ton ▁highlight s ▁the ▁rapid ▁growth ▁of ▁acc red ited ▁colleg es . ▁She ▁notes ▁how , ▁" By ▁ 1 9 1 5 ... at ▁least ▁one ▁hundred ▁and ▁si xty ▁Southern ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁announced ▁standard ▁ad mission ▁requirements ." " ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁impress ive ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁mere ▁three ▁colleg es ▁that ▁were ▁acc red ited ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁Col ton ▁had ▁many ▁other ▁studies ▁done ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁The ▁Vari ous ▁Types ▁of ▁Southern ▁Colleg es ▁for ▁Women ▁( 1 9 1 6 ) ▁proved ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential , ▁with ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁gradu ating ▁high ▁school ▁girls ▁receiving ▁copies . ▁In ▁the ▁study , ▁Col ton ▁proposed ▁six ▁categories ▁of ▁institutions , ▁from ▁" Standard ▁Colleg es " ▁to ▁" Im itation ▁and ▁Nom inal ▁Colleg es ." ▁She ▁class ified ▁ 1 2 4 ▁colleg es ▁by ▁this ▁scheme ▁and ▁commented ▁upon ▁them . ▁ ▁Col ton ▁also ▁found ▁that ▁by ▁sharing ▁her ▁teaching ▁methods , ▁she ▁could ▁public ize ▁the ▁best ▁ways ▁to ▁teach ▁women . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁Col ton ▁wrote , ▁" When ever ▁a ▁student ▁miss p ells ▁a ▁word ▁in ▁a ▁paper , ▁test , ▁or ▁exam ination , ▁she ▁is ▁required ▁within ▁a ▁reasonable ▁time ▁to ▁hand ▁in ▁a ▁statement ▁showing ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁found ▁the ▁word ▁in ▁her ▁general ▁reading ▁at ▁least ▁ten ▁times . ▁ ▁This ▁often ▁necess it ates ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁reading