The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-10
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FAVOR STANDARD
FOR ALL COLLEGES
Education Commission Desires
State Supervision Of Every 3
Institution.
ADVANCED STEP IS TAKEN N
Teachers to Be Licensed-Wo-
mans and Medical Colleges
Considered.
ADVANCED STEP is TAKEN

Proceeding exactly along tho lines
suggested In The Times Dispn tch yes
terday the Virginia Education Com
| mission in session at the Capitol most
OF the day. decided to recommend to
the Legislature the supervision by
the State Board of Education of every
! institution of learning chartered by
| the State. This Is intended to prevent
Institutions calling themselves coll
leges. and advertising themselves as
! such, from imposing on the public by
merely giving Its students a high
school course or one even lower
To this end It was recommcn ed
| that no institution chartered by the
State las nearly all schools are) shall
!! be allowed to confer the degrees of
/; bachelor of arts, bachelor of science
| or civil engineer unless 1t gives a
four-year college course OF work based
on four-year high school course OF
| not less than fourteen units. Be-
! sides, 1t is recommended that no per.
! son shall be allowed to teach the
young people of Virginia, whether In
| n public of private school unless he
/ or she has been licensed as a teacher
| by the State.
| Would Protect Public.
These revolutionary efforts are be-
i ms put forth with the idea of stand
/ ardizing the schools, OF preventing i'm
4 PNShti", VI tie competency
! of teachers and of guarding the public
against inadequate instruction mas
| querading under the name Of college"
| or academy or high school,"
OF course. the Virginia Education
| Commission has no powers and can do
nothing but recommend to the Legis-
! tature the passage of such laws as
I It deems proper. However, this re-
J commentator will be made and there
/ is no doubt that II Will have a strong
| backing TO begin with from the educa-
| tional forces behind the commission.
| It is stated that the leaders in pri-
i vate institutions are heartily in favor
! of some plan which Will make every
| school stand on its merits and not on
| It's self-selectcd title
| On Womnn's College
Secretary C. c. Maphis was instruct
| ed 10 prepare complete statement on
| plan for co-ordinatcd womans col
| legc at the University OF Virginia. to
T, be reported at the next meeting OF the
! commission in October. This action
/ does not commit .the commission. but
| was taken with a view TO securing pro-
| per information for It's consideration.
There was some discussion Of the pro-
| position. but 1t was preliminary. The
/ last Legislature provided that this
body should formulate a report on such
an institution and present 1t to the
session OF 1912
! In addition, Mr.. Maphis was request
| ed to formulate q complete report COW
! ering the whole subject OF CO -ordina-
lion. This subject Is one which has
| given rise to no end OF discussion. and
! Is ono which is extremely difficult of
| solution The plan is to prevent waste
! and duplication in the different State
/ Institutions. and to make the schools
| work together for a common end.
! HIVE One Medical SCHOOL,
| a separate report was presented by
! the secretary on the subject OF "hIedi-
cal Education in Virginia" This was
| discussed, but In accordance with the
| policy OF the commission. no action
| was taken time being given the mem
| hers 10 think over the matter. To avoid
! harsh criticisms in this entirely pre-
| liminary stage. and to spare feelings
/, In certain directions. the text OF the
report was not given out only FIVE
recommendations being made public.
Mr.. Maphis recommended:
l.. That there should be but one med
cal school in Virginia.
! 2. That this one school should be a
part of the State University, with uni
versity standards and under university
control and properly articulated not
only with the university but with the
general system OF education.
3. That 1t should be located In some
large city.
/ Should Have Endowment.
i 4. That 1t should have not only an
increased annuity from the State. but
also be literally endowed.
s. That It should employ largely. IL
not wholly. an independent medical
staff.
! Mr., Maphls smillngly declined to
answer questions regarding these re-
commendations. saying II had been
agreed 1t would be best not to go into
details at this time. He said the paper
| could draw its own conclusions. 1t Is
! presumed. therefore. by way OF deduc-
tion. that competition Is bad for the
i profession; that there should be defin-
lite standards fixed by a cenetral body
i for admission to the school; that Rich
mond Is the best place for 1t; that 1t
j needs the money. and that 1t is not a
good idea for practicing physicians to
be the instructors.