The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-01
Mr.. WadsWorlh Wish
es to Correct Some
Statements.
Reporter Wrongly Informed
About Mr.. Wadsw orth's Address ON
Relation OF the High school TO
the Mining school,

Il
your valuable space to correct some OF
the numerous erroneous statements re-
garding my address and the discussion
thereof, in the News OF last Monday
| As your reporter was not present at the
meeting, he is in no way responsible Tor
the errors OF bis informants.
The only remark from my address cor
rectly reported is "the greatest good to
both high school and Mining School
would come from cooperation"
| Regarding the normal school question,
| | am quoted as saying that should not
proper support be given the Mining
School from this section we could not
hope for the establishment by the State
OF another institution in our midst |
actually said. You justly ask for a
normal school located in the Upper Pen
insula and l sincerely hope that you will
obtain IL. Let me suggest that which
seems to me as the shortest and best way
to reach the fulfillment OF our mutual de-
sires. The State. through it's Legislature,
has the most undoubted right TO say TO
you, There has been already established
in your district an institution OF higher
learning, one that stands among the
foremost engineering schools in the
United States-recognized as such, and
as being in many ways a pioneer in the
6eld, by the educators both OF America
and Europe Ii can then ask YOU il you
all have made the best out OF il that you
can, as il is well known many OF you
have done. IL YOU have all aided and
comforted il in it's struggle for the cause
OF higher education in this district-Ifyou
have all faithfully taken care OF what has
already been granted YOU by the State II |
you can all say that You have done all you |
were able TO make the work OF the Min |
ing School properly known in this dis |
trict and To make il a success in it's If |
forts TO stimulate education in the North |
ern Peninsula, then you will undoubted-
~ find the people OF the entire State |
ready and willing to give you the much |
wished for normal school. II you can
show that you have made the best use OF |
what YOU have, then much more will be |
granted YOU"
10 my address no mention was made |
OF any OF the high schools or superinten-
dents OF the county except those OF Lake |
Linden, and these were commended.
There was nothing in the address at |
lacking any school or individual. nor
had any intention so to do. Further,
no statement was therein made, that any
schools had adopted the proposed prepa- |
ratory course suggested by the Mining
School. nor that any school had or had
not sent students to the Mining School. |
Az an evidence OF our good will towards |
the teachers and schools il was stated
that, In order to aid the public schools |
and their teachers, instruction is given at |
the Mining School on Saturdays, of |
which, II desired any one can avail them |
selves. So far as the Mining School il
concerned, ii wishes to aid YOU in any
way practicable and it invites your
hearty cooperation and support"
Concerning the courses of study, the
address stated.
The constant effort and object OF the |
Mining School has been to aid the high
schools and to keep the pupils in them
until they graduated. Knowing that the |
courses in the high school were quite |
varied and that it's pupils must come |
from oil sections OF the country, it was
decided not to lay down any course that |
would hamper the high schools. Ii then |
specified the studies that were necessary |
Tor the professional work in the Mining |
School, but left the Others to the choice OF |
the high schools themselves. The Mining |
School wished that it's students should |
have the highest obtainable preparation.
but outside OF special necessary subjects,
1t did not care in what studies the student |
was trained, but how well he was trained. |
The method OF entrance by certificate |
was then, and now is, believed to be the /
fairest and best for all parties concerned,
az well as OF higher grade than the di- |
pioma system, but since it appears that |
the high schools prefer the diploma sys-
fapn hn mi
for its adoption"
IL was also clearly stated that the |
OF study, both as to arrangement |
and choice OF most OF the subjects, were
left to the option of the schools, that they |
might adapt them to their own special |
Your informant enormously |
MIR. Arbury as one who took |
part in discussing my paper. The discus |
zion was confined solely to Messrs. Brock,
Cooley, McCone and White.
Further, Mr.. Brock made no discussion |
whatsoever OF the proposed preparatory
courses Of study outlined bv me, nor did |
any one else object to them. Had they done |
so, IL would have been easy to show that |
the proposed regular high school course |
covered the requirements Tor admission |
to the University of Michigan in all it's |
courses except the classical; according to |
my Information, the superintendents OF |
three OF the principal schools in Hough- |
ton county intend to adopt it, i. g., Calu- |
met, Houghton and Lake Linden.
IL In only just to Superintendent |
Brock to say that as his school il already |
on the university list, his board does not |
longer have to labor to that end. Also,
in regard to the statement that during |
the six years OF bis administration no |
regular students had been sent to the |
Mining School from the Hancock school, |
while during the four years previous ten |
bad 80 entered, justice to him requires it |
to be said that TINS fact was brought out |
in the subsequent discussion in answer to |
a direct question asked by HIM; other
wise il would not have appeared.
Very truly yours.
NJ f. WADsWoRTu