student is admitted to the freshman class on the condition that he is able to maintain a satisfactory standing in his class during a term, or, in some cases, the entire freshman year. Some provide that if a school sends several ill-prepared students the privilege of sending students on certificate is taken from such school, and in nearly all cases the privilege is limited to three years, when a school may be reexamined in order to ascertain whether it shall continue to be considered as an approved or accredited school. The certificates of the principals must generally show the nature of the course of study completed, with a statement that in the principal's opinion the student is able to maintain the studies of the course for which he is an applicant. Some of the institutions require the certificate to show each branch of study pursued, the text-books studied, the time spent thereon, as well as the standing attained by the student. Only a few of the colleges admit students on diplomas unaccompanied by certificates.

In the following pages will be found statements, gleaned from annual catalogues, concerning the conditions under which schools are accredited or approved and students there from admitted to the several universities and colleges. The list of schools approved by each institution is given, so far as possible, in connection with such institution. The material collected is presented under several different heads, as follows:

I. State institutions.

II. Private and denominational institutions.

III. List of additional institutions admitting students upon presentation of certificates from approved high schools and academies, and which do not publish a list of such schools.

IV. Institutions accepting certificates or diplomas of the regents of the University of the State of New York.

V. Institutions admitting students upon presentation of diploma or certificate from approved high schools or academies, and which do not publish a list of such schools.

I. STATE INSTITUTIONS.

University of Alabama, University, Ala.—Any school of the State of Alabama for boys and young men whose course of study comprises the requirements for admission into the freshman class in any course of the university may, upon written application of the principal, submitting curriculum of study, be declared by the president and faculty of the university a university auxiliary school, and be awarded a certificate to that effect. Any young man, of the age required for admission shall, upon presentation of a certificate signed by the principal of a university auxiliary school, be admitted into the freshman class. The auxiliary schools are: State normal college, Florence; University high school, Tuscaloosa; Marengo Military Academy, Demopolis; Livingston Military Academy, Livingston; University school, Montgomery; Greenville public school; Brundidge high school; Millwood school, Anniston; University Military School, Mobile; University Military School, Clanton; South Highland Academy, Birmingham; Butler high school; Huntsville Male Academy; Prattville Academy; Birmingham high school; Lafayette College; Mount Willing high school; Talladega Military Academy.

Arkansas Industrial University, Fayetteville, Ark.-Any high school or academy whose course of instruction covers all the branches requisite for admission to the university may be placed upon the accredited list of preparatory schools, after examination and approval by an officer of the university. Graduates of such schools are admitted without examination, and students who are not graduates are admitted upon certificates of proficiency. The accredited schools are: Fort Smith high school, Rogers Academy, Little Rock high school, Marianna Institute, Lonoke high school, Jonesboro State normal school.

University of California, Berkeley, Cal.-Students are admitted on examination and on certificates from accredited schools. The regulations concerning accredited schools are as follows:

"Upon the request of the principal of any public or private school in California whose course of study embraces in kind and extent the subjects required for admission to any college of the university at Berkeley, a committee from the academic senate will visit such school and report upon the quality of the instruction there given. If the report of such committee be favorable, a graduate of the school,

upon the personal recommendation of the principal, accompanied by his certificate that the graduate has satisfactorily completed the studies of the course preparatory to the college he wishes to enter, may, at the discretion of the faculty of such college, be admitted without examination."

There are now 48 accredited schools, as follows: High schools of Alameda, Berkeley, Coronado, Fresno, Grass Valley, Healdsburg, Kern County, Los Angeles, Marysville, Nevada City, Oakland, Pasadena, Petaluma, Pomona, Riverside, Sacramento, Salinas, San Diego, San Francisco (boys', girls'), San Jose, San Rafael, Santa Ana, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, Santa Rosa, Stockton, Vallejo, Ventura, Visalia, Watsonville; Alameda County union high schools (No. 1, Livermore, No. 2, Centerville, No. 3, Haywards); Armijo union high school, Suisun; Belmont school; Boone's University school, Berkeley; Hoitt's Oak Grove school, Millbrae; Lompoc union high school; Mount Tamalpais Military Academy, San Rafael; Oak Mound School, Napa; Redlands union high school; San Bernardino Academy; Santa Barbara Collegiate school; Sonoma Valley union high school; St. Matthew's school, San Mateo; Trinity School, San Francisco.

