Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-21
EDUCATORS CLOSE
HE|RCONFERENCE.
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Permanent Organization Of Cen
:ral and West Central
States Likely.
AIM TO GET STANDARD SET
Association Plans Close imlintion With
Unitcd states Bureau of
Education.

AS a result of the conference OF sup
erlntcndcnts of public instruction fo
the central ana west central states
which closed its three days sessions
Saturday afternoon. it is probable tha'
n permanent organization OF the stat'
superintendents Of public instruction
will be formed to affiliate closely with
tho United States bureau of education
for the purpose of securing STANDARD
system of education in the United
states and standard for the ccrtitlca
ton of teachers.
Cuntemporancously with the meeting
of the National Educational associa-
ton, the conference will meet at
San Francisco next July, when com
mittcc appointed Saturday to prepare
n constitution and bylaws VIII pre-
gent its report to the conference, when
the matter Of permanent organization
will be decided,
The educators now have all left for
their respective homes. Some OF theih
were anxious about getting back to
their home states in time 10 attend
state teachers conventions.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
The conference of the chief state
school officers of the north. central
ana western states adopt the follow
ing principles governing the recogni-
ton of diplomas from standard colleges
and universities situated IN other
states and of certificates issued IN
other states
Recognition Of diplomas from stand
ard colleges and universities.
a. Any diplomas from a standard
college or university granted upon the
completion Of 12o-hour course, IN
Guiding 15 hours In education, shan be
recognized
Definition of n standard college or
university:
COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS.
TO be considered n standard college
uil of the following conditions must be
fully met:
l. The completion of II four-year
secondary course above the eighth
grade shall be required for college
entrance.
e. The completion Of 100 semester
hours shall be required for graduation
g. The number of class hours for the
heads of departments or for students
shall not exceed 20 Il week.
4. a faculty properly qualified shall
consist entirely Of graduates of stand
ard colleges, and each head OF a de-
partncnt shall hold AT least masters
degree from standard college or have
attained eminent success as u teacher,
which success shall be determined by
the chief state school officer of the
state in which the institution Is To-
Gated.
S. The library shall consist of at
least 5000 volumes, selected with re-
ference to colleges subjects and ex-
elusive of public documents.
G. The laboratory equipment shall
be sufficient to establish efficient la
boratores in all laboratory courses
offered.
T. The means OF support is defined
ms recurring a permanent endowment
OF not less than 100000, or an as
sured fixed annual income exclusive
OF tuition of at least $4,000: pro-
yided that this requirement shall not
be mandatory until Ave years after the
institution has been recognized. The
college must maintain at lenst seven
separate departments or chairs In the
arts and sciences. In case the pedago-
gical work of the institution Is to be
accepted for certiiication. the college
must maintain at lenst eight chairs.
one of which shall be devoted ex-
clusiyclr to education, or at least to
philosophy, including psychology and
education. The head of each depart
mcnt shall. In no case. devote less than
thrce-fourths Of his time to college
work.
Recognition Of diplomas or certi-
nratcs from standard normal schools.
-. Ry n standard normal school Is
meant school meeting the following
requirements:
Il. For entrance. four years work
above the eighth grade in an accredit-
ed secondary school
., For graduation thcrefrom two
years additional work. including n