Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-03-12
CLAXToN's REPORT
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tice at least equal to those provided
by the normal schools.
No s. There should be no ques-
tion as to the advisability Of offer
ing women students. in both the Uni
versity and the State College,
courses in domestic science and arts
and in home making Such instruc-
ton should form an important part
of the higher education of women in
any institution not devoted entirely
to some special profession or teen
meal subject
No. G. Duplication of technolog-
ical courses could be avoided by CEN
tering all or most Of this work at
the State College, which by terms OF
the act creating it, and from the ma
ture of the source of its income.
would seem to be the proper place
for them, were 1t not for the fact
chat the University is located in I
large and rapidly growing city In the
most populous part of the state, in
which unusually important indus
trial developments must be expected.
These conditions have no doubt been
responsible to very large extent for
the rapid development of technolog-
zeal courses at the University and it
is very doubtful whether the remov-
al of all of this work to the State
College should be considered. 1t
does seem. however, that several of
these courses should be given in only
one institution. This should be a
matter for careful consideration,
after thorough investigation, by the
survey commission, recommended in
this report
No. Z. The normal schools of the
state are comparatively we'll sup
ported and are doing most of their
legitimate work very we'll. The chief
function of these schools should
continue to be the preparation Of
teachers for the elementary schools,
both of the city and of the country.
They should not use any large part
of their funds for any other purpose
until they have succeeded in supply
ing fully the needs of the state for
teachers of this grade. The normal
schools are maintained by the taxes
OF all of the people. to the end that
the elementary schools may all have,
as teachers, men and women of good
education, professional knowledge
and technical skill. The same rea-
sons which make it desirable that
some of the schools should have
teachers of this kind. make it equal
ly desirable that all other schools
should have such teachers. 1t is UNI
just and wasteful of the public
funds and of the time and energy
and interests of the children not to
provide sufficient number of COM
petent teachers for all the schools.
There seems to be need for an ex-
tension and differentiation of the
work Of the normal schools to meet
the newer demands of the public
schools. AS first step in this direc-
ton, 1t seems advisable that the ele-
mentary courses should be elimin-
ated
No. s. The normal schools should
as soon as possible cease to give the
normal diploma at the end Of two
years and award it only at the end
of three years. Teachers in country
schools employing only one, two or
three teachers, need a larger degree
of scholarship than can be acquired
in two years above the high schools
when portion of this time is taken
for strictly professional subjects and
for practice teaching No plan for
extending the work of the normal
schools beyond what is here indicat-
ed should be undertaken until a
careful survey of the entire educa
tional system of the state has been
made as mended in this re-
port.
No. 8. At the present time the
certificates and diplomas Of the nor
NAL schools are accepted as licenses
to teach in the schools of the state
for specified period of years, after
which, under certain conditions.
these licenses are renewed for an
other period of years or for life. I
recommend that the state board OF
education, in cooperation with the
trustees and principals of the normal
schools, make out courses of study
TO be pursued by the graduates of
the normal schools in their periods
OF probation and that they be re-
quired to pass satisfactory examina-
tons in these before having their
licenses renewed.
No, 10. To bring about a better
understanding between the Univer-
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