La Junta tribune., 1908-05-09

VI. II. fAlkPl.A1.
AS the writer of the above peril
nent inquiry is evidently seeking the
light, and as there are probably
others of our readers VINO desire to
be enlightened on the same subject.
we are very much pleased to pre-
sent herewith d complete history of
the atiiliation of our local public
schools with the North Central As.
/ sociation Of Secondary Schools and
Colleges. Our much vaunted pres
ent day atiiliation is not a new thing
under the sun by any means, as the
files of the TRIBUNE Of the years of
1901 and 1909 will attest. The his
tory is given by a very good authori-
ty in the matter, o. J. Blakesley, of
Rock Springs, Wyo. formerly super
intendent Of schools of this city, in Il
recent letter to K. w. Patterson.
The letter is as follows:
IL am in receipt of a clipping
from n recent issue of the Daily
Democrat calling the attention of
the public to the high school and its
recent affiliation with the North
Central Association of Secondary
Schools and Colleges. want to
correct with you, the statement
made, simply in justice to the high
school. | am not writing for pub
LEGATION nor for controversy of any
kind; but the article is incorrect. IAN d
some Of my friends may accept it as
true.
In 1900, through the courtesy of
the State University, Union High
School No. One, was placed on the
accredited list of this North Central
Association of Secondary Schools
and Colleges, as the year book of
said association will show, as well as
the correspondence with said asso-
citation and others, which should be
on file in the Office of the secretary
of the board The high school re-
NAMED in this association until the
fall Of 1905, application being made
year by year, the state Inspector of
high schools. usually the man to
commend. In 1905, on the regular
visitation of the Inspector, Prof.
Bell, ! asked him to again commend.
| asked him more than this, as for
instance, if he had anything to criri-
else or suggest. Said all was well
and that he would again commend,
sending me the application blank,
which filled, you signing the call,
jointly with me as secretary OF the
board. When the year book of the
North Central came out. found we
had been left out. This was probably
due to a little disaffection of Prof.
Bell, with which you are very cog
infant. | Immediately wrote the
association asking if we had n3t
been recommended and why Union
High School was not duly entered.
His reply was that no one had rec
commended us. then asked Den
yer University and Colorado College
to assist me and later | had letter
from the association, which ought
to be on file with your board. saying
that they were sorry for the over
sight, and that we might continue to
send our boys and girls to college in
any part of the associations limits.
as of old. This permit came too
late to be incorporated in the year
book of the association. left in
June of 1906. and too early to ask
for re-appointment. Superinten-
dent Hess. | should presume. did
not apply during his first year as
superintendent. His application
went in this year. So the high
school has not been out of the juris.
diction of this association since 1900,
save the half year Of l905-l9O6, and
the whole year under Superinten-
dent Hess, 19O6-l9O7.
If we had been out of the asso-