Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-06-08

cambridge, Mass, May -o.-AlonS
nth the enthusiasm which the an
nGuncement of the Carnegie founda-
ton has created there has appeared a
feeling among alumni who are pro
soundly interested in the welfare of
their colleges, that gratefulness to Mr..
Carnegie for his admirable scheme of
pensioning superannuated professors
ought to cause no Que to lose sight OF
the need of improving conditions In
college teaching in the United States.
I he donors purpose ito encourage
frSt-clasS talent to enter and remain
in the ranks" can, it is believed, be
carried out only If, in addition to the
pension paid after the period OF a
mans usefulness is past, he is guar
anteed a salary sufficient TO keep him
and his family in reasonable comfort
and contentment as he goes along.
Discussions of the college professors
sorry lot in life-sorry that is, from
the financial point of view-have been
very frequent of late years; the time
is now ripe for concerted action to
diuSIlOIdlS- II SNCl W llOlO as AopAhAt
rs possible.
For this reason the work OF raising
a special endowment fund of two and
une-half million dollars for the pay
ment of better salaries in Harvard
c0llege-an undertaking which was
started few months ago by com.
mittee of prominent Harvard gradu-
ates and which it is now hoped will be
completed before commencement
time--is one that will in no way be al
lowed to languish during the last few
weeks before the expiration of the
time limit that has been set. The at
tempt to create fund for such pur-
pose, it may be said. has proved to be
of much more than local moment. for
it has been followed up by similar at
Z ."nts IT other educational iustitu-
tons The movement, in fact, has be-
cove general and even national.
* a final appeal in the campaign
foi better salaries at Harvard a let
ter has just been sent out to all the
alumni of the college by the commit
tee Of graduates having the matter in
hand-a volunteer body which in
cuIes among its members the presi-
dent of the United States The COM
mittee consists of Bishop William
Lawrence, Francis L. Higginson,
Charles S. Fairchild, Henry s. Howe,
Francis R. Appleton Augustus Hem
enway, Theodore Roosevelt, James J..
Storrow, Benjamin Carpenter. Their
communication at once gives news
that the big undertaking is already
we'll along toward Succession during
the past few months a number of the
alumni and friends of the college have
subscribed individually or through
their classes about S00,000-and
urges that every son Of Harvard,
wherever he lives shall take part in
the gift even If with only small con-
tribution. The entire sum desired,
it is stated, cannot be raised without
large subscriptions from these who
can afford even at sacrifice to make
them" and it is hoped that every liv-
ing alumnus will render some token Of
his affection before next commence
ment day.
Among the statistfcs OF salaries
paid at Harvard as cited by the com
mlttee is the significant statement
that the average annual compensation
Of a teacher in the college is sl,510.
In these days." the letter goes on to
say, "of increasing cost of living AMI
II higher salaries in commercial and
industrial pursuits, the alumni and
friends of Harvard will not allow the
men who teach their boys and who fill
The chairs of the great teachers of the
past to receive these meagre wages"
In substantiation of the contentious
.! the committee of Harvard alumni
that urgent need exists for betterment
Of conditions Of teaching in our col
'eges an article in the Atlantic Month
Is for May on What Should College
Professors Be Paid, by a college teach
e5 who signs himself G. H. NJ, gives