Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-02-28
ONE INSTANCE REClTED IN THE
INVESTIGATION.
S. SMITH A BUSY MAN
His Services Considered Valuable in
Various Undertakings as Well as in
University Faculty - Professor
Slichter Paid Less Than the Mar
ket Value of His Services.
Madison, Feb. %.

AsSlSld II professors OF the unlTer-
sity may practically double their sal
aries by dt"oting themselves to state
work other than that OF instruction.
This was shown in one instance yes
terday before the legislative invest.
CATION of the university by the testi-
mony of Thomas S. Adams, assistant.
professor in the department of politi-
cal science. He said in response to
questions that his salary from the
state as assistant professor was 81. 500
a year ana that he also worked for
the state board Of assessment at the
rate OF compensation of 500 per
month, for two and a half hours a day,
and during the summer months the
compensation was 5000 a month: that
he also received from the state a sal
airy of $3.50 year for acting as fac
ulty chairman of athletics He de-
clared that his extra-salaried work
for the state did not interfere with.
but rather augmented his usefulness
as member of ~ faculty
Professors c. 6. Slichter and F. ].
Turner were called and examined.
/ Professor Turner testified that he re-
ceiyed no royalties whatever for text.
books and that at the present time his
first reference volume was IN press.
the work dealing with the history Of
the United States from 1919 10 1929
and being chiefly treatise on west
ern development, Some former re
search work had received gratuitous
publication He told how the depart
meut Of history was managed so as to
bring students into immediate contact
with the professors as well as the
minor instructors and assistants It
was apparent that his testimony i'm
pressed the committee that in the de-
panment Of history there does not ap-
pear to be abuses mat call for correc-
ton or important revision With ref
erence to the overemphasis placed
upon athletics the testimony of Pro
fessor Turner was particularly inter
estiug. He told the committee that
the University of Wisconsin was no
worse in athletic matters than other
institutions, Professor Adams ex-
pressed the opinion that football abus-
es were not as aggravated here as
elsewhere.
Professor c. S. Slichier testified
that he received only S2.700 a year
from the university and he said that
the figure was under the market value
of the services rendered. He also
received some $500 or more year
from the United States government.
but did not state the precise amount.
He denied compelling students to pur-
chase his table OF logarithms or that
| the table was useless.
Big Football Receipts.
Graduate Manager George F. Downer
testified that the athletic association
books showed total receipts of S47.-
0S213 in the past year and that all
had been expended except some
So 600.
Paid Too Little.
Professor l.. S. Smith, civil eu-
gineer, associated with the United
States geological survey. the Portage
leyee, the state geological and natural
history survey. the large Kilbourn
T. power investment, and also with tn,
faculty Of the university school of en-
gineerlng and alderman from the fifth
] ward was the first witness to testify
yesterday He had charge of a crew
of men surveying at the present time.
3 The directing of the work was done
BY mail His income from that source
} was $500 a year. He said he was the
author of a text book used by the stu
denis When absent his work was
done by a man whom he paid himself.
+. This man also received 5000 from the
] government. Professor Smith said an
occasional absence Of a day or two
= was not noticed He believed profess
sors in his department should be al
] lowed to do outside work TO keep
q iabreast OF their science He also IA
vors getting camping outfits for the
= students
& Cioarets vs. Studies.
s He told one student who admitted
3 his inability 10 keep up with his class
es that il was due to cigarets ana
said he was Induced TO give them up.
Professors exert such influence when
ever they can.
Coed Makes Complaint.
4 young woman student testified
, THAT one OF the needs of the university
was a gymnasium for women. and
, said tlat one in Chadbourne hall was
Inadequate. She also said she often
found # difficult to get advice and in
formation from professors when
needed. and that in class work the
professors assumed too much knowl-
, edge on the part of students so that
the weaker ones has too much work.
She was thankful enough to barely
get through her examinations.
Professor Smith stated that he did
not believe the salary he was racetv-
3 ing from the state was adequate for
the services he was rendering In his
estimation the paying of large salar-
les by the university would ensure
more efficient work from the pro
fessors He believed it would be
great mistake to confne work entirely
to the university.