Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-07-18
WANT FULL CREDIT.
Normal School Principals Think
Their College Work Should
be Recognized.

One Burning Question Made Warn
Session Yesterday Afternoon VIVA
TO do with the Dull Pupil-MaF b
Good for Something Sentiment o
Normal Schools.
The absence of several prominent
educators who were to take part il
the program made yesterdays after
noon session of the educational con
ference something of disappoint
ment But il had its compensatlons
1t gave the normal school, prepare
tory school and University men 8
chance to get at each others threats
The discussion was very informal
and every body was allowed to say
his say. DR.. Purinton, as presiding
officer, making only the one restric-
ton, that not more than two men
should occupy the floor at the same
time, this when Prof. Tro5ter, Prof.
! Hodges and Prof. Deahl all wanted
to talk at the same time, with A. j.
Wilkinson making remarks on the
side.
In accordance with the principle
that tout of the heart the mouth
speaketh, the question yeered to
the eternal question of college credit
in the University for work done in
the preparatory schools.
kpHbn pa1af;n, 20 A.
tional Schools to the University"
was the thene set down on the pro-
gram for consideration. President
L. e. Cramblett, of Bethany, and
President John Wier, OF the Confer
ence seminary, were to have talked
on one phase of this, but at the last
moment it was found that neither
was present. Likewise, President
s. E. Swartz, of Broaddus Institute,
and President r. L. Telford, of Lew
isbnrg Female Institute were absent
Prof. Frank b. Trotter, of the
Seminary, was present and spoke
briefly for the Seminary. He made
a point that there seemed to be a
great rivalry between the schools to
get students. This should not be.
Let the schools turn their attention
to taking better care of the students
they have, caring nothing fol mum
bers. Serambling for students was
unseemly and beneath the dignity of
an institution of acknowledged
standing. How many students were
instructed was not so important as
how well they were instructed.
Vice President j. M. Skinner Of
Morris Harvey college talked on
What the DenominatieAal Schools
Should Do for the University" Prof.
Skinner is recent graduate of the
University and the institution suf-
fers no undertaking at his hands.
His address was greatly enjoyed by
all present.
The formal addresses finished, the
question of University credit for
college work done in preparatory
school, that had made the morning
session lively one again asserted
itself. Prof. Hodges took great pains
to explain in his clear, concise way,
the system followed by the Uni
versity committee who has it in
charge, in admitting students and
giving them credit for work already
done towards degrees. A certificate
from the preparatory school, il ac-
credited was all that was necessary
to admit the applicant to the Fresh
man class. If he wanted credit for
college work, he was sent to the head
of the department in which the work
was done, and would obtain all that
was due, with or without examina-
tion. When student came from
the Conference Seminary, he said,
there was never any question about
his college credit. The same was
true of any school where work was
known to the instructors. But when
a student came from the Oshkosh
High School it was different No one
knew the quality OF the work done
there, and the student would have
to prove himself, by examination or
otherwise.
Students always got all the credit
that was coming to them and little
more. The students themselves
know this better than anybody. They
sometimes did not get all they wanted,
but it was usually case of wanting
too much. The committees system
was the result of long experience and
much thought and while it might
work hardship in very exceptional
case, it was the best he knew Of
A. j. wilkinson arose and wanted
to know where the question of brains
came in: 1t seemed to him the sys-
TEN made no allowance for special
ability whatever. 1t all depended on
work and grades. Where was the
Sitting process to begin? Were
the billiards, the boys who plainly
had no talent for Latin and other
learning, to be allowed TO go through
college, aud TO learn when lie finishes
that they were filter for the shop or
farm than for Law and Latin? Mr..
wilkinson wanted some patent, hy-
dradlic, self adjusting device to test
The brains OF the youth when he knock
ed at the college door. The bright
Fellow should to allowed to take col
iege work, without reference to his
previous preparation, while the dull
boy was to be severely tested and adj