The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-23
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contribution 10 tho building fund
which comes from the tuition fees. I"
Returning 10 the fruits of hia re-
cent studies. Dr. aurxalio continued,
The improvements In tho intel.
leotual life Of the university will nat.
urally be made along number OF
lines. First. We want 60 h. more
nearly certain than we arc that our
students are pursuing the right cur
ricule for them. Tho university
ought 10 use every modern system OF
tests and measurements, In addition
20 the achievement marks. 60 help
place tho student In tho right course
OF training Gradually. out OF tho
new experimentation which is going
on In many OF the American univer.
stiles. we shall evolve better nys.
tenn OF class assignments OF work
and n superior method of testing
thinking power IN connection with
fneta.
The new examinations at Column.
bia college are providing a type OF
testing which Ia compelling tho at.
tention OF all university adminlstra.
tors.
You can see that most Of our
improvements are going 20 be-
made ON the mental side % the
university, rather than In Us
gross organization.
There Ia . great deal 81 en-
perimcnistion going on In con
ncctiop with the school units Of
Instruction. I refer TO the bin.
ior high school movement and
tho junior college movement, M
indicating n gradual tendency to
break up tho present system Of
AN eight year unit. followed by
two units Of four each. There
sceems 20 be n great disposition
20 rcxard fouryear unit as too
long. and 90 break the higher
reaches % IN. school system In
90 thr~o years. and. better attn,
two-year units.
In connection with these trnd.n.
ciaa there Ia a disposition 20 shorten
the number OF years required 10 com.
plote the public system OF education
including the college and profession.
al schools. Studies are being made
In tho elimination Of less essential
activi;iea. IN the hope that frrst a
year. and thsn two years. may b GU,
of tho school system This win per.
NIT tn. ordinary man. who has mel.
Their the time nor the money. 10 TO
10 school many years. a chance 10
make greater progress In the year.
that hs T. AZ school.
The National Association Of stats
Universities. which met AZ Washing.
ton. u. G.. this year. used itr sessions
for report and discussion ~ the moss
prominent Investigations aud expert.
ments which have been conducted AZ
the universities since tfs~ war. In
consequence. tho program was mos,
interesting and rnTgostivs 10 every
administrator present Tn. rniv~r.
si,y Of Washington /. bound 10 take
into account What In going on thru.
out tho country and naturally We
want 20 BE- among thu first To ADOPT
msasur~s for rreas-r efficiency.
TT II = little tho early 10 speah
OF summer school session plans
~ YEA Tho fa~tity committee
h working on The plan. nov.
Owing IN the fact that the No
ticnsi Y due lion association
meets IN San Francisro and Oak-
land IN July. n IL probable thss
= great many Eastern tssrhcrS
viii enroll In tho summer SEES
sions Of tho larger Pacific Coast
universities. and. doubtless. the
University Of Washington win
have liz share Of the.e etiuoa-
uonai tourists who want serious
Instruction during the summer"