The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-06-18
NO.. 18.
THURSDAY, JUNE IS, 1914.

tonal development of the state. DR.
Ssson recommends radical changes In
the present school system, some OF
which may give a shock to those who
dislike = innovations in educational
lines, but his statement of the pres
ent conditions is so clear and his con
illusions so convincing that it is be-
,lieved that the people will see the
wisdom of his recommendations He
would convert Pocatello academy in
to a junior college, and in fact would
carry out the junior college idea in
many high schools of the state where
conditions We're favorable to its adop.
ton. Poeatello academy has long
been a useless burden to the state and
has never returned any compensating
benefit. According to Dr. Sisson, it
has proved an actual detriment to the
ally duplicating the work OF the high
school, BY making the academy what
the doctor terms a junior college, 1t
would add two years to The present
nigh school course, or in other words
give the pupils the first two years ct
college at home.
The recommendation thai the Al!
tion normal be discontinued will, we
he ieve, meet With popu.a. approval
The isolated situation of the institu-
, ton has and always will be barrier
to its success, and in addition there is
no need for more than one normal in
Idaho at the present time, particularly
as under the reorganization plan pro-
posed by Dr. Sisson, which provides
for normal instruction in a more eff
fectve manner. The buildings now
used by tie Albion normal c,uld be
used for o nar state purposes in which
their inaecess'bility would make no
difference.
Perhaps the most interesting pro-
posal made by The commissioner is
that by which he would convert high
schools in places where the popula-
ton justifies it into junior colleges.
The addition of two years to the
present high school course would OF
course mean much additional expense
but this is taken care of by providing
state aid. The result would be great
ly enlarged educational advantages at
home without additional expense to
the taxpayers. When this plan is
understood we believe it's
adoption will follow, and that it will
prove an advance of great value to
the educational system of the state.
The advantages to be derived from /
the plan proposed by DR.. Sisson are
summed up by him as follows:
open the doors of good high |
school, free, and not far distant, to
Every boy or girl prepared to enter.
Provide junior college and adequate
Ioh
Enable parents to keep their chill
lren longer at or near home, and still |,
dvance in their schooling. This
would be a great saving financially.
Provide for at least three times as
many young people of high school and
ollege age as does the present plan,
nd at no increase in cost.
Give fair remuneration to high
chools which are now taking pupils
rom other districts, largely at their
wn expense. This would tighten the
burden of many districts
high schools.
Relieve parents from paying tut
ion fees for their children attending
Ugh schools In other districts.
aid high schools to develop work
, agriculture, home economics, train h
1g for teachers and other vocational y,
'ork suited to local needs and con-
itions.
Tend to keep small districts from
uilding up high schools at the ex- I
Sc l.,
ould send their older pupils to the d
earest free high school.
Eliminate all wasteful duplication
mong state schools and between
ate schools and public schools
The cooperating schools would II
rengthen their course to meet tn, Ii