The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-28

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THE STATE AND The o NoMIhA'
S55TloRAL SCHOOLS.
Some people seem to wonder why
She Board o. Regents Of the State Nor;
NAL Schools is unwilling to have the
bars thrown down and all other
schools Iof the State be given the same
d privileges Under the law as Is given
to the statea schools. Criticism Of a
mild sort I'M some quarters and not 50
mid lin others has been offered be
cause the Board In charge Of the State
schools seeks to protect them and
4 elevate them. MISREPRESENTATION has
also been INDUCED in by some people
sinStheS hope OF creating sentiment for
the denomination schools. THE fact
VS. th d Board Of Regents Is not unwlll.
ling for the denominational schools to
have proper recognition under the
State law but the Board is Of the opln:
ions that there Is danger Of making it
sstoos easy for graduates Of schools not
Ss,lnder State control TO get the same
credit Jas those under State direction.
The Law passed by extraordinary
ssession Of the Legislature last year
providing that all graduates OF the
Normal department Of the State Nor
NAL Schools and graduates Of the Uni.
'Syersltyfhaying taken a certain amount
fofStrainlng In the department Of edu.
cation be granted certificates to teach
without further examination Is sought
Ito be amended so rs include other
schools, the amendment proposed
reading Jas follows: "and to gradu.
I ates 81 ali ether schools who have COM
spletcd courses in education which, in
hesihdgnents Of the State Board Of
VI Education are equal In amount and
Sssqual ttySto those OF the foregoing State
schools This seems fair enough on
Its face, but when We remember that
no other schools" except the State
Normal Schools have specially equip.
ped training departments the reason.
ableness Of IA substitute proposed by
q member OF the Normal School f,oari
will be NJ apparent. The substitute
amendment was presented to the com.
mittees on education In The Senate
;sand House of Delegates and met with
marked Sfaror, before both committees.
Z The substitute: proposes to specify In
ssthe law TINT all schools whose graln.
y sltes IRE; to be given certificates on an
equal Footing With the State Normal
N School shall have training depart
Inents Especially equipped for the drill
ling Of teachers. The substitute amend
$ment5 as proposed to the committees
1 above %mentione,l reads as follows:
sI5Ss...And to graduates Of the normal lie.
4 partnentEof all other schools III the
State having Training Departments
(which Fin the judgment Of the State
Board or Education. are equal In all
'respects3to the Trimming Departments
sotSs the ;state Normal School and It's
branches, 6and whose courses OF study
are equal in amount and quality TO
those OF the foregoing State schools. T"
9carefllNrpadlng Of the two amend.
nents will show that The latter Is
more: comprehensive hut mol nnrcason;
able This was conceded by Il men-
her pfStheAhoarl of directors Of one
lSfeofEtle leading UNCONVENTIONAL schools.
who, Int dlscnssing the matter, said
that there!wns great difference In the
$qual ltyE Of work aud courses Of study
inS the3l enonllnatlonal schools and not
ssall of themsby any means ought to be
granted equal standing with tho best.
Hence, the safeguard Is necessary ev.
fens iiriEprntectlng the higher class de-
UNCONVENTIONAL schools. THE establish
sments of affirming department slmilar
to those sinSthe State Hormal Schools
( will work no hardship on the best de.
3noniinational schools and colleges and
the same time the State Board Of
EdIcation under this provision will
GbeS spared the opportunities and even
sabnseS Of &school directors who might
feel asf others have felt that their
schools We're being dlscrlhlnatcd
agaiRsts An Investigation Of the at.
Etitnde sof5 the Board Of Regents Of the
State, Normal Schools will show that0
the members are only doing what they
consider theIrSdllty III properly safe
ardlng the State institutions which
they have been striylng to build up
] and place on q higher plane Of useful.
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