The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-09
ALL SCHOOLS MAY
B. Be elias SIFIED.
Education Commission Members
Desire Alleged Colleges
III Inspected.
AFTER ADULTERANTs.
Food Inspectors Will Prevent
Sale Of Saccllarine
in Drinks.

FINAL classification of all Virginia
schools, whatever their pretentions or
their titles, Will probably be the aim
of the Virginia Education Commits
sion. This feature may or may not
be considered to-day at u meeting to
be held at the Capitol, but that it
Will eventually be taken up for prac-
teal solution, leading educators do
not doubt
while Virginia is not burdened VITA
a dozen institutions calling themselves
universities and offering nothing but
minor college courses. like other
Southern states have. she has col
leges" whose curricula do not equal
that of some of tho high schools. and
she has academies which do not come
up to GRADED schools. While these
largely exist among private institu-
tons, they have I'm the past and per-
haps do at present, comprise public
schools. which have called themselves
high schools and teach a grammar
course.
License All Teachers.
The plan eventually will be, II is
believed. to allow no person to teach
In Virginia. In private. public or
UNCONVENTIONAL school college, acad-
envy or institute, who has not license
TO do so from a State board OF compc-
petent powers The argument is that
It is more risky to have unlicensed
teachers than 1t would be 10 have I'M
licensed doctors
Then a yardstick would be fash
Toned by authority OF the Legislature
BY which schools of various grades
would be mca sured. NO institution
would be allowed to call itself a col
lege unless It measured up to a GER
tain standard OF requirements. II is
believed no honest school would OBJ
1ect to being Inspected by State OIL
cials.
As m; Ser of fact, the Depart
ment of Public Instruction is already
at work along these lines by putting
a new schedule of requirements into
effect for teachers certificates Ger
tain schools will hereafter have the
advantage over their competitors by
pointing to the fact that their gradu-
ates are granted certificates to teach
by the State authorities. The expec-
tation is that other schools will try
TO teach the same standard for obvi-
GUS reasons. and that In time there
will be no educational institutions In
Virginia masqueradng under the name
OF colleges" which give an Inferior
course of instruction. and which to
that extent pose dishonesty before
the public.
Have Not Decided.
AS to the matter OF co -ordlna ted
woman's college. State Superintendent
Esglcston said yesterday he believed
majority of the members OF tho Vir-
ginia Education Commission have not
made up their minds rs to their atti-
tude in the matter.
IT is his opinion that one final re-
port OF the commission had best he
compiled for presentation to the Leg
islature at Its next session. He thinks
this might we'll contain a comprehen-
sivc review of the conditions ne re-
CARDS public education in Virginia, SO
that the members of the General AS
sembly the educators and the public
generally might become informed.
The commission has cost the State
only $500 or $500 during the three
years of Its existence. for travelling
expenses OF members. The cost OF its
operation and the salary OF its sec
rotary are paid by the National Edu-
cation Commission i."