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Continued from page one this sectlonl
toricaI development Of educational IN
situations.
Is Started in state University.
II is the state university which first
emphasized the importance OF Qe-
partmeut Of education Inc DAiF eIslIy
Of Michigan was planned with the idea
of having the educational system o.
the state a unit from the kindergarten
10 the graduate IN philosophy or SCI
ence To do this il was necessary 20
have trained expert teachers IN ms
special subjects taught in the prepar-
atorv schools and these the university
must furnish The University OF "a!
fornia closely followed Michigan IN Ihis
respect. so these two states may pc
looked upon as pioneers In the oeFel-
opnent of educational science.
The teachers college OF COlumnla
university. New York, houses the
largest number Of graduate students IL
has enrolled at least 1000 students VINO
have had an average of five years teach
inc exDerfeuce. 1t has over 1000 extern
sion students and 1900 pupils in its dlI-
ferent schools. Seven well equipped
buildings are provided for its housing
and IL Is supported by state apr II
alton approximatng 100000 annually
Its graduates are commanding lmpor-
tant positions in every part OF the
country
Harvard university has several strong
ates and undergraduates Scnool al
ministratiOn as branch OF munlclpal
affairs is q subject covered at Harvard
BY several professors. IhlS university
is also noteworthy Tor Ine noIlelo ~
modern educational theories developed
A well known educator credits Har-
ward with specializing In eoucauOna4
philosophy when some Of the oTher UNI
versities are doing nothing but practl-
cal work The Harvard courses now
include visiting schools Of different
grades although its equipment does not
give its stud ents the amount OF prac-
tice in teaching provided IN some ON
or institutions. The Harvard courses
are esDeciauv popular with teachers
who feel the need Of developing the
Intellectual side Of their profession
so the summer schools Of Harvard at
trsct teachers from all parts Of the
United States and many Foreign coun-
tries as wei.
Encourage Specializing.
The universities throw open al OF
their resources TO students in the edu-
catiOnal departments VINO wish 10 spe-
cialize in some subject 1t IS assumed
that students in these departments are
preparing for work in one Of three
branches, teaching in high schools OF
colleges, experimenting or superFlslnS
schools or systems Of schools or LOT
some special class OF work IN eleIneu-
tary schools To each OF these the
universities offer the most liberal en-
enlargement A student preparing 10
teach zoology or botany IN a hlgn
school has the same use OF the laDora-
tories for these subjects as II he were
going to devote his life to research in
one OF these branches. Columbia uni
Versity has made speciality or col
iecting material for the study Of marl-
ematics and the teacher studying this
subject has at hand the largest variety
Of mathematical text books in the
world. including many old mathemati-
cal manuscripts showing the history OF
this science and its development.
The University Of California offers
two courses for those who desire TO
take educational positions IN the Phil
ippine islands They include study or
the conditions Of the Philippine people,
their educational lacks under Spanish
rule and the educational aims OF the
United States government. over loo
men were assigned 10 this work last
year at salaries of from $500 to 5000
and possible promotions from $1,000 to
$500. These young men and others
have in their charge the supervision Of
1000 schools taught by 5000 Filipino
teachers.
Good Presidents Scarce.
1t is always more or less difficult to
secure competent men as heads of de-
partments and a presidents OF colleges.
1t is not unusual for a board of college
trustees to be q fun year in filling a
vacancy me new CuLN 81 SHY OF Ore
gon. which had the distinction Of open
ing this year with an equipment val
ued at SO. 600. 600, had great difficulty
in securing its fun staff of instructors.
A special committee gave months to
visiting other institutions and gaining
personal knowledge Of the qualifica-
tions of the candidates In the con
nection it may be. added that little at
tention was paid TO applications re-
ceived. IT was a case Of the office
seeking the man Those in charge were
actuated only by the desire to secure
the best au-arOund qualification for
every Instructor. Since this new uni
versity has followed the highest ideals
and the latest developed theories in its
equipment, much interest Is felt in its
results The first class wiz be grad
uated In 1915
The J. n Guffey, loaded with oil
from the Port Arthur refineries, sailed