The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

members from each of the eleven
Southern States. the professor Of sec
ondary education at the State univer-
sity or the State high school inspec-
tor. and one other member to be APP
pointed by the executive committee OF
the association. At It's recent meeting
at Spartanburg il was decided TO add
a third member in each State, to be
appointed by the other two.
BY virtue of his position in the uni
versiIy. Professor Charles q. Maphis
is chairman Of the commission from
Virginia. The other members are Or.
r. Z. Blackwell. president Of Ran
dolph- Macon College. and w. NJ Black.
principal of the Lynchburg High
School
The object of the commission Is to
establish uniform standards and meth
DDS Of accrediting schools whose grad
yates seek admission to college on
certificate, and TO prepare a list OF
such schools for the whole South. The
graduates OF any school upon this list
can then be admitted TO any college
In the South accepting the standards
of the association by presenting a GER
tihcate from the school
As there are now almost as many
standards as there are SAFES and COL
leges. the work OF this commission. *
is hoped. will not only aid in standard
izing the work Of high schools, but
will establish closer cooperation be-
tween high schools and colleges and
greatly facilitate the passage of a
student from the one 10 the other.
On account OF the diversity OF insti-
tutions Of higher learning in Virginia.
II is deemed not practical or desirable
that there should be but one standard
Of admission for them all. The all
southern lisI would serve only few
of them which require full fourteen
units for admission. 1t was decided
that there should be one or more lists
OF Virginia high schools made for the
use OF those Institutions admitting
students on eight. ten or twelve units
OF work.
For the purpose of evaluating the
work Of the secondary schools OF the
State and making rating of them
which may become the official list ana
be accepted by all of the institutions
in the state. three other men have
been invited to act with the three
members Of the commission to form
a Virginia Commission on Accredited
: hools The membership consists OF
the following:
Charles G. Msphis. professor Of sec
ondary education. University Of Vir-
ginia. representing the State colleges.
Il J.. Blackwell. president OF Ran
doiph- Macon College. representing the
uon-State institutions. W. VI. Black.
principle OF the Lynchburg High
school. representing the public high
schools. j. Carter Walker. head
master Of Woofberry Forest School.
representing the private preparatory
schools. r. H. Russell. president Of the
Fredericksburg Normal and Industrial
school for Woman. representing the
normal schools. and IL. G. Stearncs. sec
re;arv Of the state Board Of EdUcs-
tion. representing the Department OF
Public Instruction.
After the commission has held q pre-
liuni.arv meeting early In January.
conference with representatives Of the
various colleges Of the state viii be
held for the purpose Of agreeing. II
possible. upon standards and conditions
Of accrediting. after which the com
mission win begin the preparation OF a
list Or lists Of accreditt, schools for
the state.
The work % this commission IL the
first serious and systematic EFFORT made
10 IN measurements and 10 evaiuate
the work Of secondary schools.