Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-23
Conservative Course Pursued In Dis.
posing Of $4,000 Additional
Support Fund.
Salaries increased University Will
Be Brought in Touch With
High Schools.
New Professors and FellowsLec.
tureshtp in journalism Filled
by Business Manager.


alive course in the distribution of the
$4,000 additional support fund given by
the last legislature. 1t had been ex-
Spected that there would be general
increase in the salaries of professors
and instructors bringing them up 10 the.
standard of other universities, SO that
Iowa should not lose good men to other
institutions because they could not af-
ford to stay in Iowa, where they have
become valuable. The regents recog-
inized that the professors are UNDER
paid, and they increased the salaries of
some of the younger men, adjusting
partially some inequalities that existed.
They requested the president to gather
statistics of the salary scheme Of other
universities OF like rank, SO that at the
next meeting of the regents the salary
question could be taken up with COM
plete information.
One plan that commends itself to the
regents is that of an automatic increase.
of salary, beginning at q moderate point
and running for period of say five
years. AT that point decided improve
ment must be shown in some way if the
gradual increase in salary is to con-
tinue. At the end OF another five years
the professor must again demonstrate
that he ls worth more than he was at
the beginning of that five year period.
This system has been tried in the east
and has had the result of stimulating
men to their best effort, at the same
time protecting the institution from in
creasing the salaries of those who. while
doing fairly satisfactory work, are not
worth more than they are being paid
The regents feel that while some injus-
tice is being done to some men they
must, in justice to the institution, man
age it with the greatest economy con-
sistent with the policy that Iowa can af-
ford to have the best. The $4,000 addi-
tional, separate fund, given by the last
legislature, was quickly absorbed In
meeting long denied requests made up
on the board. 1t may be said that near
ly half the amount went into apparatus,
equipment, books and supplies, and the
balance into the salariesof the new as
sistants that had to be added to the in
structional staff.
Announcement will soon be made con-
lcerning the new work to be done by the
cox and Shanbaugh, of the departments
of political philosophy and Sociology.
history and political science, were au-
thorized to prepare special courses un-
der the title OF the Iowa School of Poiit-
Iical and Social Science and to Issue a
pamphlet setting forth what these
courses are to be. This will be strong
combination. and the gentlemen named
are, ambitious to make this department
well known. which it undoubtedly will
soon be. DR.. Shambaugh's title was
chansed from that Of professor of gov
ernment and administration to profess
sor of political science, and Prof. Loos
title was changed from professor of po-
4 litical science to professor of political
PHILOSOPHY and sociology, both at their
Town request.
Nothing will benefit the university %
much as being brought into close con-
nection with the high schools of the
state. President AlacLean has done
muchin this direction by travelling over
the state and delivering addresses. Ii
has been previously provided that the
university shall inspect the nigh schools
7 of the state with view to admitting
i was arranged at this meeting of the
regents that Prof. j. j. Mcconnell. head
Of the department of pedagogy, should
enter actively upon this work. AS one
of the best known school men of the
he is peculiarly fitted to aid the schools
and to help in the unification of the
school system. Expert assistants viii
Il ~
4 ing his absences. and that department
suits that he will gather in the field OF
4 secondary education.
The summer school, which closed las
Friday, has been very satisfactory
experiment. The attendance has beer
about 100. including mostly high schoo
teachers, superintendent and some
regular university students. 1t will BIZ
4 continued and strengthened next year
Some strong appointments are being
made. Professor Main, of Grinnell has
accepted a call to the new chair Of
i Green art and archaeology and Sanscrit
Three professors of prominence in theil
own institutions are candidates for the
new chair of public speaking. The mat
A ter of issuing the appointment was re.
4 ferred to Dean Currier and the presi.
4 dent, and an appointment will soon bt
A given out. 1t Is a case Of embarrass
4 ment Of riches in the number Of cantii.
4 dates. DIR. N. II. Griffin. PHI. d., wa:
4 re-elected instructor to carry on par
of the work Professor Reeves laid down
Messrs Clyde b. Cooper and Sam b
i Sloan We're elected to instructorships il
III same departments. Mr.. Perciva
4 Hunt and Miss Eleanore Hatch were ap.
pointed scholars in English. Mr.. w. S
i Hayes, Instructor in Harvard Universi
i ty, at present teaching the Cubans IL
4 the summer session there, was elected
4 instructor in French in the place. tina
Mr.. Farnsworth held. and Miss Delit
d Hutchinson was made Instructor il
French. An additional instructorshil
was issued in the department of geolo
4 BY. and also new assistant given. TIL,
i department Of German will be strength
ened by assistance from the new In
structor in Scandinavian. The depart
ment of government and administration
Il receives a fellow, as does also that o.
4 history. Mr.. Plum formerly instructor
4 in the university, returns from Colum
u via University to an instructorship.T tn,
Departmental OF Latin, morphol Biography
slcs and political science receive fel
llows.
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