The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-08-30
ANNIVERSARY OF A UNIQUE
INSTITUTION
Students of the international
Correspondence Schools to Join
in a Big Celebration

Students of the international
Correspondence Schools in and
around Hope are much interest
ed in the celebration of the fiji
teenth anniversary of the Schools
which is to be held in Scranton,
Pennsylvania, on October 16, and
which it is likely some local stud
ent will attend.
1t has been nearly Is years
since Tomas j. Foster, then edi-
tor of a newspaper. in Shenan-
doah, Pennsylvania, introduced a
method of teaching through the
mails by means of special home
study textbooks and a system of
direction and correction of stud
ents' work, the object of which
was to enable the coal miners of
Pennsylvania to pass the requir-
ed examination for mine foreman.
Although the enterprise was of
great interest in the mining com
munlties, not even the founder
then dreamed that his plan was
the creation of a new educational
system that was to turn the
world into a vast class room and
afford the means by which prac-
tical, money earning knowledge
in almost every line could be
carried to the thousands that
could not give up work or leave
home to secure education.
The international Correspond
ence Schools now have more than
two hundred Courses of instruc-
ton, covering almost every
branch of nearly all the we'll
known trades and professions.
Up to the present time, IS, 600
students have either completed
the Courses for which they en-
rolled or substantial portions
thereof; 1885, 900 other students
have completed the study of
mathematical, physical, and
drawing subjects. One hundred
and fifty-three railroads, includ.
ing some of the largest systems
in the world, have made con.
tracts with the Schools for the
instruction Of their engineers,
firemen, machinists, inspectors,
and other employees.
The widespread practical re-
suits of the work of this great
"home-study" university is dem
onstrated by the fact that during
the last II months upwards of
1000 reports of increased salary
or advancement in position have
been received from students.
The foregoing figures are all
the more wonderful when it is
remembered that the largest
number of student graduated by
any one American resident
school is $4,000, and this is the
record of Harvard University, ar
institution more than 200 years
old. The international Cores
pondence Schools are filling g
great need that before was not
met by any educational system.
The many thousands that have
enabled to change to c%ongenialol
more remunerative occupations
or that have been otherwise bene
flied by this wonderful system
of education naturally feel deer
sense of gratitude to the mai
whose genius created and de
veloped the international Cores
pondence Schools and who is still
} the active head of the work. Al
} a fitting tribute, a great celebra
ton has been planned for tn,
} 10th of October, 1906, the day OF
which Is years ago the frs
student was enrolled. Hundred.
} of L. G. S. students and man,
persons of national prominenc,
J in educational work will be il
Scranton on that day.
The first student enrolled
then a common laborer, now
mine superintendent expect
ed to be present, as are also re