6 a DEPARTMENTOF THEINTERIOR BUREAU $OF EDUCATION 49 --% SP BU TIN, 1925, Ng.11 . ACCREDITED SECONDARYSCHOL:S IN.THEUNITEDSTATES f% PREPARED IN THESTATISTICALDIVISION FRANK M.PHILLIPS 9. CHIEF . %. , r OPAo-N. 1 r e A . ' mal GTON VERNMENT PRINIING"OME se 1925 -114111,1:n* ', ..h.. 66 ,, 11.1".-1:8471.11111.11.111111,11.11111.111,1111114mememionommoommimplawn............"6...... "a o' -4- , I, 4_ .0' it.. I - --. I; .:f%-t,,,,....à, fr .To., r T '''',- ..*1 rr..,31-1...,, s.. 61- I e: , *. 4,-;;;r: - ' . i Ili- ' .fl'. .-4.:f.. e '-r4.4, !.: . ...i.14. ,-1-7.-i f .,# .' .iv.. .tv P . .. i-e-... :. :.: . .. 0, k , 4 4i 1 '9: .";-.7 tr 4- . %A; . 1,,,....., -... illr - -4" !, te , sa t. 41., e. o- sr- 40. 4 e. al S. ' I. t 41b e .. s C E ADIMIONAL COPIES PUBLICATION MAT Di PROCURIDFROM . orTHIS .1,1--1.. -6 TSUISUPERINTENDENTOTDOCUMENTS '" / 1. , , . E,I. 1 t 001,14NMIINT PRINTING 97riCS ik : 1.,;.'f.i:. WASHINGTON, D. C. :..i'jig i t q ^' i.0. 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V 92 e Commission ofthe Association ofColleges andSecondarySchools of the SCouthern States..... -t 92 Association of College&and SecondarySchoolsof theMiddle States and Maryland 7 ......... 98 New England CollegeEntrance Boath . 99 North CentralAssociation of Collegesand SeccindarySchails 104 Northwest Association of Secondary andHigherSchools ON,00 NIP , 117 o 4 . .. ..,¡;`,- 1. t1. t'.' 1,;41" . % 1 -- fit. , -1 ; I 1.1. 7 . ., . I :I I......-i..) i , : t o -4 401V.i.. ,n,31.iirv t 4 . .. .:'Z :- ..-.4.11. .3%;t`. : .6k ''I.: " t ...:::' *1 ` 1`-. k 1."V-I'''.1-1 11) T:Ws- Ne,., .f 4. ,t4 .41' k 1 ' (..1./ %¡1:, "..4 ;.).1 e .1, - .'"!L %. ,et.' .44.11'?".-.s..L. a ;,41 r. , 1,4 .1.3,* AMq e, 1-1 : V t .1-1.41%Pok, I !*4 T.;- 1.; s* !. t .f`s4 1:.4. (11:v S' 7A 41, p3/4".N!,t! stv'3A *jf' \ ..K". 4r. c 4,' t I, 1,4 1. I y ; t An v.t , : ' - :" 1 .st , 41.11e, 1.t:`%s " iteutiew. .:s ; 14. 11; e4 A'4%,%-4,v" SIT:Aft: a NO LETTEROFTRANSMITTAL _0 ON, . DEPARTMENTOF THE INTERIOR, . BUREAUOF EDUCATION,. ,, . .f, I 1 Washington, D. C.,May5, 1925. SIR: Therearein theUnitedStatesalargnumberofagènciee .which foranumber ofyearshavebemaccreditingorapproving secondaryschoolsonthe basisofcertainMani-lardswhichhave beei established.ChiefamongtheseagenciesaS the regional educational '.,i. asgoeiations, suchasthe nirth . CentralAssociationofCollegesand SecondarySchools andthe Statedepartments of educationin the i',,¡/ respective States.The objectsof theseagencies in ^compiling lists ofl.b..',, approved secondaryschoolsarenumerous;theyinclude-useby colleges whichadmitstudentsonthe certificateplan.Theniimber of secondaryschools'in theIThitedStates isnow so large that ithas become increasinglynecessaryfor higherinstitutionsto haveapcurate '.y/.. informationat hand concerningthestatus ofeveryhighschoolfrom . which studentsseekadmissionto college:Uvon fouroccasióilsin the . bast the Bureauof Educationhas broughttogetherinbulletinformthe.:,1 lists of approvedsecondaryschoolswhich haye"beencompiledby the respectiveaccreditingagencies.Thesebulletins haveprovedto be ...ii, veryuseful,but owingto thenumer us changes inthe lists 'iron* to year - year,it isdesirablethat thebullin sllould be revisedperi,aically..-;.... Thqaccompanyingmanuscript ains sucharevision,based ...../:'.i the iatest on informationreceivedfrom theseveralaccreditingagenbies. I recommend that itbepublishedas,abulletin oftheBureauof Education. h Respectfullysubmitted. a., s .. .,..t. gm JNO.TTD*R1:1 :,.,..:,4 Commissioner.' . The SECRETARYOF. THE INTERIOR. .;. :....';1,:::'7'.'5111'..';Ii.ft-!..':141!.; .. ....ol........