Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-14
ude,t Exchange System at /. S. G..

faculty at Ames. It voted to receive
in Its college courses students Of Iowa
State Teachers College for q years
agricultural work, providing they have
at least junior standing and have COM
pleted work in certain necessary sci
ences. It voted also to admit students
OF 'ower grade temporarily to it's nom
collegiate two year courses in agricul.
ture.
Faculty Broadens Scheme.
In return. it asked that Iowa State
Teachers College admit Iowa State
College students who desired to take
pedagogical work not offered at Ames
Later the engineering division faculty
voted for similar arrangement to
provide for tho adequate training OF
manual training teachers, and at its
recent meeting the general faculty APP
proved both plans and included. the
home economics and Industrial science
courses also.
This action crystallized sentiment at
Ames for larger cooperation among
all Iowa universities and colleges which
mad been discussed at various times by
PRESIDENT Pearson and Dean Curtiss.
The belief grew that now was good
time to declare for a large, broad gauge
plan which would make the educational
institutions one In effectiveness and
yet not lessen in any way their right
ful individuality and independence.
Moreover. it is the conviction Of educa-
tors at Ames and elsewhere that the
extraordinary demand for agricultural
and manual training teachers which
Iowa faces never will be supplied prop
erly unless some basis for CO. operation
10 established between liberal arts and
technical colleges.
Obstacles in Way.
sometimes men who undertakes to
enter one school from another declare
1t seems to them as tho institutions
were In general agreement to put OBJ
stacles in the way Of such exchange.
Practically, complete agreement for
exchange would operate in some such
way as this: The parents Of Smith
believe he should enter a denomina-
tionaf college, for instance. because
they were students there, believe in its
traditions. and think that 1t gives
young people an especially good out
look on life But they know. too. that
Smith wants to engage in some techni-
cal pursuit-perhaps as an agricul-
tural expert or an electrical engineer.
Without an exchange agreement Smith
would perhaps have to take seven years
or six at the least, to make ready for
his technical profession If he first
completed his work at the liberal arts
school. Under an exchange agreement
he would do three years work in mis-
UNCONVENTIONAL college, selecting such
courses in science as would be in
way preparatory for his specialized
work in agriculture or engineering;
then he would go to such an institu-
ton as lowe State College, do two
years Of technical work and then re-
ceive degrees from both institutions
at the same time.
Bars Not Removed.
The proposed plan does not mean a
letting down Of the bars for indiscrim-
mate exchange. It provides for proper
restrictions in both institutions.
It does not open the way for less
thorough education, but for more eff.
ficient use OF educational opportunities
and Of time. From statements already
made by leading Iowa college men,
the plan seems likely Of general adop-
ton in some form or other. II 1t Is
approved. Iowa will have shown the
country new spirit Of progress and q
new solidarity in education that is be-
lteved will make for larger efficiency
and best results