Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-10-17
EXTENSION TEACHING
UNLIMITED" --NALDER
School Goes to Public Instead of
Public Going to School
New Plan

In order to increase its service to
the people of Washington, the State
College has recently established
new division of general college ex-
tension. DR.. F. F, Nader, w. S. c.
graduate, who has recently been
called from the University of Cali
fornia to become director of the new
division, says of its purposes and
plans;
college extension is the means by
which progressive institutions extend
their service of instruction outside
the campus, to people who can not
attend residence classes. Extension
teaching may or may not have as its
purpose the giving of credit toward a
degree. 1t aims to make useful
learning the possession of all peo-
pie, As our work at w. S. c. is now
planned we shall carry on extension
teaching for individuals and groups
by the following four methods;
! ID By organizing extension classes
in college subjects in cities and
towns and furnishing such classes
with instructors. Ca BY giving
courses by correspondence. CD BY
circulating educational moving pic
ture films and stereopticon slides,
ca By sending lecturers to speak on
different topics, and musicians
give recitals.
All of the foregoing methods of
extension teaching have been tried
by other first rank institutions of
higher learning, and their value has
been fully proved A word may be
said concerning the application of
each method.
There are in practically all COM
munities groups of people who may
be organized into extension classes
for the study of college subjects. By
the maintenance of such classes
many citizens may be enabled to ad-
vance their education without having
to leave their work. Some who at
tend these extension classes may Sc
cure credit for doing so, while others
may attend them just for the salts
faction that learning gives.
Correspondence teaching has un-
limited possibilities as means of
enabling ambitious men and women
to advance themselves through home
study 1t has been fully demonstrat-
ed that there are everywhere many
, persons eager to avail themselves Of
: such opportunities. At present
, there are numbers of Washington
| people taking correspondence courses
= from commercial correspondence
schools This is a legitimate and
= fruitful field for the State College to
cultivate. We are developing courses
t.. be given by mail as rapidly as pos
sible Prof. Thayer is giving a
course in journalism, and Prof. Ca
rus one in American government and
politics. We have definite call for
beth of these subjects.
, The educational value of moving
Ipictare films is just beginning to be
appreciated. They can be made to
contribute much to public knowledge
along many lines. The college has
been made the depository Of educa-
tional films by the United States Blu
reau of Education for the entire
Northwest. We have now about 1875
reels of films, dealing chiefly with
industrial subjects. They are sent
out 10 schools and other organiza-
Iticns free Of charge except enough to
cover transportation charges Many
Washington high schools. clubs and
churches now use these regularly.
REQUESTS for them came 10 us con-
tinuously from Oregon, Idaho and
Montana. as we'll as from this state.
by systematically sending compe-
tent lecturers to clubs and communi-
ties the State College can perform
most useful service Such lectures
have distinct educational value.
They constitute one OF the most
widely recognized means OF extension
teaching. Closely related with that
service will be the sending OF must
slams to give recitals, the object 81
which will be not only entertain
,nent hut also the systematic cultiya-