- , . ..,, ,,..ii . a` ,e.ti. 4 . ..a1;i1-;./.14. .1../ -;4. 4.1;.,.L` ...*:er.,y4\-,rp ; . .Vz`t t.1.3.1;:v '`.* +;!?... .......:;-..P4 '''4" .4i141'' '. -.: b :e.'t' .414)14PC41 ...)...:,-1 b ..: ... ,. .!' 1 .1', , 1 ... r-,: .1. .,. - ... 'i. .4 .. ... ..; - .. : . , i .. , .... .... .1 k I . ...., r , f t .: . ,* ,, a N ,:w. .. ...i. a . .. -1 N .,,-...-;- ; e !. :,.. e .01 . t.,., a ..= ,,. ,,, .,. --......-... ,... ,_ ,'-'' . a., .e a I %St. :* .t.:,. - Ir.: -.....i.... -.:. rt. 1,-...-2-7.,:,1-...\. '; '-: .. ,'..y.. .-....4,..-4,;.:t;-:.- '71sir --..."......t? iitL.t..41 ,._." ... 4! '... - ,...' 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THE UNITEDSTATES 160 111111110armoraimommoneson t 4 The Americanhigh schoolillagrowing institution.Since the organization of thefirst public-highschool in .Boston in1821, thi# type of secondary schoolhasgrownin number until therears more than19,000 to-day.In additio4to these public high ochools, then'). areabout 2,500 private high schoolsand academiesandmorethan I' 300 .preparatory d'epartmentaof' universitiesand collegeo. No! junior high schoolsareaddedcontinually. The numberof public high schAI studentshas increased froln ?: 202,9ii3in 1890to2,873,069ih1922a growth ofmorethan fourteen.- fold in less thanageneration.Ifto this latter numlwareadded those enrolledin private highschools,titoseinpreparatory depart- ments of universities and collegés,and those- takingsecondary coursesin normalschools andteachers colleges, the-total secondary enrollmept for1922 is 3,204,141. Toalarge majority ofsecondary students,the mòdern highschool is their final school;to othersit isa preparatorylootanintAimedia- ate step between tileelerheritaryschool aild coil:: Ofevery1,006 .students enrolled in the firstfive gradesof the elemehtaryschool, 342 enter high school, 139 graduatefrom high school,and 72gooil":A to college; those who attend normal schools,teachers colleires, anti other institutions offrigher3educationinay be addedto -the Met number.For these , l'/J f . 72:thelist.. cif teortditedhigh schpolsisaneoessity.; V to.a i.U.O the other 67 who.- pompleti)the highschool,.. course . and do . not enter con&._e, _ and the203 who drop out beforegraduation. from high.::::.;,..;,`,. school,a :!' well-skilected highschool beeomes-a . I matter of vital im.- .. , v.....,, , , _ . , -,. .. 1 . .0 portance. .. .. ; . _ ... Al ... .This bulletin, similar ._ inarrangement, 'content, AI anAdesign. ti) those - publislied in19141915, 1916, and1922, is illtended..to, meet the .. :14 needsnot only of such students, but ofofficers charged ..::),'") with the . 11, control ofsecinidary:...schools andhigher institutions, and &tea. .:. i :,. ...t,4; v./ i A "1 to4 " a 0 v 1 ..- :. ,:. ...; . I..., .1. 1 4/ '2 4.1.lp it ...3,6;,*¡,,!.:,;iik, o examining. and certifyiag. boardsaswell. 1 . I . I . : /:*'('''.."1\4;.,:lad . ,P rLt. I '194 l,..:'...., /I ''. 4 e:1 -p4o,'4,- 7....,v.' .$.a-; i'i...,,1 .-,. 10 . ...i..P; 'i...' .. At.,49 1 i ; . ..... i ,41,iii,. # . ACCREDITED SECONDARY. " . , SCHOOL 'DIVINED P .. ¡ff. t . .4 1%;'2.. .5. -%Ave/Li Gs . .,2,.:t.. -,t, i..../.Nti, . e "An accredited secondFysch6ol,"astheterm is used-in Ii this .. , ;It lmilletin, ihascho91 wItich is equipped -r-. toprppuie I studimita fotitollogits'e -. .., : , . ,1 'requiring16 units for unconditioned idmisaion,t:and' :which has been ...I1.a., ,1 4. s ) 4 ,t ..'4'..i.7"., ti.'...r.:14".1- A '.:..., 414' ,. -":4qp_Alt.t-.;,4% vW1t 's. ; ,tv`) %I-1,N -1:4-4;.v. .;!.., ,,,112 ' o . .4.iit., ,1:04 4 411.1r, `';p.4, i-4. , N , ACCREDITED SECONDARY SCHOOLS .t r- investigatedorapproved for thispurposebyoneof