University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.-Students are admitted upon certificate of graduation from the following accredited schools: High schools of Denver (District No. 1, District No. 2), Colorado Springs, Greeley, Pueblo (District No. 1, District No. 20), North Denver, Georgetown, Cañon City, Durango, Aspen, Fort Collins, Golden, Grand Junction, Jarvis Hall Military Academy.

Colorado State School of Mines, Golden, Colo.-Certificates of proficiency from approved high schools will be received in lieu of examination.

University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.-Certificates from branch colleges are accepted in lieu of examination only when they show that the student presenting them has completed a course of study identical with that pursued by classes below the one which he wishes to enter.

University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho.-High schools will be accredited only after visitation and recommendation by the president. So far no schools have been accredited. Certificates from the superintendents of the Boise, Lewiston, Moscow, and Pocatello schools, setting forth the industry and proficiency of the applicant, will be accepted for all requirements for admission covered by such certificate. Clear and definite statements from the teacher who has prepared the applicant for the university, explaining the ground covered and the quality of the work done, will be given due consideration.

University of Illinois, Champaign, Ill.—The faculty, after personal examination, appoints accredited high schools, whose graduates may be admitted to the university without examination. These must be schools of first-rate character, whose course of instruction includes all the studies required for admission to some one of the colleges of the university. If so requested, a member of the faculty will examine a school as to its facilities for teaching, its course and methods of instruction, and the general proficiency shown. The university bears the expense of this examination. If the report is favorable, a certificate of that fact is forwarded, and the name of the school is entered in the published list of high schools accredited by the university. The graduates of these schools are admitted to any course for which their high school studies, as certified by the principal, have prepared them. Annual reports are asked from these schools. A reexamination will be made whenever it may be deemed necessary. The list of accredited schools now embraces 120 high schools and 6 other institutions, as follows:

High schools of Alton, Arcola, Atlanta, Aurora (east, west), Austin, Beardstown, Belvidere (north), Bement, Bloomington, Cairo, Camp Point, Carthage, Canton, Carrollton, Charleston, Chicago (Auburn Park, Englewood, Hyde Park, Lake, Lake View, north division, northwest division, south division, South Chicago, west division), Clinton (Iowa), Danville, Davenport (Iowa), Decatur, Delavan, Dundee, Elgin, Elmwood, Evanston (township high school), Farmer City, Freeport, Galena, Galesburg, Galva, Genesco, Griggsville, Jacksonville, Jerseyville, Joliet, Kankakee, Keokuk (Iowa), Kewanee, La Grange (township high school), Macomb, Mattoon, Maywood, Mendota (west), Moline, Monmouth, Morrison, Nashville, Oak Park, Ottawa (township), Paris, Pekin, Peoria, Pittsfield, Pontiac (township), Princeton (township), Quincy, Rockford, Rock Island, Roodhouse, Shelbyville, Springfield, Sterling (third district), Streator (township), Taylorville (township), Tuscola, Virden, Wilmington, Waukegan, Yorkville, Aledo, Augusta, Batavia (west), Belleville, Cambridge, Champaign, De Kalb, Dixon, East St. Louis, Effingham, Harvard, Hillsboro, Keithsburg, La Salle, Lewistown, Lexington, Le Roy, Lyons (Iowa), Marengo, Mason City, Milford, Monticello, Mound City, Oregon, Paw Paw, Paxton, Peru, Polo, Ridge Farm, Rochelle, Rossville, Savanna, Sparta, Sterling (Wallace), Sullivan, Sycamore, Tolono, Virginia, Warsaw, Washington, Winchester; Chicago manual training school; Chicago English high and manual training school; Western Military Academy, Upper Alton; Jennings Seminary, Aurora; Southern Illinois Normal University, Carbondale; Illinois Normal University, Normal.

Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.-The State board of education examines the high schools of the State from time to time, and to those that reach a satisfactory standard is granted a commission which recognizes them as preparatory schools to the university. A certificate of graduation from any one of these commissioned high schools admits the student without examination to the university, except that it does not exempt him from the test in English composition. There are now 118 commissioned high schools in Indiana, as follows: Albion, Alexandria, Amboy, Anderson, Andrews, Attica, Auburn, Aurora, Bedford, Brookville, Butler, Bloomfield, Bloomington, Bluffton, Boonville, Bourbon, Brazil, Cambridge City, Carthage, Clinton, Converse, Columbia City, Columbus, Connersville, Crawfordsville, Crown Point, Danville, Decatur, Delphi, Dublin, Edinburg, Elkhart, Elwood, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Frankfort, Franklin, Garrett, Goodland, Goshen, Gosport, Greencastle, Greenfield, Greensburg, Hammond, Hagerstown, Huntingburg, Huntington, Indianapolis, Jeffersonville, Kendallville, Knightstown, Kokomo, Lafayette, La Grange, La Gro, La Porte, Lawrenceburg, Lebanon, Liberty, Ligonier, Lima, Logansport, Madison, Marion, Martinsville, Michigan City, Middletown, Mishowaka, Mitchell, Monticello, Mt. Vernon, Muncie, New Albany, New Castle, New Harmony, North Manchester, Noblesville, North Vernon, Orleans, Oxford, Pendleton, Peru, Petersburg, Plymouth, Portland, Princeton, Remington, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rising Sun, Roann, Rochester, Rockport, Rockville, Rushville, Salem, Seymour, Shelbyville, South Bend, Spencer, Sullivan, Terre Haute, Thorntown, Tipton, Union City, Valparaiso, Vevay, Vincennes, Wabash, Warsaw, Washington, Waterloo, Williamsport, Winamac, Winchester, Worthington, Zionsville.

Purdue University, La Fayette, Ind.-Applicants who have completed their course of preparation in high schools which have been commissioned by the State board of education will be admitted without examination. For list of commissioned high schools see under Indiana University. An arrangement has been made with the directors of the Chicago Manual Training School, Toledo Manual Training School, Rugby School, of Louisville, Ky., Classical School, of Evansville, Ferris Industrial School, Big Rapids, Mich., and the manual training high school, Louisville, Ky., by which graduates of these institutions are received and will be given credit for all work previously accomplished.

State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.-At a meeting of the board of regents in June, 1891, the following scheme was adopted for the inspection of high schools and for examinations to be held thercat:

(1) Any school may be placed upon the accepted list upon application of its principal or board of directors, provided the collegiato faculty of the university is satisfied as to its course of study, methods of teaching, facilities for instruction.

(2) The course of study of such school must be adapted for fitting its graduates for some of the collegiate courses of the university, or it must be in the direct line of such preparation.

(3) Whenever any accepted school in any of the classes requests it, its pupils may be examined by the university at a convenient time in any subject or subjects selected by the school authorities from the schedules of studies required for admission to the university, and each pupil will receive from the university a credit card for each subject passed.

(4) The university shall provide, for schools desiring the same, a syllabus of each of the subjects in which examination is to be taken.

(5) All schools in accepted relation shall be inspected at the pleasure of the university, the expense of the inspection to be borne by the university.

(6) The authorities of accepted schools shall report annually to the university all changes made in the course of study and submit a list of names of the instructors employed in the high school, with subjects taught by each. The list of accepted schools has not yet been published.

