The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-03
UNIVERSITY AND THE SCHOOLS.
yiexVs of New President-How COURSES
Should Re Arranged.


r,-osidsn+ Harrington looks forward with
txoan interest 10 the actual beginning Oh
the school year, and is very busy ihahiiI.
necessary preparations lie Is iliah %
ideas. always on the lookout TOT ING ~
terest of the university, that II may ao'
vance its standing among educauohaA IL
situations and nil the place for whlch the
commonwealth of Washington intended IT,
In speaking last evening as 10 the relauohs
Of the university with the pubic schools'
he said many things of special moment 10
persons interested in educational matters'
The material for the university, Fresi-
dent Harrington said, should be drawn
from the schools of the state, both puoic
and private. If the private schools were
intended to fit students for the university
the courses should be adapted TO the re-
ouirements of the university. Their rela-
tons to the university, however, were
those Of comfy and self-interest only.
In the case of the public schools, the
matter was quite different. The law ar
ranged for primary. intermediate, nigh,
normal and university educations. These
were the courses contemplated by law, ana
formed the public school system. Tnelr
relations were mutual, and they had GER
tain mutual responsibilities resulting from
these relations. One of these Responsible
ties was that they must adapt themselves
to one another and 10 the best interests or
education in the state. This meant that
the university should stand ready TO take
pupils as they were graduated from the
high schools and put them through uni
versity training IL they so desired. The
high schools must prepare students TO fill
the requirements OF the university.
The university, said President Harring-
ton, must adapt its requirements to the
possibilities OF the high school. To effect
this there should be an intimate relation
between the high schools and the univer-
sity. with mutual advice and help. Com
mittees OF inspection from the university
should visit the high schools from time 70
time, and when these committees found
that the university requirements were fill
ed and the quality of teaching was good
such high schools should be placed on an
accepted list and their pupils admitted on
diplomas. The initiative of this relation
should be taken by the high school, and
such committees sent On Invitation only.
a similar relation corld be established
with private schools and with schools out
side the state when the school desired it.
President Harrington said that in the
case Of towns where there were no high
schools the university had decided upon
the necessary machinery for examinations
for admission. In the case Of the normal
schools. the relations are less clearly de-
fined by the statutes. II was evident that
the university should not duplicate work
that was given 10 the normal schools. The
proper course would seem to be for the
university to admit normal graduates TO a
sort of postgraduate course in pedagogy.
and this was evidently what was contem-
plated by the law in providing pedagogical
courses in the university, otherwise the
university would be in part a normal
school. There seemed TO be no necessary
relation between the university and the
agricultural college, but such relation
could be made If found desirable.
In short. continued President Harring-
ton the purpose OF the university was to
supplement, complete and extend the edu-
cation given in the other grades of schools,
covering all the ground students might
desire or the state demand. Its methods
OF instructions were totally different from
those pursued IN the other schools.