Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-29

ployed he examination method and those
which have employed the certificate
method seem 10 be asking ii something
better cannot lie found. Only two days
ago J received a letter from President
Tucker NJ Dartmouth College aSkin.
whether ! preferred 10 have our students
enter college by certificate or by exam
ination. and which method, in my judG
mcnt. has The greater education value in
he training Of the preparatory school
a similar letter was sent to the princi-
ral- Of All schools sending students To
Dartmouth College. We know thar Dart
mouth has employed the certificate syS-
tenn on the other hand. President Had
ley Of Yale. in 4 recent address before the
New England Association Of Colleges and
Preparatory schools. advocated a modi-
! firation Of The examination nethod which
should give great weight. in considering
a candidate, TO his record in the prepare
tory school course.
The danger involved in making the ex-
animation the sole test is that il encour-
ages examining and is likely to do an
injustice 70 the deserving student. The
record Of amy school sending many stu
dents - colleges requiring examinations
shows cases Of excellent students enter
ing with serious conditions. while poorer
students have in some unaccountable way
gone in with flying Colors II the quality
OF the previous work and the method of
preparation. rather than tn, mere pass
ing of examinations. could be made the
decisive factors in determining admis-
sion. examinations would be viewed nat
urdlly and nationally
In conclusion he called attention TO the
changes and alterations that are being
made in the preparatory school courses
ana the small proportion Of preparatory
school students who 30 70 college.
Pres. Harris spoke briefly OF the com
mon interests of the schools and col
IcGes. In touching on Pres. Hyde's
address and the matter of secondary
schools he said the term college pre-
paratory course as placed in some
catalogue is erroneous inasmuch a.
the requirements for college adms-
sion are now SO different from what
they We're formerly. He said he re-
Gently had occasion u compare the
classical ana English course and
found they did not articulate. He
spoke at some length on the advan-
tages offered by the University of
Maine. He believed the term college
preparatory should be dropped and the
courses 50 arranged 50 that student
need not decide until after being in
| the school for some time whether or
| not he must take one course or anoth-
er in order to fit for college.
/ As to the requirements for a school
course he said he believed the course
| should comprise Latin. mathematics.
science. and one other language.
| Pres. Chase Of Bates spoke at som-
| length. giving an account of the meet
| ings If the New England Association
Of Colleges and Preparatory Schools.
/ one of the most important announce
ments made at the meeting was that
OF Pres Chase when he sail that
| Bates had finally decided to admit
! students without the necessity for
| Greek which has been required almost
ever since the college was founded.
In an interview he said that this is
the first time that any public move
has been made to adopt such a course.
Last year few students We're ad-
mitted without the required Greek,
but that was done as simply as an ex-
! pertinent. 1t had been found to work
| SO Well that the college had now de-
c;ded to do away With Greek as a re-
| quirement. This announcement will
be made in the catalogue soon to be
issued.
At this point Pres. Butler moved Z
| vote Of thanks 10 those who had the
| arrangements in charge and spoke
briefly of the success Of the meeting.
At the conclusion of his speech the
meeting adjourned.