Iowa State Agricultural College.-Certificates from the following schools will be received: High schools of Adel, Albia, Algona, Ames, Anamosa, Atlantic, Battle Creek, Belle Plaine, Belmond, Bancroft, Boone, Brooklyn, Burlington, Carroll, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Chariton, Charles City, Cherokee, Clarinda, Clarion, Clinton, Colfax, Columbus City, Corydon, Corning, Council Bluffs, Cresco, Creston, Davenport, Denison, Des Moines, De Witt, Dunlap, Eldora, Emmetsburg, Estherville, Fairfield, Forest City, Fort Dodge, Greene, Guthrie Center, Hamburg, Hampton, Harlan, Humboldt, Ida Grove, Independence, Iowa City, Iowa Falls, Jefferson, Keokuk, La Porte, Lo Mars, Leon, Logan, Maquoketa, Manchester, Marengo, Marion, Marshalltown, Mason City, Monroe, Monticello, Montour, Missouri Valley, Mount Pleasant, Muscatine, Nashua, Nevada, Newton, Odebolt, Onawa, Orange City, Osage, Osceola, Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Oxford, Red Oak, Reinbeck, Rock Rapids, Rockwell City, Sac City, Seranton, Sheldon, Sioux City, Steamboat Rock, Storm Lake, Stuart, Sumner, Tama City, Tipton, Toledo, Traer, Vinton, Villisca, Washington, Waterloo, Webster City, West Union, Wilton, and Winterset; Albion Seminary, Algona Academy, Burlington Collegiate Institute, Decorah Institute, Denmark Academy, Epworth Seminary, Howe's

Academy, Iowa City Academy, Northern Iowa Academy, Northwestern Classical Academy of Orange City, Springdale Seminary, and Washington Academy.

Kansas State Agricultural College, Manhattan, Kans.-The following diplomas and certificates will be received in lieu of entrance examinations: (1) Diplomas received on the completion of a county course of study which has been approved by the faculty, when properly signed by the county superintendent. (2) Certificates of passing the grammar grade in any city school with a course of study approved by the faculty, when properly signed by the city superintendent. (3) Kansas teachers' certificates issued by the county board of examiners, showing that the above-named studies have been passed with a grade of at least 70 per cent.

The faculty have approved the courses of study adopted by the following counties and cities; others may be submitted for approval at any time:

Counties.-Allen, Anderson, Barber, Brown, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Cherokee, Clay, Cloud, Cowley, Dickinson, Doniphan, Douglas, Elk, Ellis, Ford, Franklin, Geary, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Jackson, Jefferson, Jewell, Johnson, Kingman, Labette, Leavenworth, Linn, Lyon, Marshall, Marion, McPherson, Miami, Mitchell, Montgomery, Morris, Nemaha, Neosho, Ness, Osage, Osborne, Ottawa, Pottawatomie, Republic, Reno, Rice, Riley, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Saline, Sedgwick, Shawnee, Sumner, Wabaunsee, Washington, Wilson, Woodson, Wyandotte.

Cities.-Abilene, Alma, Anthony, Argentine, Arkansas City, Atchison, Augusta, Baldwin, Belleville, Beloit, Burlingame, Burlington, Caldwell, Chanute, Cherry Vale, Chetopa, Clay Center, Clifton, Coffeyville, Columbus, Concordia, Council Grove, Dodge City, Eldorado, Ellsworth, Emporia, Eureka, Fort Scott, Fredonia, Garden City, Garnett, Gaylord, Girard, Great Bend, Hiawatha, Holton, Horton, Humboldt, Hutchison, Independence, Iola, Junction City, Kanopolis, Kansas City, Kingman, Larned, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Lincoln, Lyons, Manhattan, Mankato, Marion, McPherson, Minneapolis, Neodesha, Newton, Olathe, Osage City, Osborne, Oswego, Ottawa, Paola, Parsons, Pittsburg, Pomona, Pratt, Russell, Salina, Scranton, Seneca, Solomon City, St. Marys, Topeka, Valley Falls, Wamego, Washington, Waverly, Wellington, Winfield, Wichita.

