El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-05
PRESIDENT GRAY5
PLAN IS PRAISED
Minneapolis Paper Thinks
Well of New Mexico
Educator S Idea

Albuquerque, n. n, Nov. AT the
recent meeting Of the National Associa-
tlon Of state Universities, president
Edward Mcqueen Gray, Of the univer-
slty Of New Mexico. read q paper on
The Curricula OF the Secondary
School" which attracted much atten-
ti0n. The Minneapolis Tribune, under
prominent leaollne, salQ conceflln6
DIT. Gray and the plan he submitted;
Before becoming a factor IN educa-
tiOnal circles i'm the United states pres
ldent Gray was considered an auInor-
itv in Germany. where he taught ana
his efforts TO reconstruct the curricula
Of the secondary schools or this cOun-
try along lines followed IN Germany IS
causing widespread interest president
Gray would reconstruct the secondary
school curricula along the following
lines. First, a junior division oIIerlng a
course in general education. extending
over two years, including the suDJects
offered at present with the addition o.
courses in practical arithmetic ana
bookkeeping, ciTics and personal ny o.
giene.
Second, a public eNanllnsll e. ~. iIlz y, =
tuted By the state board OF pubic IN
rtruction Cor groups Of such DoarGsJ
covering all the subjects taught IN We
funiOr division conducted by Ine $3.50
university in each state, the results OF
fbo~ifv al the state board Of educa-
ffon. successful candidates to be classy
In honor and pass DIVISION 90 pc Pia-l-
fn order of merit; the name on ~
school to which q candidate belongs -
eupear in every instance the eAtlllllia--
ton to be open TO all, without reBeL95
To age or sex the cerll1l~-tss -
by the board Of educaton U De -
only means Of entrance 20 tne
sTbird. a senior division offering a
,onrse in special education eNIenolIls
over two years in each OF t1e uspss55ff
ments conducted oy me sc--9.. ~ ~ -r-rse
ton TO the work Of the speclAt ~ u =
certain subjects selected from L1 Is, -. -
eraT course, and including HAb--a--f ~
be taken by the students -ts
FOURTH. senior diploma eAalll5--e-
zion consisting Of a genera eA1---- L-s-
ffor- In the subjects OF the gensL
~o11-ee and special examination "
tie subjects Of the dep4L 80 sI 4 e
course; candidates 20 70 a. o-7e~
eualifv In both sUaminaJlons' ~ ~ - y
70 receive the diploma OF the DQ-Lu y
.s,7--c7ffo-,- rne results Of the senior -
arofuatfOns to be pupllsneo III --c--f---
manner as those Of the junior
1i9 3iFiftb the issuance Of a diploma oy
+ba state board Of education 1oL go 49,
~ hoards) testifying TO the qua-L--i -
lions Of the holder IN Iset 5-sns-t-
EDecial course ot1ereo D9 U--9
7rent OF the high scn0oL
Frau1f with Currtculas
%. THE fault Of the high school eu cur
-f.nlurn Is plain 20 all said preslleI1t
T5rav. sThe boy who has gone 20 Wq1A
Sr fbs office after leaving the slsLt-
Crade is quicker and more lntellle ~ ~
9-ffE more of the malSlngs OF an go
lie1t citizen in him than the aEsIa5
nv who has had a couple OF years ~
bfeh school. During the last 10 ea5s
+bs General curricula Of hlEn scnoo-5s
bss been slowly passing out 81 toe
--ffb national requirements me
feo+ Ia our. secondary education Is "
le0g+, ana indefiniteness Of the en-
araI course itself. it leads the sluoel zen
1ov-bera In particular II opens ~
5oor To nublic employment. Lhe courses
90 6ften loose and long drawn Guy.
ana HE teaching is frequently NEE A-zS- /
eDT unstfuulating; there is appaLsslt-ss
1o+bfng to work for; no reward oIte s5-
f0r distinction; no opportunity 5ltSL
for merit 10 make itself known, 1neLS
Is no Dsrt of our national scnens u
s5ucaffou which needs afternoon LAo
+bs0 fine secondary schools By tue
adoption of more thorough SLu ~
10 date curriculum, with puDuc. *
sninatfons. they viii secure nalloi p
-soornitiou for the merits ana cerlln-
.ofeS. Of the students.