Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13

and psychelogy.1
| 8. Home economics.
o. Sub collegiate work.
10. Courses in journalism.
i IL. Courses In commerce.
| IL. Utilization Of
13. Building costs.
H. Physical education OF women.
| Is. Work and remuneration Of the
teaching STATS
| 49, Observations on state and insti-
tutional administration.
| IL. summary of recommendations.
The concluding chapter comprises
! fifty-two recommendations. In the fol-
lowing paragraphs, some Of the most
important of these are quoted, together
| with portions of the argument in sup
port Of them appearing in the body of
| the report
| Recommendation I.
The adoption sof the principle Of
major and service lines OF work at the
three state institutions
"The primary difficulty. so far as the
three higher institutions are concerned
| lies in the lack of clear definitions of
scope particularly as between two Of
| them At one time 1t was thought to
be the ,wisest policy. in many states, to
separate tho land-grant college and the
university, because their fields of work
We're supposed to be Incompatible. At
| present, when all institutions of higher
learning are so rapidly expanding, there
lis widespread feeling that the land
| grant college is best united with the
university or Incorporated into it. When
| we have learned how to develop a
| NJ,
we may find certain very marked adj
| vantages in Shc separation. At all
events it is the responsibility of the
state in such cases to make coherent
plan to prevent conflict. This is now
the major problem in state educational
administration in the United States. but
| it ought not to be difficult OF solution
if the adherents Of the different insti-
! tutions once accept Certain funda-
mentaD principles. The conflicts be-
tween the different kinds of institu-
tions result. in large part. from an at
titude OF mind. More duplication of
| courses Of study may not be any more
disadvantageous or more to be deplored
between two institutions than between
| the parts of one institution which is
| the size of the two.
'In dealing with the problems of
duplication as manifested in the prac-
tice of the Iowa state institutions, the
commission has been guided by what
may be described as the principle OF
| major and service lines Of work. In
! accordance with this principle, each
state institution should have as
signed to it certain major fields which
! It may be expected to develop to their
fullest extent. Agriculture at the State
college Of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts is such major line. Latin, Ger
man. French. political science psychol-
ogy at the Iowa State University are
such major lines. Service lines are
such subordinate subjects as are essen
| tial to the proper cultivation of ma
1or line. The amount required is gen
orally not very large. English is such
service line for engineering and agri-
| culture! at the state college. 1nstitu-
tions may we'll overlap as regards the
relation of their service lines to one
another. and more particularly as re-
CARDS the relation Of their major to
their service lines. English is major
line at the state university and a SER
vice line, at the state college. but there
should be no material overlapping OF
major lines.
"As between the state university and
| the state college, this division would
reserve as major lines, at present. to
the institution at Ames agriculture.
home economics veterinary medicine
and certain departments Of engineering
to be later determined. 1t would make
i all other subjects at Ames service sub
jects, in no case to be developed beyond
the. point at, which the needs Of the
major subjects, are supplied, Conse-
quently, a. moderate amount of ele'
nentary collegiate workamight be given
at the state college in the languages
the humanities, and certain of the sci
ences; but they would, presumably,
never go beyond these rudimentary
stages At the state university. agri-
| culture and certain fields of engineer
ing. II cultivated at all would, In the
! same way, have place only as service
+ subjects. contributory to the major
lines allottedsto that institution. Ger
tain subjects do not fall readily into
line on such principle Of division:
but these cases Of overlapping. the
commission believes may be amicably
settled by a conference Of representa-
] tives Of the faculties and committee
| of the state board.
"Once this principle of major and
service lines is adopted. the whole stu
alton clears up, not only as regards I'M
tramural work, but also as regards ex-
tension work. An institution would be
permitted to do extension work only in
a major line"
Recommendation 3.
The readjustment Of work in ensi-
lneering at the state university and the
state college according to one Of three
| methods.
In support Of this Recommendation.
the commission says:
| eve are not able to convince our
selves that there can be any justifca-
ton for sweeping Implications in the
range Of advanced professional work.
1t would certainly strike every unbiased
| observer as absurd to urge that there
should be two medical schools con-
Quoted by the state at different points.
| Ii would cscm equally absurd TO con-
duct two law schools. The commits
| sion is also Of the opinion that the con-
tinuance Of two schools of engineering
as at present organized is uneconomi-
cal and indefensible, especially in so
far as it concerns the development Of
upper-class and graduate work. At
least three methods of REIMBURSEMENT
are possible:
Il The horizontal, by which one
school would become strictly gradu-
ate institution and the other school
an ind erpraduate institution In the