University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans.—Students will be admitted upon the certificate of the president, superintendent, or principal of any college, academy, or other incorporated institution of learning, or of any public high school of the State, showing that such students have completed all the preparatory prescribed studies as laid down in the catalogue. Students who present certificates showing that they have completed all the required studies except three terms' work will be admitted with conditions. The following schools fully prepare for the freshman class: High schools of Abilene, Alton, Ill., Atchison, Atchison County, Belleville, Beloit, Blue Rapids, Burlington, Burrton, Caldwell, Carbondale, Cawker City, Chanute, Cherokee, Coffeyville, Concordia, Cottonwood Falls, Dickinson County, Dodge City, Downs, Ellsworth, Emporia, Eureka, Fort Scott, Frankfort, Fredonia, Garden City, Great Bend, Hartford, Hays City, Hiawatha, Holton, Horton, Howard, Hutchinson, Independence, Iola, Junction City, Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo., Labette County, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Lincoln, Marion, Marysville, Minneapolis, McPherson, Neodesha, Newton, Norton, Oklahoma City, Okla., Olathe, Osborne, Ottawa, Paola, Parsons, Peabody, Phillipsburg, Pittsburg, Pleasanton, Pratt, Sabetha, Salina, Sedgwick, Seneca, Topeka, Troy, Valley Falls, Wamego, Washington, Wellington, Wichita, and Winfield; also, Arkansas City (Kans.) Academy, Fairmount Institute, Wichita, Kans.; Friends' Academy, Tonganoxie, Kans.; Hesper (Kans.) Academy, Hiawatha (Kans.) Academy, Lowell (Kans.) Polytechnic Institute, and Wentworth Military Academy, Lexington, Mo.

The following schools report courses which fall short of preparing for the freshman class by not more than three terms work: High schools of Alma, Anthony, Argentine, Burlingame, Centralia, Cherry Vale, Enterprise, Clyde, Council Grove, Garnett, Girard, Goodland, Halstead, Herington, Hill City, Humboldt, Jetmore, Lakin, Lyndon, Lyons, Moran, Mound Valley, Osawatomie, Oskaloosa, Smith Center, Solomon, Sedan, Sterling, Wathena, Waverly, and White Cloud; also Friends' Academy, Washington, Kans.; Grellett Academy, Glen Elder, Kans.; Lewis Academy, Wichita, Kans.; Southern Kansas Academy, Eureka, Kans., and Stockton (Kans.) Academy.

Maine State College, Orono, Me.-Any preparatory school whose course of instruction covers the requirements for admission may be admitted to the list of approved schools after visitation and examination by the faculty. The list of approved schools is as follows: Bangor high school; Bar Harbor high school; Bath high school, Boynton high school of Eastport; Brewer high school; Bridgton Academy, North Bridgton; Coburn Classical Institute, Waterville; Cony high school, Augusta; Corinth Academy, East Corinth; Deering high school; Dover high school; East Maine Conference Seminary, Bucksport; Ellsworth high school; English high school; Foxcraft Academy; Framingham (Mass.) high school; Gardiner high school; Greeley Institute, Cumberland Center; Hampden Academy; Lincoln Academy, West Poland;

Maine Wesleyan Seminary, Kent's Hill; Milo high school; Monson Academy; North Yarmouth Academy, Yarmouth; Norway high school; Orono high school; Portland high school; Ricker Classical Institute, Houlton; Rockland high school; Skowhegan high school; Thornton Academy, Saco; Waterville high school: Washington Academy, East Machias; Westbrook high school; Yarmouth high school, Yarmouthville.

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.-The privilege of sending pupils for admission on diploma, originally limited to approved schools in Michigan, has been extended to include schools in other States. On request of the school board in charge of any school the faculty will designate a committee to visit the school and report upon its condition.

