The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24

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Paper read before Conference for
snconda,v Jra,,c, ,,on IN south M t,,n
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1iiiN 'eia'tS Oh NirR''''''' ~ = . '''' '
l1. Brown, United States Commits
.ioncr OF lrducation on In What
Ways May the state lepartment OF
OF system OF PuDhc Nlght "A
Schools"
IT IS fast coming TO be a liked char
sacteristic OF American education that
1T seeks TO avoid every sort OF cul-de-
sac and to organize the puDllc SCHOOLS
INTO one. coherent system. livery lower
public school Is to lead TO somo higher
pubic sciool' every hlsner puo'lc se' io
~ " nc hpproacheu u'tee.is uiiu NJ. W
l ~ through soi SONY, ioWer pubic
school' ana every h'uole s s,,,. IS ,u 20
have rights and Responsibilities with
reference TO schools above ana ne!o ..
= ms characterls'ic IS onc .li'it s.rlNe ,
me attehtoh OF our 'is'torS ilo'..
~ ii,eifper OF ti'e nos'''
,,lisslor' WHEN WI, Visl,eu Wis A.
lyVa 20 stuay Alile''e'lil ,.,,, WI
phit.cu,ar reference W i.s uio'i
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peo,c. i,'ui'i.'il'eu py ny Wy, ,, AZ AZ.
aucleu ~ tne people i"s. o LIZ. .mo
Peol'le ".ei'out pay 'ne,i. - 80. go.
!. coll'pIises " We So.
.,ic loulth - we s'N, , 49, y. 90; ~
the eleIletlttry sc''oo! 70
p niliiS schou'' W., ,as = - i,t,,,,
course; 81 me l'i'uu.o 'e,u ,,,.so ICY ~
schoo2, WITH a l9ur-sSal oo"t 81 an,. sa.
t tne soliese, WIN ~ go
z ", ny W ,,'s rro, ~, ,fa,
Nolle u eh 49, sS''oo o,1au M a,aJ, i.
-, ~, az .. go" for ~ next h,rhcr
li n' - P lofalo -. ,t, ~, ,,on1,, ~
sIaue, III aeIui t.t.,'.e ,,,a,.,aa thot
l1uAley, 'nucn quo,eu -, .....s
no system OF PUBIC euuea..on - -
INC name OF s'htio''''i ~ =
docs not raise grey euuo ...t ~ ~
uer WHICH !eaos i'o'" wv . y
university VI u N'lfs .. ,,o.u
so AMBASSADOR helu' ~ ms ms auu , 20.
Oh amer lcan cu"eti''oI - ~ ~
dundee, scotland, on VIC 20 =, t'i,s
month. declared that ne uoteli,.o -, %
rapidly gaining ground IN most OF INC
States that it (pubilc cuucatlon, shouiu
be carried at the pupnc expense ION
tho primary branches stra'sht tnro.Sn
the secondary schools ana on 70 tne
universities, Tor all WHO are ioeiiu lp,.
bic, able and DESTROYS 10 con lnue suchE
a course dlstlhc'l'e feature
of the American system is inc SECONDARY
school. In countries where 1ree tuition
Is not carried up to the university, there
is apt to be a vague. undeveloped ter
tritory between the primary schools ana
tho universities, filled sometimes ana
to certain extent by unsupported
high schools, but more frequently ny
private high schools. The distinguish.
ing feature Of the free common school
system of the United States IS the COM
pleteness with which it fills this gap
between .he primary schools and the
colleges or universities
The right Of the secondary school 70
this place in American public school
systems has indeed been questioned
but whenever the question has been
carried into the higher courts 1t mas
been settled in favor Of the American
principle. that public education is to
be limited only by the power and VIII
ingness Of the nnhH;' - nay Tor ".
The latest case involving the
mental question as " slne place OF the
high school ina pubic school system
was that decided by the supreme Court
of Kansas in an opinion named uo o"
on the first day Of DECEMBER Iva
This case went further t'ah NE ,i,aa,
quoted hala1hazoo l-, - ~ I,i,,a,s
IN the carry se'ei't l, a.au 1,anr5
case OF fo"eii - - a. =. .,,a.-,,nn. casa
OF o. ruuca 49,. ~ e irG,,oatinn ~ tho
lmae =. t,ie , irontn uersus Dick ct al
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~ ~ ~ t,,a 1.eg,s,ature Of Kansas to
a,,tl,o,izo q locol72honrd of education
~ novsn mart Of the expense OF the
~, ,ntenance Of high school by a
regular charge for tuition. The court
1ecided that the act Of the Legislature
authorizing the collection Of such tut
ton fees was unconstitutional, or. in
general terms, that the high school of
Kansas must be a free school
Referring directly to the topic which
I am asked to discuss, in what definite
ways may the State Department or
Education further the establishment
OF system Of public high schools !
peg TO say tnat the maKlns or pupilc
sentiment IN favor OF n,sn schoo!s ana
the Shaping OF leslsiatlon LOT INC es-
tapllsi''l'eht ana maintenance ol suc,i
schoo1s seem n me MOST GENERA
Terms, 70 DC ING IVY way ~ Mi,cl'
the state. department OF Edu ,flt I,
may dlscharse us Responsibility IN ms
matter; ana these Two ways are joined
| together IN one, Tor the laws 0cDGnQ