PAE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1941 ampusBureau romotesState ducation Coordinated School System Ls A n Of Project Aeies To Aid The Bur'-u of Cooperation with Educational Institutions was g"ni.ed 9n 532 fcr the purpose of promoting a more unified contact stcee _ YUnivei'sity and the educational institutions of the state. Tcd:r J.e ledership of Dr. George E. Carrothers, Director, Dr. taxlan lC.rch, A Eistant Director, and Dr. Edgar G. Johnston, High Dy c ntriutlng to the in Schoolu '. or. the Bureau today operates as a vital function to the ruction of its student sons statc of SAc-higan ir. the advancement of education. end lug'htcrs, by providig } B&gan In 1871 'w------ ---_- wledge useful to Michigan Tue o k rf the :Bureau repre- last tri of inspection outside the usnes men, and by facilitat- sen, c - lcuinat on of a steady state, the Univesity has been con- "o i a gnrlwa a and r r u o. abe development to ' i'so etys abiity to cpe with' and "r rcnaldsatepm schol entratin" its activity within the iess problems, the Burea j cheve cordinated state school1'he Sate in its endeavor to secure Bus nes Research bes sores sys m is sn in 1871 by Presi- -otter educational methods by a ts" interests of the State of den J r B. Angel of the Uni- 1 "1en'iperation with educational Michigan ver ty c Mnigan. institutions A th e ::sm. Dr. Angell, acting The duies p rformed by the Discovers New Facts upc_ ithe i estion of his immedi- BuAcmcidepeCo rmedtonw th E on- the underlying obje- ste pc sdosor to the office of - tives of the Bureau is, first, the Uni;r s presidency.Henry S. ational Ins''tulisns are many and di'covcry of new facts to re- v.sidency. m aried. One of the most important eal new truths or principles. edu -3t 'ed"tl the "Rich School is that of visiting, working with A ofew years ago a project was System." Tis plan conceived the and accrediting secondary schools conducted with a view to de- idec of .. 'n Lying the educational in the state. Its performance re- termining the relationship be-1 syst:m of the state that it would tusres constant attention in order tween population growth, real be possible for a boy or girl to that accrediting lists be kept up estate subdividing, and the rate proc ed without interruption along to ther mut. dat which subdivision lots are his cosen educational path, un- Other functions include the fo- absorbed into use. For this pur- til he w graduated from the lowing: Cooperation with junior pose, the Grand Rapids area Uni ersity, the head of the entire and senior colleges; cooperation was studied as a typical situa- statw pt- hool syism g college associations in Mtact with the tion, ad all the pertinent facts T'ie "High School System" in- egioval accrediting associations were secured for analysis. troCuced the diploma relationship lose ies with the conference o Another objective is to dis- betyween high schools and the Uni- delegates tren thirteen lage un cover and bring together in a verty wich made it possible for versities in the Midwest, which try practical way business methods a 'udet to be admitted to the to secure lets overlapping and policies which are being mini'eerxity' s'hhout examination. ter coordination of educational ac used by a number of concerns his oscincnes today as a useful tivities; and ralotionships vith in dealing with a particular -d ca rictne moans of admis- many other educational organiza- problem. A study now in pro- en, although it incurred the se- many cess is assembling information - re criticism of President Charles from a number of large depart- -liot of Harvard University at ment stores on the methods of s adopticn. handling returned goods - a Ii h Schols Ranked Mstroublesome and costly problem The new system of education re- A . 1in retailing. sired that high schools be ac- d earch Conducts Business Study edited b the University, if the A third purpose of business k ti 'm 5tmthod of admittance For Learning researc is the discovery of 'cca to be sesful; and for this hitherto.tILIIt unrecognized relation- urpos comsittees of inspection suhip of cause and effect. A hre rppoint d to visit various The museums oa the University study in process of publication hoole .of Michigan are actively engaged' is an inquiry into the question A' ir tece committees in- in the never-ending task of discov- of whether or not corporations pe'ted only the secondary schools ering and systemizing new addi- making large profits in time of the state of Michigan, but as tions to the fund of human knowl- prosperity follow the practice wvoik a e University became edge concerning the natural his- of reserving those profits to en :un rtipests were received tory of men and his environment, divide dividend payments dur- cchs ' "a' it tx'se dcidd "he pubiicsatn of this know!- cog dopiessions. to t neHigh eh SoS- edge in the form of scientific jour- tem be = nae boundaries, nts and pamphlets is the most Special Examinations 'I be sucessof the importont single eantribution of Given Children nee r- 'd of admis:on thl e University museums to the was t le reason fe : this ife of the community. local state Child:en in grades three to six eam taking by the Uni- and national, in over 50 public schools in Michi- iers sortance of the Cicsely assoe.ated with this fir gan were recently given composi- st i' a ct that it made iunc ihn is the work of the mi.- 'ion tests under the direction of Vi y i'yhlie first in- ams in proffrng advice and hp 'he Dueau of Educational Ref- stit .i , ' rarning in the .o the ntncu at';individuals and -"enc and Research in the School U.S d i high schools 'nsitAicns who come or write to o fEducaion. hru' c-x ° eountry and set he n'u::cums for aid in soling 'fThe Burau will use the resIls he ex o e hfollowed by all hoir peculiar problems. Whether f the study as the basis for con- :he 'ti.. -'sat in the future.='I be a roouest to identify speci- 't1 cting future tests for the mea- In '3 fist Special Exam- mens or just advice on what to urement of achievement in spell- iner of aah S hools in the U.S. feed the pet squirrel, the Univer- 'ng and read ng. sas appoued ,y Dr. Angell to in- ity muscums a-e ready to render speo the it-lotna schools. Im- service if possible. meiatele-tse number of schools The museums seev also as a asking for closer connection with safe repository for the many natu- the Unix ereite jumped until 127 ral and anthropological specimens secondary schools were placed on found in Michigan dealing with the accredierd list by 1903. he state's natural and cultural (orftnod Staff history, as well as a source of data As the states began to follow for the student of botany, zoology, Michigan's c. ample of accreditong genetics or anthropology. secondary :eshools, it became un- And last, but not among the necessary for the University to op- cast of the services rendered by erate outside the state any lone- he museums, is the task of pro-. er. Bince 1914, when Special Ex- ciding laboratories and office I amins' r ant :dmrnon made the space. How A School Saves Crops The rural people of Chebokgan 'ie. This group does its field county are beginisng to teal the ':vok each summer. ygn tilzatn Sponsored by the Land Utiliza- nluene" cf the Land Utilization Lion Program is a seminar on land rogram. which is carried on by zes held throughout the year on Meld worker's from the tiUniversitv he campus for the same group of n that region. :tud nts, which is designed to They are coming o know some serve as a survey course to give