The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-07
State University Regents to Make
it Easier for High Schools
to Send Students There
WILL GIVE CREDIT FOR WORK
New Rules Adopted for Entrance Will
Make it Possible for Students of
Kenosha High School to Enter
Without Conditions

A change in the regulations regard
ing the admission to the State Uni
versity that will admit many who
have hitherto been ineligible was an
nounced recently by the governing
board of the university. In the future
due credit will be given work in the
High schools in various classes of the
commercial grades and domestic
science classes, with the result that
many pupils now holding certificates
Of work done in these grades will
have sufficient credits to enter the
university. The new ruling will also
effect the number of pupils of each
years graduating class, and increase
the number of those eligible to
entrance to the university.
During the past, many students
have sacrificed some studies of the
classical courses in order to take the
more practical courses in bookkeep-
ing, stenography, domestic science,
manual training and such work, with
the result that at the time of gradua-
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they have not had stuff cient credits to
enter the university. The matter has
been under consideration by the High
school principals of the state for some
time.
A committee appointed by the State
Teachers Association met at Madison
last Friday and offered statement to
the University committee on entrance
examinations. After much discussion
by the latter, it was decided to make
the change, which will become effec-
| tive at once. The new ruling is i'm
| portant not only to students of the
High schools at present, but to many
who have graduated, but who through
lack of credits have not been allowed
to enter the university.
| Work in such branches as domestic
science and manual training has until
the past few years, been considered
| more or less of an experiment, but
with the developments of recent
times, and the acceptance of the value
Of these branches, they are gaining a
higher and higher standing.
Many pupils are attracted to the
High school largely for the purpose
of taking these branches alone, and
and at that time, have no thought of
ever entering the university.
! Often, after two or three years in
High schools, the view point Of these
scholars, or their circumstances
change, so that if eligible they would
enter the university. In the past,
owing to having devoted their time to
the commercial branches, they have
been unable to enter.
| Fourteen units of work are re-
quired to enter the university, and
this has not been changed, so that
the standard of the school is in no
way changed. Each unit represents
FIVE hourly recitations week for one
years work. According to the new
schedule, the manual training courses
will be given one unit for one years
work, while commercial law and com
mercial geography will each receive
one-half years credit. One credit is
also allowed for any optional study,
that is, any one study from the entire
course. Another concession that is
indicative of the scheme to broaden
the scope of the university is the adj
mission of pupils without any foreig n
languages, providing this work is
made up during the university course.
The concession is the result of
much effort on part of the three prin-
cipals forming the committee, which
visited Madison Friday. Statements
we're secured from every High school
in the state, and the principals were
unanimous in declaring their belief
that the new courses should be recog-
nized.