The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-09-14

ana OtHeT hlHuTcu AeluS, WOuiu seem
to enforce the lesson that it would
be an indefensible policy to allow
a plant where there is as much in
lie idle even through the summer
months. Accordingly we believe that
it will be agreed that a Summer
School should be operated there.
We can not see any good reason
why the work of the Industrial In
stitute and College could not be CO.
ordinated for the Summer School
with the A. & NJ. College and the
Summer Schools for the two institu-
tions be operated jointly at the A. &
M. College. The President of the A.
& M. College and the President of
the /. l. & C. should be asked to ar
range a course of study for Summer
Schools that would fit in with the
work of both institutions, having
special reference to the Home Eco
nomics and Home Science Depart
ment of the l. l. & c., and the
instructors in this Department should
be provided from the faculty of the
Il. /. & c., who, of course, would be
expected to work in. cooperation
with the Home Economics work of
the Federal Government which is un-
. der the direction of the A. & NJ.
I College and domiciled there.
We can see no good reason why a
satisfactory and proper arrangement
could not be made whereby students
of the I. I. & c. who attend this
Jointly conducted Summer School and
who desire it, could not get credit
! on their College Course for the work
done there.
Unouestionably there should be a
| Summer School at the State Normal
| College at Hattiesburg and we most
respectfully urge that the three Sum-
mer Schools. one at the University.
one Jointly for the l. I. G. C. and for
the A. & NJ. College at the A. e. NJ.
| College and one at the State Normal
College. together with the numerous
county institutes and the several Tri-
County Normals. should meet every
demands of the public. Such an ar
rangement would save the state sew
eral thousand dollars.
Education can be provided but it
can not be inoculated. If there are
any teachers in Mississippi who SIM
ply attend Summer Schools in order
to make a show of being up in their
work" and to make ire Of holding
their positions. certainly these can
have no just cause to complain at
the ARRANGEMENT suggested. The
teachers who go instead of being
drafted" for normal work, will
readily see the ends to be observed
and the business policy of the course
above indicated.
Entrance Requirements.
The standard of Entrance Require
ments has been officially determined
by this Board but ever and anon we
hear evidences of a lingering sus-
picion which indicates that some few
think some of the College heads will
not live faithfully up to the order Of
the Trustees. 1t can not be denied
that the extreme liberality often ex-
| ercised in the past furnishes no small
| basis for this doubt. However, it is
the opinion of this Committee that
the heads of the Colleges mean to
live faithfully and honestly up to this
standard and that they will deny ac-
cess to all who do not come with the
proper credentials or who can not
pass an equivalent examination when
offering for naturalization. The time
to be obsesscd with the idea of num-
bers or the ambition to exceed all
past records in enrolment" is past.
In this connection your Committee
feels that it should probably admon-
ish the most careful scrutiny by the
College heads in regard to those stu
dents who are admitted because of
their advanced age, although they
can not meet the requirements in
previous preparation.
Duplications in Work.
The matter of applications of
work in the institutions of those
states where there are several col
leges maintained to give instruction
in higher education. has had the
serious thought and attention of some
of the wisest heads in the common
wealths. but as yet no solution has
been found that would conserve the
finances without working a handicap
or injury to the youth who is labor
ing to equip himself for the greatest
usefulness in the future. Such q
condition seems to confront us. For
instance there are Departments OF
Pedagogy maintained at the Univer.
sity, at the A. & NJ. College. at tbs
l. I. & C. and at the State Norma
College. These departments are vel
~patronized. Notwithstanding the fac
that this department at the A. & NJ
College appears to be almost wholly
literary. and undoubtedly takes {
number of students out of the In.
dustrial course, still in the face o.
the fact that we are encouraging ane
establishing County Agricultural High
Schools. it would seem that the A. G
NJ. College is the proper place to ge'
that pedagogical training necessar,
to preside over n of these higl
schools.
1t is not %infrequent to hear the in
quiry as to why Departments of En-
cheering are maintained at both tn,
A. & NJ. College and at the Univer
sity. The graduates of both institu
tons are placed in most cases befor,
they finish and they are all maxim,
good and rejecting most creditabl,
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