Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-12
COOPERATION
How Universities Cooperate With
High SchoOls-An Educational Co.
operation Which Makes Big Uni
versities and Colleges Popular
WauseOn High School Participates

This following article will have ad-
ded interest to our readers when it is
known that for a number of years the
Wauseon Schools have maintained CO.
operative relations with the Ohio
State University, Chicago UNIVERSE
ty and other big Universities and Col
leges.
One of the most interesting educa-
tional developments in recent years is
the manner in which universities have
become popular institutions. Every
one knows today that they are as
clearly "for the people" as they used
to be for the fortunate "e1ect." The
big universities now reach out a help
ing hand to the smaller secondary
schools. It makes no fundamental diff
ference whether these schools happen
to be in great cities or in small towns.
The relationship is the same. And it
is Of interest in this connection to
note how the privately endowed col
lege vies with the public state uni
versity in being "big brother" to
the high schools.
Every state university calls into
| council superintendents and high
school principals from every part of
the territory covered by its sphere of
tact. Today they receive no more at
influence. A short time ago athletic
events almost exclusive points of con-
tention than that given to occasions
upon purely educational level. The
colleges and universities no longer
reach down. They reach out to the
secondary schools The two, with
mutual interest and sense of equality.
combine for promoting the interests
for which they stand in common.
The "big brother" attitude" of the
university toward hundreds of train
ing school of the country more or less
"just grew" It may be that the new
conception of educational relations was
sure to express itself at certain per-
iod in the development of educational
Technique. At all events, it was taken
up with gravity by numerous state
universities, and at it's founding by
the University of Chicago, which has
lprobably given the matter more at
tention than any other strictly priv
late institution.
The original plan of this universi-
lty was unique in that two types OF
relationship were contemplated. One
was known as affiliation, which in
volved no financial relationship, but
gave the University control of the
lsecondary schools educational proce.
dure. Obviously, such an arrange
ment could be entered into only in the
case of private secondary schools. The
relationship between the University
land public high school was therefore
Iput on different basis, and was from
the outset designated by the tern
"co-operation.
By the process of elimination, the
University of Chicago has adopted s
lsystem which comprises accredited
schools, from which graduate pre-
lsenting regular high school blanks, in
Idorsed by the faculty and principa
land showing that the required amoun
and prescribed subjects of college
preparatory work have been done
Twill be accepted at the higher in
stitution without entrance eXamin
ations. In addition, the officers O
1.-THE Cooperating" school have tn
privilege of nominating one membe
of each graduating class for an homo
: scholarship at the University. Othe
scholarships in this newer system O.
cooperation are granted to the bo,
and girl winning in an annual ora
torical contest held at the Universit,
and to Seniors in cooperating schools
who pass competitive examination
in certain subjects.
AS one considers this new method
of cooperation, it grows increasing
ly interesting. For instance. the prin
cipal, superintendent and instructor
in cooperating schools are member
of an educational conference held an
nually in Chicago, at which time tn
bonds between the higher and secon
Diary institutions are strengthened
and matters of mutual concern ma
turally considered. Moreover, man,
4 of the high school instructors join tn
ranks of graduate students at tn