Some of the States have exercised a potent in fluence by as'sisting in the rapid extension of the high-school system, thus affording the means of a thorough preparation for the professional school. State universities maintaining profes sional and technical departments present still another form of State assistance. The United States Government has no jurisdiction over the practice of professions in the several States, Ina. to the efforts of the organizations in the several professions within the last thirty years. much has been done by State Legislatures toward protecting the public against incompe limey. State supervision now extends to pre liminary education, length of courses, degrees and the power to confer them, and entrance to practice, and is effected by means of regis tration, examination and license. By registra tion the status of schools and colleges and the value of their credentials receive State approval, and their graduates are admitted to examination for license. The tendency of special schools to become connected with some recognized university has also had a very salutary effect on professional education.
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