The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-25
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rena rkable than that which is repre-
scented by this progress In the old Com
monwealth OF Virginia" declares Henry
S. Prltchett president OF the Carnegic
Foundation for the Advancement OF
Teaching. in his sixth annual report,
to-day made public The progress To
which he refers is thus shown: In
1905 there We're only ten fourycar
high schools in the whole state OF
Virginia. In July, All. there were
moro than 90. tenfold increase in
six years. In the year 1906 but
100000 was spent In Virginia by local
authorities for high school support.
In 1slo-11, between 100000 and $500
600 was SO spent. In the year 1866
only si5.coO was spent in the whole
State on high school buildings. In
the i've succeeding years the average
annual expenditure was more than
100000 The figures cited above moan.
SAYS President Pritchett,
THAT the colleges OF Virginia arc
now recurring for admission something
like the same intellectual standards
that are required I'm CHER states of
O. ,,.,. $50. - 49, - "" :
brought Into cxts,onco ,,te,, -, u
which VIII serve rs n centre of local
educational stimulus ana provide the
opportunity for any ambitious boy or
SRI TO obtain good oducatlot"
The srea; educational progress Of
come OF the Southern states is evil
dcnced by the fact that Virginia. which
Ia, y.ars oro IA ,na,i,,,.,
opt,,,r ,onr.roan ,,,n,, a,,.,
IA - .a.,s.,o
-u,tons rao,ir,,r ~. n,
~ ,r.- ,,, '."' "oS.
4noso ,oo,,ro,nor,s fro
,'''''''S ''''" an average
ieN'l OF 'poot Two years of high school
work, Moreover most Of the other
Virginia Institutions b,yn ,5,.,,cod
tho,r od,,,s.io.
'NN'"'' ''''e'''S trOih one
TO two Eefrs above those of decade
nso. SO that most of such colleges
"srtic,Ilnte nrncti,,t,.n ,,.;,t, =. -.
~.
80" s'"'ois' IN other
words every institution OF higher
learning IN Virginia hns advanced It's
rn,rarco ror,,,iro.,. ,oo
anu
"'''c III most OF these insttu-
tons has been Of such a tind as to
give the institution n nr.,,.ti,a, oan,r,
,, th ~
''"' So'' ''Sh schooi'
- &c" ooIlegcs are stiil below
tic standard but SAYS presidcn,
Tritchctt "tha rorer,, ,,a,.o,,,
'''e t"s' "ec""e mas been so
consistent and SO strong toward a four
year hls.h school reouira,c,, ho, 80
ho'H'hs.
'''Ft OF ASTOUNDING
This further comment is made In thr
repo.t
~. =.
~ - oc te'hs!Hpefsd thar
49,. S'"'ei''tht OF sueh pro
"VV7 "u' hccesshri4y correspond
aI'"t''H "rh'tNcd. Paper
,,rt..-rt. "a ~" 'sa!oh 10 colleges and
,i.iI,. 800 o''F 100 ol'en ditfer rad
III IL IHVSv atl"hIly enforced.
,yfs. ti..'. ''.'i,l"'S Sueh discrepancies
IN 'hc standards published
.ga .ho!s. - me c0'!eges OF Virginia
9racticc. j, Is aiso , 10y Pu' mo
rAnla an expamsion of s@con1arV
SCHOOLS the difficulty of obtaining com
ie s,CnI s@asnefS Is most serious, and a
potent or uoorly trained ,aocher .nto on :
AH' snort o! the service that such
:, STnooi system ought TO give. Never
as nan a%is, TIL - ,no r ,sM o,scFepanciss
educational system or The state - i
sun remains true that here an onor-
rvs St=p mas 9 .,s taken toward a
eti,ulions reacntnr ram rs OF n
Of the state down to tic seconGary and
elementary schools, In further pur-
q h4. ~
sa%I'stop. s .ng no''ey 81 deveioring a
1ossion mas been appoin,rd by ,ho ~
isature Of the state to study the 90
oFaIl,4Iloh Of the higher institutions o'
IegislatYrs gnct ,s tGpn'a paeN 10 -
1ncnt Of thls commission NAV incraas.
further the enlciency OF the enur,
sl 1zupp2 ., sed slate system Of schools
der of daya,io, - "a .e9nc Dmiy " hlsH or
presents the spectacle OF a much NOR 'if,
careful consideration nf tho ,,hoio KAT,