The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-17
Bill Providing Advanced
Education is Put Up to
Educators.
HESITATE IN ACTING
Local Educators See Many
Things of Value in Plan but
Facilities Are Lacking.

Educational leaders in Kenosha this
troduced into the legislature by State
Senator R. c. Nye of Wisconsin today
providing for the establishment of Jun
Tor Colleges in Wisconsin and Keno
sha is suggested as one of the places
in which a junior college will be es-
tablished if the bill meets with the
favor of the legislature. Kenosha is
not named in the bill as one of the
cities in which Junior college is to be
established but educational leaders of
the city are asked to join in con-
sideration of the bill. 1t is planned
under the bill to establish a Junior
college in the first Wisconsin District
and while the city Of Racine is named
in the bill it is said that the bill
would be subject to amendment II
some other city in this section of
the state showed willingness to join
with the state in providing the institu-
ton.
Limits Expenditure of State.
The bill does not provide money
for the erection of buildings but I'M
der the bill the state would appro
pirate fifty thousand dollars annually
for the support of junior colleges with
the understanding that the number of
colleges would be limited to five. The
cities suggested are Superior, Oshkosh
and Racine with the understanding
that any city might take the place in
the list by securing the approval of
the State Board of Education.
Cities may establish junior colleges
upon application and approval by the
State Board Of Education. The cities
must submit its plans for course of
study. show adequate housing condi
tions and necessary financial strength,
before approval may be granted and
state aid furnished.
The course Of study for such col
leges must equal the course for the
first two years in the college of science
and letters of the University of Wis
consin and each college shall have an
advisory board consisting of the Presi-
dent of the University Of Wisconsin,
the secretary of the State Board of
Education and the head of the junior
college.
The college shall be supervised, un-
der the terms Of the bill by the Board
of Education of the city, unless the
city council by unanimous vote,
shall name a board of trustees to adj
ministrate the affairs of the institu-
ton
The tuition fee charged shall not ex-
coed 81 per week for Wisconsin resi-
dents and the board may charge tut
ton and other incidental expenses of
non-residents, but such charges shall
not exceed those charged at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin.
Aid to Vocational Work.
"The only way that Kenosha would
at this time be interested in the pro-
posed plan is as an aid to the voca-
tional work" declared one, of the lead
ing educators of the city and a member
of the school board this morning.
eve have considered advanced schools
for vocational students in the past
but facilities are lacking for housing
such schools and there has not been
definite plan for self aid. under
stand that the bill now proposed
would provide that the state pay three
fourths of the salary cost of the
schools. This would make the estab-
lishment of a school which would give
the equivalent of two years training
in the university very inexpensive.
Kenosha can not take up the PROPOSE
tion until it has solved its junior and
senior high school probes but their
might be a chance in connection with
one of these schools to make provision
for advanced training for the students
from Kenosha. If Racine is unwilling
to meet the demands of the state for
the establishment of Junior college
as provided in the bill it might be pos
sible that Kenosha would take it
up. If junior college is established
in Racine it would be an easy matter
for Kenosha students to attend there"
1t is said that the bill is favored by
education committees Of both houses
of the legislature.