Evening star., 1951-02-19
P AN
Of
Colleges
Analysis to Be Part
Of Nationwide Study
Of Teacher Training
By Colt Hendley, Jr.
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By Colt HendIey, Jr.
Stor Staff Correspondent
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Feb.
19.-The Districts two teachers
colleges will be examined by a
national committee of educators
in a countrywide survey to see
how such institutions can be i'm
proved.
DR.. E. A. Clark, president Of
Miner Teachers College, revealed
this yesterday as the American
Association of Colleges for Teach
er Education closed convention
that preceded the 77th annual
meeting of the American Associa-
ton of School Administrators.
Some $4,000 school superintend-
ents are here for the administra-
tors convention.
The decision to re-evaluate
teachers colleges across the ma
tion was made by the Teachers
College Association in an effort
to improve teacher training, DR..
Clark said. Wilson Teachers Col
lege also will be re-evaluated, he
added.
"The idea is not to tell the
Board Of Education what Miner
Teachers College - or Wilson -
must do to exist" DR.. Clark said.
"But to tell what must be done
to improve themselves. It's the
best thing the association has
ever DONE"
Both Are Accredited.
Both teacher colleges are ac-
credited at present, he explained.
The new evaluation would have
nothing to do with accreditation,
but is aimed at improving work
at the teachers colleges.
DR.. Clark said score sheets had
been drawn up. These would be
sent to the two teachers colleges
in the near future and the col
leges will be given four months to
evaluate themselves according to
the score sheets.
The score sheets will be turned
over to a committee of five edu-
Gators. One of the committee will
be either a member of the Board
of Education or an administrative
officer from the District school
system, possibly School Supt.
Hobart M. Corning.
The committee then will visit
the colleges and analyze every
aspect of the institutions-faculty,
curriculum, etc. The committee
then will make It's own evaluation.
compare it with the one made by
the college itself, and send to the
college suggestions as to how it
can be improved.
Industrial Arts Plan.
DR.. Clark also revealed that the
two teachers colleges have under
consideration plan to create a
new division of Industrial Arts
education. The need for this type
of teacher is great, he said, and
plans now are being completed
to offer instruction in this branch
of the teaching profession at both
Wilson and Miner.
DR.. Clark pointed out that since
the Strayer report-which was
highly critical of the two teachers
colleges-nothing has been done
to improve them. The report. the
result of a survey of District
school conditions by DR. George
E. Strayer of Columbia Univer-
sity, was issued some two years
ago. Recently DIR. Walter Hager,
president of Wilson. proposed that
the two schools be combined.
Two of the obvious needs of the
colleges, DR.; Clark said. are new
buildings and an addition to the
curriculum to provide graduate
work needed before teachers can
teach above the grade level in the
District or qualify for higher
salaries.
Corning Heads Panel.
During the superintendents
convention a number of Washing
ton officials will take prominent
roles.
DR.. Corning is scheduled to
head a panel of school superin-
tendents which will discuss the
superintendent and the Report
err today.
William A. Early, superintend-
ent Of Arlington County schools,
is on several panels-including
one that will take up the problem
of adult education in rural areas
and another on curriculum plan
ming in counties.
Frieda B. Hennock, commits
sioner of the Federal Communi-
cations Commission, is scheduled
to lead discussion of television.
Its Use and Misuse"
Secretary of Defense Marshall
is to deliver major address Mon
day afternoon on mobilization and
education.