Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-21
STATE THEIR REASONS.
STATE University Authorities Tell Why vircqua
figh School Was Dropped from the Accredited
List and Make Recommendations for the Future.

AT the request of the city board of
education the university authorities have
furnished "a statement of facts on which
they base their reasons for removing
Viroqua high school from the accredited
list The CENSOR herewith publishes the
letter, at the request of the board of
education.
UNIVERSITY STATEMENT.
At your request, | send You some
suggestions in regard to the restoring
of the Virogua high school to the
accredited list Of the university The
reports of the inspections made last year
and this year show that the teaching
force of the school is on the whole rather
weak. 1t will therefore, be necessary
to strengthen it quite materially before
the school can be restored to the list.
Both reports show that the general con-
dition OF the school is bad The students
do not seem TO do their work with vigor
and efficiency, and seem to have no clear
idea OF what good work really means.
liz Will be necessary to bring about
marked improvement in this matter be-
Fore the school can be restored to the
accredited list. and it may not be posi-
Bile to do this at once Very much will
depend upon the energy and tact with
which the school is administered, and
dpon the general efficiency of the teach
ing force. Then, too, there must be
hearty cooperation on the part Of the
students and their parents IL il is true.
IS the reports seem to indicate, that
your students have not been doing as
much work as they should, it will no
doubt appear to them quite difficult to
do reasonable amount of work when
1T is required. There will, perhaps, be
some complaints of unreasonable re-
quirements and overburdening the stu
dents with work 1t will be rather I'M
fortunate If too much attention should
be paid to these complaints b, the
parents and school board. I have no
doubt whatever that both parents and
students Will cooperate most heartily
with the teaching force of the school to
bring 1T up to that state of efficiency
which is necessary to restore it to the
accredited list The Viroaua school is
somewhat deficient in equipment, and
the school board should, l feel, stand
ready to make such purchases of books
apparatus, and other equipments as may
seem to the principal to be necessary.
Last year the report of the inspector in
dlcated that the work in the grades be-
low the high school was not done well
enough to prepare students for the high
school. The report of the inspection
this year seems to show that consider
able improvement has been made in the
work of the grades. Ifeel that the work
OF the principal of the high school should
be so arranged as to enable him to give
considerable attention to the supervision
of the work of the grades
In regard to the inspection Of the
school in the future with reference to
restoring it to the accredited list, II
would say that the committee on &C
created schools will send committee of
whenever the principal of the
school feels that the school is in proper
condition for being placed upon the ac-
credited list 1t may take some time to
bring the school up to the necessary
state of efficiency, and / trust that the
friends of the school will be patient If
this is not brought about within a month
or two after the beginning of the next
school year.
Permit me to say that the committee
on accredited schools is ready at all times
to cooperate with the school board of
Viroqua, and hopes that the school may
be restored to the list next year.
Very truly yours,
f. G. HUBBARD,
Cacrotary Of tho Co,,,,n;t@oo