The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-04-25

teaching. before coming to the law
rule, very much in earnest. One Of
the wives IS but II years old. They
call themselves the w. b. L. w club
the ''WouldBc Lawyers Wives
Harvey Cannot Be Spared.
The report that Michigan contem-
plates ta,-ing from this state, Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction Harvey,
that he may become head Of the extern
sivc normal school system of that
state, SHOULD never be allowed to be-
come fact. Wisconsin cannot for q
moment consider his loss. His serv-
ices alone in raising the standards Of
the rural scholastic weak link in the
chain-have been distinctive, and all
through the system his forceful per-
sonality and incentive have been at
work. It has long been the hope of
Wisconsin people that the position Of
state superintendent might be taken
out Of politics.
1t has seemed to me that Superin-
tendent Harvey's training leads, not
in the university path, but to further
normal and public school work; but
some favor Professor Harvey as pres-
dent of the university of Wisconsin.
They conceive that such a strong.
practical hand as his could do things
l.
bringing it closer to the people of the
state in developing what some style
a more vital ''practical' education than
could others. They have believed that
he would correct abuses which will
grow up in any colony Of secluded life
rot periodically freshened from out
side. Those who look on taxpayers
university in a comparatively younger
state as one whose chief function is to
educate for available ends in the short
est possible time as large body OF
young people as possible, incline to
such an administrator as Superinten-
dent Harvey.
Of late much has been said of the
practice borrowed from Chicago uni
versity under which professors may
substitute an amount Of light summer
teaching for regular term work Those
who disapprOve it say the summer
teaching is to small classes in re-
hyvr II nd
work as in term time, when things are
at full tension. Some of the most
valuable men Of the faculty receive
| $500 and $1,000 year, and to allow
| them to substitute two of these sum-
| mer terms (for which they would nor
| mally receive q very few hundred
years. not right. These critics main
| tain that if professor wants a years
| study abroad he should save up his
money as other people do and not sub
stitute time.
It should be understood however,
that practically all universities rec
ognize the desirability both for physi-
cal and especially mental stimulus, of
travel abroad for their professors. At
Harvard and Cornell every seventh
year is given outright with pay. Chi
cago furnished the precedent for Wis
consin and, in one way or the other,
these travel vacations are encour-
aged everywhere. The state UNIVERSE
ties have one plan or another to secure
this desired end for their faculty men.
Everybody knows a teacher can't
stand twelve months strain, as a car
penter or lawyer can.
The Men Now Away.
One of the university management
says: "a man cannot keep up his
department without going abroad to
study at times. 1t is the custom for
professors on leave of absence to de-
vote the time to study and research in
their special lines either at the uni
versities of Europe or of this country
Professor Scott, dean of the recently
established school of commerce. is now
abroad visiting schools of like kind;
his investigation will, of course, have
direct application to the school of COM
merce of Wisconsin. Professor Rich
ard t. Ely of the school of economics
is now absent under the Wisconsin
rule. He has been delivering lectures
throughout the west. and is at present
engaged in research at Washington
and John Hopkins. Professor Haskins.
who was recently called to the chair
of European history at Harvard. is at
present in Italy. Other men at present
OIL leave of absence are Professor
Freeman and Professor Knowlton
who are both on extended leave with
out pay"
1t is noticeable that the list above
which is complete is not long one.
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