The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-16
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL
IS HONORED TO-DAY
Hammond Elected a Mem
ber of Collegiate and
School Association.
SUPT.M M'OANIEL GETS LETTER
Local High School Graduates Are
Granted Certain Privileges
From Association.

Hammond high school which, after a
thorough Investigation by members of
the North Central Association of Col
leges and Secondary Schools has been
honored in being elected a member of
this association.
Superintendent c. NJ. Mcdaniel re-
ceived a letter today from E. o. Holland
assistant in the department of educa-
ton in the Indiana university and from
Nathaiel Butler, dean of the department
Of education in the Chicago university,
the former announcing the admission
of the local school to the association
and the latter granting Hammond
school graduates certain privileges in
the Chicago university.
The recognition of the Hammond
school by the association permits the
graduates of the local school to enter
the freshmen school of the following
schools without an examinations: Uni
versity of Minnesota, University of Gin
cinnati University of Ohio, University
of Chicago, University of Missouri,
University of Iowa, University of In
diana, University of Illinois, University
of Kansas. Northwestern University,
University of Nebraska, University of
Colorado, University of Wisconsin, and
University of Michigan.
In writing to Superintendent Nc
Daniel of the admittance of the local
school f. o. Holland of the Indiana
university says:
only thirty schools in the state
have been so honored. To receive such
recognition a high school must have
an efficient corps of teachers well edu-
Gated and with pronounced teaching
ability. The school must be thoroughly
equipped with laboratories and last of
all there must be. a good school spirit
which will enable the teachers and
pupils to do good work"
While making his Investigation OF
the Hammond school Prof. Holland
said about the local school that its
teaching corps was as good as that of
the city of Indianapolis and that he
never saw better reading in the grades
anywhere.
In addition to being admitted to the
North Central Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools the University
of Chicago has extended to the local
school the following privileges, in a
letter to Mr.. Mcdaniel:
First, that you have the privilege
of nominating a candidate for the
scholarship in the University of Chi
cago from each of your graduating
classes; second, that you and your
teachers are members of the annual
education conference held at the uni
versity; third, that you have the priv
ilege of sending two representatives of
compete in the annual defamation con-
test at the university the prize being a
scholarship covering the tuition fees
in the university for one year; fourth.
that you have the privilege of sending
candidates to take part in the prize
examination in Latin, German, mathe-
matics and English, the box prize be-
ing scholarship covering the tuition
fees in the university for one year;
fifth. that the members of your teach
ing staff will have the privilege of one
half tuition rates during the coming
summer quarter; sixth, that you will
be entitled to receive many publica-
tion of the university"
The Chicago university gives an
nually twenty five scholarships for
prizes as mentioned in the above spec
| ifications.
Hammond high school is the only
Lake county high school admitted to
the association.