools DO not offer the desired
course in preparing for college" This
preparatory department hiss o course of
sfn " r. ms
ouirements for admission, as shown on
page LII Of the catalogue, are as follows:
Pupils are admitted to the first year of
the preparatory school upon certificate
that the ground of primary education
has been fully and well covered.
are to be signed by the teacher,
principal and superintendent In the
rural districts the teacher is requested to
recommend and the county superin-
tendrnt to examine and certify. Care
should be employed not TO certify pupils
who are not fully equipped TO begin the
work of college preparation. Pupils who
cannot produce 9 certificate will be ex-
amined in arithmetic, English grammar,
geography, United States history, reading
and spelling, composition and penman-
ship"
The University of Utah also has a pre-
paratory department., the admission to
- a.
reads as follows: Applicants for admis-
sion to the first year of the preparatory
school must be at least Is years of age and
must pass satisfactory examination in
arithmetic, English grammar and COM
position. geography, United States history.
reading and spelling"
The University of Wyoming has a sub
preparatory department. and on page Ia
OF the catalogue for 1864 gives the
course OF study for one year, including
arithmetic, English grammar, physiology,
descriptive geography, elementary rhet-
oric, physical geography, United States
history. This course seems to bs open to
any person over Is years of age without
regard to previous preparation. Ii is also
stated that the above sub-preparatory
course Is temporarily maintained in the
academic department of the university for
the benefit of students who come from
counties which, as YET, do not offer high
school advantages.
The standard of admission TO the Uni
versiiy of Kansas is quite high. The sys-
TEN of accredited high schools has also
been adopted. But again. we find on page
n of the catalogue for 1926 a statement
in reference 20 special students which per-
mits them 10 enter without examination
at all. This arrangement for special stu
dents seems TO be the prevailing notion
among the universities of the present time
and If continued IL will revolutionize the
old ironciad courses of study and bid fare
we'll TO all entrance examinations form
ally "a such. just as was done in the Uni
versitv of Virginia many years ago.
The University of Nebraska is one of the
best Of the newer state schools, yet she
finds 10 necessary to maintain preparatory
courses covering somewhat more than two
years. On pages eleven to fourteen of the
catalogue for is9.-s8 are exhibited these pre-
raratory courses, too tedious To be copied
showing the completion Of about the same
work as that required IN the sub-freshman
year III the University of Washington.
The University OF Missouri has n pre-
paratory department of two wears, which
il seems is Ia be discontinued after June
1894 as shown on page thirty-iour OF the
catalogue for lsSt2-S. After which they
propose 70 adopt the system OF approved
public high schools.
The University OF Iowa has adopted the
group system, some hat ike Harvard and
Hopkins. For admission 10 one of these
grou0s as given on page l. of the cata-
logne for else. the following il the re
quiFemen:; Arithmetic. English gram
mar. geography. orthography and United
States history.
The University of North Dakota has y
preparatory department., the requirements
for admission TO the f!rst year OF which
are as follows. Elementary arithmetic.
elementary English grammar. elementary
or introductory geography and outlines OF
United states history up 10 tae adoption
OF the Federal constitution.
Tee University Of South Dakota main
taius asub-freshmaa depa. tment. For ad-
mission the candidate must show evidence
81 proficiency ~ the elementary branches
taught 81 the common schools o. the state
see page -, catalogue for ~,
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