Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
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not allow full admission OF graduate
to the freshman class Of the Uniyel
sity Of Kansas. II is claimed tina
as much work Is done as in othe
schools but because the requires
amount OF time is not spent on Ger
tain studies the University "condi
lions" the students. OF course thi
can be made up but that ought no
to be necessary. The Reflector aske'
Prof. VIII. Johnson, state high schoo
visitor, to explain the exact situation
and he said:
Before we adopted our presen
standard for entrance requirement.
the same amount Of Latin was requir
ed as at the present time, but only
three credits given for the same. This
was found to be too heavy for the
average high school and was thought
best to make the same requirement
for this particular foreign language
but extend the time to four years. All
other requirements remain about the
same now as they were prior to 1903
The present standard, which Is de-
fined as thlrty-six weeks work, five
recitations per week, was first agreed
upon by the North Central Associa-
toin of Colleges and Secondary
Schools, and has since been adopted
by all the universities and most OF
the colleges in the territory known
as the middle west. When the uni
yersity adopted this standard for en-
trance requirements 1t was endorsing
the standard of other state UNIVERSE
ties and at the same time encouraging
the high schools Of Kansas to arrange
their courses of study so as to be uni
form with high schools in other states
and make 1t possible for their gradu-
ates to enter all colleges and univer-
stiles in the north central territory.
The standard is really no longer
than 1t was in the old regime, in fact,
more time is given for the work in
foreign languages now than formerly
We have attempted to make clear to
high school principals the meaning OF
a unit for credit by defining a years
work in all of the subjects for which
we give credit. In this respect 1t has
been more difficult for the high
schools than in any other, because
of the fact that 1t was not always pos
sible to provide the necessary facili-
ties for a proper grade of teaching.
l began my work of accrediting the
high schools in the fall OF 1903, at the
same time in which the new require
ments went into force. In order that
schools might have time to readjust
their courses of study to harmonic
with the new conditions the univer-
sity did not hold to the letter Of the
requirements until after the expira-
ton of three years. This time was
deemed ample for such readjustment,
and at the expiration of this time all
the accredited high schools in the
state, with the exception of two, had
made the necessary changes.
Now with reference to the Dickin-
son ounty High School have to say
that the principal has not yet found
it convenient to conform to the re-
uuirements as now outlined and as
followed by all other high schools OF
the state. We have given credit for
all subjects offered with the excep-
ton of foreign languages, especially |
Latin, and Physics. At the present
tine the school allows only two thirds
Of a year for Physics, including lab
oratory practice, preparation Of note
books, and the completion Of the
state text; all other high schools in
the state and in the North Central As
ISOLATION require the entire year to
accomplish the same amount of work.
The same plan is followed with refer
ence to Latin. Your high school al
lows only two thirds Of year in each
unit Of work and endeavors to cover
the entire four year work in three,
hence we give only three credits while
the management Of the school insists
that they should have four. You will
notice that 1t is only the time element
that is wanting. The advice Of teach
ers Of these subjects from all our best
schools and colleges is opposed to the
custom followed In your high school.
The University must keep faith
with the high schools Of the state;
we cannot give more credit to one
school than to another, providing
other conditions are equal. The var
ious units for which the university
gives credit have been outlined defi-
nitely and placed in the hands Of all
teachers and principals Of high
schools. am not aware that there
is any other school in the state that
would urge the university to shorten
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