The Durham daily globe., 1894-06-30
THE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
It's Proper Relation to the
College.
THE SUBJECT DISCUSSED
By President Shearer and Principals
of High Schools.

of Preparatory Schools Is Between the
Primary Schools and CoIIeges-The
Last Day of the Teachers Assembly.
Special Correspondence to THE GLOBE.
ATLANTIC HOTEL, MoREHEAD CITY, n.
c., June 29.-First on the programme
yesterday morning was Rev. J. NJ. Hor-
ner, of Horner School, Oxford, whose
subject was: "The Relation Of Prepare
tory Schools to Colleges" Preparatory
school and college should be under diff
ferent management, and in different com
munities. Because the discipline of
college is different from that of school,
and the influence of the college students
is bad upon the school boys. Prepara-
tory schools in North Carolina are
troubled because colleges in this state
have lower requirements for admission
than those of some other states. This
creates difficulty when the same school
is preparing some boys for North Caro-
| lima colleges, and some for colleges in
other states. Mr.. Horner said the col
| leges ought to have higher requirements,
| He claimed that this would increase their
numbers, for boys that go to college i'll
prepared, do not succeed, and leave after
one year. A college that is. strict in its
requirements for admission,s commands
the respect of boys. The speaker re-
ferred to boys of good ability, that have
no desire for higher culture than the
school affords. He thinks colleges could
influence many of them to such higher
education, by having members of their
faculties to visit the schools, and to speak
to the students on literary subjects, and
arouse their ambition.
Next Prof. NJ H. Holt, one of the prin
cipals of Oak Ridge Institute, spoke on
the same subject. Primary schools, sec
ondary schools, and colleges are all en-
gagged in one purpose, and should WORK
in harmony. For the sake of this, the
college work should begin where the pre-
paratory school leaves off, and the pre-
paratory schools work should cease where
the college work begins. Mr.. Holt thinks
colleges by lowering their standards, and
city public schools by raising theirs, are
tending to crowd out the private pre-
paratory schools The rivalry between
} the State University and the church
r college has had the result of making
, them value numbers more than scholar
snip Mr.. Holt read from many college
; presidents, all declaring that prepara
t)ry department in a college tends tC
lowe the college standard, and make TIT
institution rather a high school than
college.
President Shearer of Davidson college
+ followed His subject read: 1.-The lie
! lltiOn of Colleges to PreparatOr.
SchOOls" Dr. Shearer began by glVln
. a history Of his early life as teacher il
q primary and in secondary scoOls. lie be
e lieves in the secondary school. lie hell
g that southern colleges were more thor
ough than northern, and referred to tn
fact that recently go per cent of the hon
y ors at Princeton college were held b
southerners At the same time ther
n were 500 northern and 100 souther
men at Princeton. DR.. Shearer admitte
that bows are received at Davidson tha
do not come up to the requirements Q
admission. These boys are taught pr
paratory subjects, but the college has n
recognized preparatory department.
Little time was left for general discu
II sion after Dr. Shearer had sat dow
T. Superintendent Howell, of GoldsbOr
le made a short statement Of the work dor
of by the high school department of Gil
=, graded schools, particularly Of the Gold
boro school. They do good preparatol
aS work, as is proved by the standing {
G the boys and girls they send to colleg
Last year there were 81 boys and gir
attending colleges or high schools, vi
went from the Goldsboro graded scho(
A dozen years ago he could count upC
av the fingers of one hand all the GOldsbO
- BOYS and girls off at school and cole
at any given time. City graded schoo
ne instead of iniuring the first class prepaE
ess tory schools, have greatly aided the
All Mr.. Howell thought the criticisms OF t
ars college made by the first two speake
were we'll taken. North Carolina c.
leges ought to raise their requiremeI
for admission and adhere 10 them.
was glad to know of the standing Ii
Southern boys held at Princeton
i'd other Northern colleges. But instead
nd proving the high character of So1the
ute colleges, DR.. Shearer had only made IT,
hy out good preparatory schools. lie 5:
1b no difference between admitting boys
college, 'unprepared to enter the fre