Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-14

Ames, Oct IA big thing was done
in quiet way in faculty meeting at
iowa State College.last week. AZ writ
ten upon the faculty minutes the rec
ord reads something like this:
Iowa State College Of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts favors cooperation
with other universities and colleges IN
some plan whereby the students OF
those institutions, after taking three
years Of general college work there
, may then complete two years more
work in any one OF the technical
courses in agriculture. engineering. In
dustrial science or home economies at
Iowa State College. with at least TWO
years residence. and thereupon re-
Institution"
"That il making history" was the
comment Of President r. A. Pear
aon when the faculty had unanimously
adopted resolutions which contained
this declaration. Others agreed be-
cause they saw in the action . long
step towards breaking down the old
wall Of college exclusiveness and 'es-
tablishing the largest cooperation and
freest exchange Of students possible
amOne tho higher educational institu-
tons Of the state.
Means student Exchange.
In effect. iowa State College says
that 1t will recognize fully the general
training given in liberal arts colleges
II they will in turn recognize the tech
nical training given at Iowa State Col
lege in granting their degrees. The
proposal opens q way for young men
and women to get both general and
special technical education without
waste Of time ana under most favor
able conditIona Carried to its last
step, It viii mean that students may
attend and get the best there II at two
or three Institutions Of different type
and specialties, instead Of being re-
stricted to one. and without sacrifice
Of credits already earned or undue loss
Of time. In short. there may come out
of this action q solidarity in education
that will give the fullest use Of the re-
sources Of Iowa's higher institutions.
In preliminary way tho matter has
been taken up with all university and
college presidents in Iowa. After the
plan has been approved by the state
board Of education the resolutions Of
the Iowa State College faculty viii be
laid before the other faculties OF the
sss~S0 AoA 0SA44A4SS 1St1O1s IL Lnoy Gil
dorse the plan conferences will follow
at which the details Of an agreement
will be worked out. It Is believed these
endorsements will come soon. for sew
eral institution heads have unofficially
expressed themselves in favor of such
a plan.
Negotiations Started.
With one institution, Iowa State
Teachers College. negotiations for an
exchange Of students are already under
way. not on the above basis exactly,
but one similar to it. When this ex-
change is finally arranged, Iowa State
Teachers College students may do
years work at Iowa State College in
technical agriculture, engineering. in
dltstrial science or home economies and
receive credit therefor in the former
institutions: also, Iowa State College
students may do a years work at Iowa
State Teachers College IN pedagogical
subjects not offered at Ames under
similar conditions.
These negotiations arose from the
proposal Of President Homer H Seer
ley, that the two institutions cooper
ate In the training Of students to meet
the enormous demand for high school
teachers Of agriculture. The matter
wns considered first by the agricultural