The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-17
Question Discussed at An
nual Gathering of Educa-
- tors at ShOreham.
REPORT is ADOPTED
9 BY THE ASSOCIATION
Propose to Make American InSti-
pa tutiOns Compare With Those
= on Continent.

The National Association Of State
Universities. through the representatives
q those Institutions who are attending
tie thirteenth annual meeting at the
shOTeham. decided this morning 10 raise
Ae educational standards higher than
rs been possible before.
She association, after spending almost
szs entire morning i'm discussion, adopt-
al report of the committee on stand
eds of American universities. While
as report is not to be made public for
ne present, cit is understood that there
Ee two prominent features in it.
pa. Both of these are intended. OF course.
. raise the requirements for admission
+ hr,American universities. The FIRST is
understood TO be that two years of
oilegiete work shall be necessary be
he entrance 10 a university be per
nItted. The. second is that no univer-
atty courses shall take in the freshmen
md sophomore years in the colleges Of
hose institutions
Raise STANDARD.
II is the intention of the association
70 so heighteu the standard of the
American universities, through such re-
ppirements as these, that they will
- ore nearly take rank with the older
instituttOns on the Continent. These
requirements will, Of course. not be
compulsory on any university, but it is
believed that there will be large num-
Der OF institutions which viii subscribe
20 these
Twenty-eight members. representing
as many different States, are in at
tendance. The convention closes tonight.
!. tAe afternoon and evening sessions
heins devoted to general educational
Dplcs and the election Of new officers
Wisconsin's Solution.
p Prof. l. f. Riber, OF Wisconsin. read
"a widely discussed paper on additional
@niormaton, yesterday afternoon. saw
ing that Wisconsin had decreed that
the solution lay in part within
the province of the State UNIVERSE
'tes- A number of States. he said
were doing extension work bv lectures
and Wyoming also offers correspond
ence study for credit.
F. Wisconsin" he said "bae mat thu
5ohilgauon by establishing a university
extension division as an orgaDg. ,,s,-+
of the State educational system n, ~,
words or President NarF Hise the Dri
mary purpose OF this. division is 10 and
= way TOT every man and woman in the
,oIaLt VINO Otherwise would not have an
opportunity to gain an education ,,
Tentative Schemes.
Debating and public discussion. he
continued. had gained a considerable
hold upon the State. while the farm, rs
are being reached through the agrfcul
tural colleges by means Of institutes
bulletins and study courses. directly
applicable to their occupation.
Cther papers read were: The Problem
OF Higher Education i'm States that
Mdlhldln More Than One College or
University" by President strong Sf the
University Of Kansas THE Relations of
Non-AgTlCultuTal State Universities ia
me Agricultural state Universities" bv
g. ~. MacLean, president of the Uni
Nerslty or Iowa THE Organization of a
TEACHERS College, or College Education
N Connection With the University" bv
Aston Ellis, president OF the University
OF Ohio.