Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-06
4 COMPARISON
of THE SCRANTON CORRESPOND
ENCE SCHOOL WITH REGU-
LAR INSTITUTIONS.
In the Scranton School Every Stu.
dent is in a Glass BY Himself, and
His Progress Depends Upon His
Industry-All Ultimately Reach
the Goal, However.

To take course in regular techni-
cal college Is the best way to secure a
technical education, but it is rot pos
sible for busy men to attend colleges.
The Scranton schools are not intend
ed to fill the place of these but there
are, nevertheless, some respects in
which their method Of teaching is SUI
perior to all other systems.
In any class lecture the attention
may be drawn away by the surround
ings. Oral explanations cannot always
be grasped and retained in the memory
as they are given, and while the stu
dent is thinking over portion of the
lesson, the teacher may get ahead of
him; and if he loses part of the lesson,
he cannot understand the remainder.
The directions and instructions given
are general, and the student oftentimes
fails to get assistance on the point
which, in his case, is most necessary.
On the other hand, the correspondence
student goes from one point to another
only as he masters the previous one;
further, his recitations being written,
bring out clearly every weak point and
enable the instructor to know just how
to proceed
The correspondence teacher comes in
closer contact with the student than do
teachers instructing large classes.
When the instructor is correcting the
work or giving aid to the correspond
ence student, his mind is occupied with
him alone. This results in better work
on the part of the instructor for the
student than is possible when his at
tention is divided.
To remember thing it is necessary
to learn it well. To learn it%well the
attention must be fixed, so that COM
plete and clear impression may be
made on the mind. 1t will be admit
ted that a thing which is both heard
and read, better commands the atten-
heard only or if read only, and it is
equally true that things which are read
until they are understood and are after
ward written down, are better remem-
bered than those which are read only.
They are remembered better because
they are learned better.
Practice obtained by correspondence
students in writing all their work is
great benefit in preparing them to
successfully pass written examinations.
Each student is a class by himself,
and his progress depends upon the
time he can devote to study. One man
may get through in year, whereas 1t
may take another longer, but he reach
es the goal all the same. This is moro
than can be said OF the regular schools,
since in all of them students must keep
up with the classes or drop the studies.
There are no vacation seasons. Moth
ing interferes to interrupt the work of
the student. Persons can commence
their studies any day of the year, anc
be as sure of thorough instruction il
they begin at one time as at another.
Studies can be interrupted whenever
necessary, and resumed when conven-
lent.
Any person who wants to learn can
5o en- INV +I,o oorrocnopdance method
Instruction can be impaired with as
! great facility by it as by any other
means, and many learn by it who can
not be instructed in the, usual way.
In The International Correspondence
| Schools students are taught by the
ablest instructors it is possible to pro-
| cure. men of education and of large
experience in the branches which they
teach. These are assisted in the pre-
paration OF the instruction and ques-
ton papers by the ablest specialists in
the country. who are employed express
ly for the purpose. The students,
| therefore, have the advantage Of the
knowledge and experience of the ablest
engineers and experts connected with
the sciences they are studying.
Those who have tried instruction by
correspondence say there is nothing
more enjoyable than being ones own
schoolmaster. All restraints, study
hours, etc, are self-imposed and may
be removed or changed az Will
The above are some of the many adj
vantages possessed by the Scranton
Schools, in which the Register offers
ten free scholarships to the ten con-
testants polling the greatest number
of votes cast through our coupons, one
of which appears each weekday and
three in each Sunday issue. The date
fixed for closing the contest was mid
night on the 10th OF February, but as
it has been observed that that date
falls on Sunday, it has been extended
one day, to midnight of February 18th,
which will give all contestants the adj
vantage of an extra coupon.
| II is particularly desirable that votes