The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-02
NOTHING WRONG
WITH ELY SCHOOL,
mo- Dropped From tie Accredittd List o
North Genital Association
Simply Not Consider ed by Reason of No
Application on File
STATE INSPECTOR ALTON EXPLAINS

ence, was communicated with by
telegram and asked TO explain mat
ters, as tie impression prevails
here and throughout the state that
Ely's High School is one of the
finest, best organized and managed
III the state.
Inspector Alton replied that
there has never been any doubt of
the standing Of the Ely High
School, or any complaint concern
ing any phase of its work whatever
but there had been no application
received from the Ely school for
membership for next year, and that
no school is ever considered unless
it files an application for member
ship in the Association, and that
the Ely High School had not been
dropped at ALT had not been
considered at all-and no action of
any kind had been taken by the
Association.
The application was made regu-
larly and in due time by the local
high school and forwarded to the
inspector. It's loss cannot be ac-
counted for unless it went astray
in the mails or was mislaid in the
inspector S office.
The facts as set forth in the APP
plication showed that the High
School is doing work over its pre-
vious excellent record when it was
on the accredited list last year
The school is supervised by a man
of fine education .Aom Columbia
University having the degree OF
Master of Education in addition tc
two other degrees from eastern col
leges. His salary is fifty per cent
higher than that of previous prin-
cipals.
An extra teacher was added to
the faculty in September and the
number of recitations on the pro.
gram reduced materially and the
time for each increased. The work
of teachers has been decreased il
the High School, consequently the
report that the rules of the Asso
citation had been violated is enron.
eous.
The report says also that the
various high schools were dropped
because of inefficient sanitation
The sanitation of the Ely schools
is as good as the average through.
out the country and in the new
buildings recently erected, the
sanitation is the finest that money
can provide and the district has
spared no money to make it so.
| Our people learn with much
pleasure that the report was enron.
eous and misleading and that the
schools are in excellent condition
in these respects.
The North Central Association
of Colleges includes all of the col.
leges and universities west and
north of the Ohio river and east OF
the Rocky Mountains. 1t was or
ganized for the purpose of saving
the various colleges and high
schools the time lost in making
application to the various institu-
lions for place on their accredited
lists, thereby securing admission
for high school students without
examination except in English
which is required of all students
from all high schools. The Asso-
citation is for purposes of conven-
fence and uniformity only, and its
action does not in any way bar any
high school from becoming accred-
tied to those colleges and univer-
sites individually as has always
been done by schools who are not
in the association.
The Ely High School has been a
member of the association for over
a year, but has had its students &C
credited to various colleges and
universities for several years on ac-
count of its standing as state
high school. The association has
no authority or supervision over
any high school, nor does it dis.