Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-26
INSPECT NIGH SCHOOLS
University Pays Particular Atten.
ton TO Schools on Its Ac.
credited List.
Inspection Includes Course Of
Study. Methods Of Teaching
and Facilities.
Something About the Plans and
System Of the Depart-
ment.


Iowa City, Jan. 26.-One of the busiest
departments of the university at pres
ient is the high school inspectors office.
The head of this department, Prof. u.
u. Mcconnell. his assistant, Mr.. H. c..
Dorcas and other assistants are at
work examining the high schools and
secondary schools of the state and COM
piling the material gathered by their
visits to these schools together for the
inspection Of the university committee
on secondary schools, which will pass
upon the applications Of the secondary
schools for admission to the university's
list of accredited schools The privilege:
enjoyed by these schools is entrance of
their graduates into the freshman class
without any examination, except the
test in English, which ie required OF all
matriculants. There are now 127 ac-
credited schools on the university 9 list,
and seventy-fo more whose creden-.
tails are partially accepted, making
over 200 schools in all. There are num-
Der of new applicants this year for
places on the list.
by the university incly es examination
Of the courses Of stu y offered, the
methods of teaching, and the facilities
for instruction. The expenses of exam
Iination are borne by the university. The
inspection usually lasts one day, the in
spector arriving at the high school in
1.-The Inspector will be asked to address
4
marks in this case are usually an appeal
Ito the students to cultivate higher edu-
cation The visits of the Inspector hap
lities being notified a short time In adj
vanos, or. as not infrequently happens.
being given notice of the visitof the In
spector by his appearance at the super
intcndent' . Office on the morning conve-
Intent to the examiner.
| Within the last ten days Professor Nc
Cornell has visited Monticello, Anaino-
sa, independence, Oelwein, West Union,
Wilton and Marengo. Mr.. Dorcas has
| visited during the past week the high
schools at diapolis, Eldon, Farming
ton, Alton and Emerson. Prof T. III.
sAacbri9e is now in the northern part
LOT the state visiting number of
schools, including those at Hartley and
ISanborn.
4 The committee on secondary schools
of the university senate will meet In
4 Professor McConnell's office next week
to consider the requests of high schools
4 to be placed on the accredited list The
schools recommended by the COMMITTEES
Twill make up the university list of ac-
credited schools. Following this meet
ling of the university committee will oc-
cur the meeting of the committee or
secondary schools of the State Teach
/ ers Association. This committee is
composed of the following members:
Prof. j. ]. Mcconnell of the University
4 of Iowa; Prof. Thomas Nicholson, OF
Cornell College; President J.lH. T
Main. of Grinnell College; President r
g. Hughes of Tabor College: president
c. E. Shelton. of Simpson College and
Professor Bell, OF Drake University
4 This committee meets in Iowa City or
Feb. I. Following this meeting the col.
ls,eges of the state teachers association
make up their list of accredited schools
4 The university examiners Office il
NEARLY connected with that of the high
school Inspectors If the scholars Of
sliany high school show deficiency ir
any one study or in all studies, in tbs
4 first years of their university course
i this argues some defect in their prepar.
|5atory training. The university informs
the school from which they entered oil
1.-The fact that these departments of thei,
curriculum need strengthening. The
English examination required of al
4 matriculants is a bugbear TO man,
i freshmen, but they usually find there is
little cause for alarm. The test re-