French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-03-02
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ACCREDITED SCHOOLS.
From North Carolina High School Bull
letin edited by Prof. N. w. Walker,
University, N. C.
} The list Of North Carolina schools
accredited by the Cimmission on Ac-
credited Schools OF the Southern States
for the year 1866 is fiven below:
The city high schools are those OF
4sheyille, Charlotte, Durham, Eliza
beth City, Goldsboro, Raleigh, Viii
mington and Winston-Salem.
The, private schools accredited are:
Asheville school Tor boys), Bingham
school (Asheville), Fa~ssifern, Fleet
school, Horner military school, Oak
Ridge institute, Salem academy, st.
Genevieve's academy, Trinity, Park
school, Warrenton high school.
Three of the private schools, Salem
academy. st. G~eneverie's and Fassiern
are exclusively for girls.
The average person knows and cares
little about the meaning Of the term
"accredited't school Briefly these are
the schools whose certificates are ac-
cepted by the State universities and
standard colleges.
There is a standard set by which an
institution, according to the Southern
Associations rating, may properly call
itself a college. Other sections of the
United States have varying standards.
In Great Britain, there seems to De
nc confusion of as to the term-,a col
ilege proper being an integral part of a
university. In America, however, and
particularly in the South, it has been
lp2ssible ndEcustomary for any insti-
Etntions that is desired to call itself a,
college, and no n could gainsay the
liberty. The work of ther southern
Association Of College Women has
largely been that of establishing a
standard, and of determining the
status of the college for women. real
and nominal.
Miss Elizabeth Cation of North Caro-
lima, the present presiding officer of
the Association, has done most thor
ough and helpful work In this direc-
ton. Appointed to investigate the
claims of the different institutions, she
spared neither time mol labor in doing
the work systematically and well.
From her address made at the meeting
OF College Women, Atlanta, 1915, /
QuOSOs TUT Tie sane VI WOAO ASdOy
reference for high school girls AMI
grouping all institutions for women in
each State under the following heads:
1. Standard Colleges-that is those
recognized by the Association of Col
Fleges of the Southern States.
2. Approximate Colleges-institu-
tons not fully coming up to the stand
.ok ~ &ha C41fhoro AoCnoiokiAn
3. Finishing Schools-institutions
advance of a high school, but not CIV
ing any real college courses.
4. Nominal colleges. finishing schools
claiming to be colleges.
Normal Schools-institutions whose
main object is the training of students
in methods of teaching:
The standard separate colleges for
women now are: Agnes Scott, Ga
Goucher, Md; Converse. S. c.; Ran
doiph-Macon, Va. The State Univer-
stiles OF the South admitting women
are: Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.
Sophie Newcomb, coordinate with
Tulane University, New Orleans, was.
until the fall Of 1914, the only co-ordi-
nate school in the entire south. 1t
vas opened with the idea of giving the
young women OF Louisiana a standard
college education. Tulane and New
comb have entirely separate FACULTIES,
each chosen for primary service to one
or the other foundation, yet chosen to
supplement one another in high scho!-
arly specializing. Westhampton Col
lege, coordinate with Richmond Col
.lcge, Virginia, is still in the expert
mental stage. The plan of eo-ordina7
ton il, somewhat different from that OF
the Tulaae-Newcomb arrangement.
At Trinity, Dudham, after a trial o.
-co-education, plans have been organ
lied to establish a coordinate college
for women. r.
These statistics have been taken
from the papers and reports read at
the last meeting of the Southern Assoc
citation of College Women, in Atlanta.
1915. It may not be out o place to re-
mark that there is~a branch of this
association in this vicinity. It is call
ea the Western North Carolina branch
and has members residing in sevral
towns near Asheville, where the
monthly meeting are held.