Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-05-09

Committee OF the State Institutions
of Higher Learning in the Stale Cap
itol at Denver on April llth. II was
decided. in answer to letters from
the County Superintendents OF the
San Luis Valley. that the State
Committee would meet in body
with the county superintendents and
other members of the local com
mittee. in Alamosa, on Saturday,
April 18th. for the purpose OF com
pleting plans for the Summer Ses-
sion of Normal Work in Alamosa
this year. This was considered by
the local valley committee to be
great concession. and to truly show
the spirit Of cooperation by these
large schools with our new state
school just beginning.
The committees met in the court
room in the Alamosa Court House
nj ten O'Clock Saturday morning.
the State Committee being repre-
scented by the following members:
man. State Superintendent OF Public
Instruction.
DR.. Samuel QuiGicy. President OF
Western State College OF Colorado.
of Gunnison.
DR.. John Il. Bell. State Teachers
College. Greeley.
Mr.. Elmore Peterson. University
of Colorado, Boulder.
DR.. l.. A. Sharp. Director State
Cooperative Extension Work, Grand
Junction. Colorado.
The local committee promoting
the summer session At AlamOsa was
represented by: Mrs. Mabie Nickel
sen. County Superintendent OF Con-
ejos County: r. ID. Calkins. Of La
lara; Luther +, Bean. OF Blanca; ;
Miss Harriet Dslzeii. County Super
intendent of Alsmosa County; VIM.
T.. Simmons. OF Aismosz: Mrs. Edna
l.. MCGUIRE. County superintendent
of Rio Grande County; Mrs. Adam
J. Weiss. OF Del Norte: and MIR. J.
+. johnson. County Superintendent
of Saguache County.
On account OF the addition of 4
new wing which Il had not been
originally planned should be added
Nj this time. Il WAS impossible fOi
the bsilding to he turned over "a
she State Board by the Construction
Lob ha
school this summer will function
not as the Adams State Normal Ia
name. as originally planned. bu,
under the above State Cooperative
Committee. In conjunction with the
local valley committee. as "Exten
sioa Blu m mer Schooi-lnntitute.
which 10 . more technical difference
plans for courses and Instructors td
be carried out M originally plan
ned: with the understanding tha
the Adams State Normal School vii
suppiant the committee and conduc
its own work next year.
The credits acquired this summe
will be granted In the four Stat
Institutions on the regular basis o.
accrcditinK In the particular institu
tions In which credit In desired b!
tho students: also In the Adam
State Normal when II begins 10 func
tion under that name. These credit
will be recognized ~ reaidsn
credits ~ applying to requires
amount Of credits for renewal o
certificates under the new certifi
cation laws.
TIE kxi~asioa Hsaars Hcisooa In
eeiesle - outlined above. will opel
June 3nd aad ciosr August sth
eivias within this time. BY usinI
five Saturdays. eleven weeks o
work. A very desirable list o
coursss has bsen outlined. and
corps Of Instructors hss b-ea select
"a wAich. In the words Of Mn. Brad
ford. "is secosd TO none In ID
STATE" More detailed lists Of Ia
strvctofs and courses viii bc pst
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