If the faculty are satisfied from the report of the committee that the school is taught by competent instructors and is furnishing a good preparation to meet the requirements for admission to any one or more of the courses of study, then the graduates from the approved preparatory course or courses will be admitted without examination. The diplomas of their school board must be presented within one year and three months after graduation. They must also present certificates stating that they have sustained examinations in all the studies prescribed for admission and are recommended for admission to the university. The schools which shall be approved shall be entitled to send their graduates on diploma for a period of three years without further inspection, provided that no important changes affecting the course of study and the efficiency of the instruction are made. Each approved school is expected to send annually a copy of its catalogue to the university. There are now 144 approved schools, as follows: High schools of Adrian, Albion, Allegan, Alpena, Ann Arbor, Aurora, Ill. (east side and west side), Austin, Ill., Battle Creek, Bay City, Belding, Benton Harbor, Big Rapids, Birmingham, Buchanan, Cadillac, Caro, Cassopolis, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Champion, Charlotte, Chicago, Ill. (north division, northwest division, south division, west division, Calumet, Englewood, English high and manual training school, Hyde Park, Jefferson high school, Lake, Lake View, South Chicago), Cincinnati, Ohio (Hughes School, Woodward School), Cleveland, Ohio (central, west), Clinton, Iowa, Coldwater, Constantine, Corunna, Decatur, Ill., Denver, Colo., Detroit, Dowagiac, Duluth, Minn., Eaton Rapids, Elgin, Ill., Escanaba, Fenton, Flint, Geneseo, Ill., Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Greenville, Hancock, Hastings, Hillsdale, Holly, Houghton, Howell, Hudson (west side), Ionia, Iron Mountain, Ironwood, Ishpeming, Ithaca, Jackson (east side, west side), Joliet, Ill., Jonesville, Kalamazoo, Kansas City, Mo., La Grange, Ill., Lake Linden, Lansing, Lapeer, La Porte, Ind., Ludington, Manistee, Marine City, Marquette, Marshall, Mason, Maywood, Ill., Michigan City, Ind., Milwaukee, Wis., Minneapolis, Minn., Monroe, Mount Clemens, Muskegon, Negaunee, Niles, Oak Park, Ill., Omaha, Nebr., Ottawa, Ill., Owosso, Paw Paw, Peoria, Ill., Petoskey, Pontiac, Port Huron, Portland, Princeton, Ill., Rockford, Ill., Romeo, Saginaw (east side, west side), St. Clair, St. Joseph, St. Paul, Minn., Sault Ste. Marie, Schoolcraft, South Bend, Ind., Springfield, Ill., Tecumseh, Three Rivers, Toledo, Ohio, Traverse City, Union City, Vassar, Vicksburg, Washington, D. C. (Eastern High School), West Bay City, West Des Moines, Iowa, Ypsilanti; also, Normal and Collegiate Institute, Benton Harbor, Mich.; Granger Place School, Canandaigua, N. Y.; Harvard School, Kenwood Institute, Manual Training School, and University School, Chicago, Ill.; Detroit School for Boys, Home and Day School, Detroit, Mich.; Michigan Female Seminary, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Peabody Normal College, Nashville, Tenn.; Normal University, Normal, Ill.; Scoville Place School, Oak Park, Ill,; Michigan Military Academy, Orchard Lake, Mich.; Oxford College, Oxford, Ohio; Northeast Manual Training School, Philadelphia, Pa.; Raisin Valley Seminary, Vermont Academy, Saxtons River, Vt.

Michigan Agricultural College, Agricultural College, Mich.-Graduates of graded schools having a regular course of study approved by the faculty and persons presenting teachers' certificates are admitted without examination.

Michigan Mining School, Houghton, Mich.-Candidates who desire to enter by certificate are divided into two divisions-first, those 18 years of age and upward, and second, those under 18 years of age. A candidate 18 years of age or over may present a certificate from the superintendent or principal of any high school, academy, or seminary in good standing, certifying that the candidate has studied not less than one year in that institution; has been examined under the direction of the superintendent or principal who has signed the certificate, and that the candidate has passed in arithmetic; metric system; algebra through quadratic equations; plane, solid, and spherical geometry; bookkeeping; elementary physics and elements of astronomy, with a rank of not less than 85 on a scale of 100 in each and every study required for admission. Conditions in bookkeeping and astronomy are allowed when necessary. Candidates who are under 18 years of age must present a certificate from the superintendent or principal of some reputable high school, academy, or seminary that they have completed one of the regular courses of study in that school, and have graduated, obtaining a rank of not less than 85 in a scale of 100 in each