Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-04-02
COLLEGE CONFERENCE.
Pres Adams a Member of the EXecu
tive Committee.

Great interest is being manifested
among educators in the forthcoming
first annual meeting of the North Cen
trail Association OF Colleges and Sec
ondarN Schools AT the University of
Chicago, April and 4. Having for its
object the establishment of closer re
lations between the colleges and the
secondary schools of the north central
states the association will discuss sew
eral questions which are growing in
Importance daily in their bearing upon
the educational interests Of the coun-
try. The main topics viii be as fol
lows:
/. College requirements in history,
> What constitutes college and
a secondary school"
3. Methods of admission to college,
With papers on -four representative sys-
tens
Eacn of these topics is of special III
terest to thousands Of students in high
and college preparatory schools, They
have felt, as kecny as their in
structorS, tlle lack of uniformity in
secondary instruction, and in the re
quirements for admission to college
which prevails in the ten states repre-
scented in the association, and will
watch closely the progress of the
movement to improve this condition.
OF the three main topics the second,
perhaps is the one in which cduca-
tional institutions are showing the
most concern Those of Iowa for in
stance, are deeply agitated over the
question Of what constitutes a colleg"
and what secondary school The
third question Is one, too, that has been
recognized to be one of the greatest
importance by teachers in the public
schools, relating as ii does to the
future of every ambitious high school
graduate who wishes to complete hisl
education in some university or college
of recognized standing.
The North Central Association OIL
Colleges and Secondary Schools was
organized March %, 1895 at North
western University, in response to a.
James b. Angel. president Of the
University OF Michigan Henry Wade
Rogers, president of Northwestern Uni
versity, G. *, Adams president of the
University of Wisconsin, William r
Harper, president of the University OF
Chicago; w H. Butts, principal of
Michigan Military Academy, w, A,
Grceson principal of Grand Rapids
high school and r G. Boone. principal
Of Michigan normal school,
This call. framed as an invitation.
was sent to several prominent repr"
scntatiyes of higher and Of secondary
education in the states Of Ohio Mich
gan Indiana, Hill dis Wisconsin, Min
nesota Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and
Kansas. asking their presence at tho
meeting in Evanston for the purpose Of
forming an association of colleges and
secondary schools of the north central
states representative Of universities
colleges, scientific schools, normal
schools, high schools and academies
The response to the call was uncH
pectedIy general in point Of attend
ancc representatives from seven of th"
ten states being present In TIL" or
ganizatlor Of the association the fol
lowing officers were elected
President James Is Angel, prcsi-
dent Of the University OF Michigan
Vice presidents Ohio, William G.
Balentine, president Of Oberlin Col
lcge. Michigan, Lewis r. Fiske. pre5t-
dent OF Albion College; William A..
Grceson principal Of the Grand Rapids
high school Wisconsin, Edward y
Eaton president Of BeIoit College
George s. Albee, president Of Oshkosh
state Normal school, indiana, Joseph
Swain, president Of Indiana University
Illinois. Henry Wade Rogers pre8idch'
Of Northwestern University, Newton
e Dougherty. superintendent Of Peoria
schools Iowa. William r King, prest-
dent Of Cornell College; Missouri, Win
field s Chaplin. president Of Washing
ton University.
Secretary Frederick l.. Bliss, prin-
cipal Of the Detroit high school
Treasurer George n Carman, di-
rector Of Lewis institute.
Executive committee The president,
the secretary. the treasurer and
Charles Kendall Adams. president o.
the University Of wisconsin Edward
/. Harris. principal OF the Cleveland
Central high school; Augustus II
Nightingale. superintendent Of high
schools. Chicago Clarence A. Waldo,
professor In Depauw University.