Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-03-08
MANY PROFESSORS
DRAW DOUBLE PAY
SURPRISE SPRUNG IN REPORT OF
SECRETARY OF STATE AS TO
PAY ROLL IMPLICATIONS.
TO FRAME LAW TO STOP IT.
Instances Shown Where Extra" EN-
ployment Pays Educators More Than
Regular Salary at University.

MADISON, Wis, March 5.-In ac-
cordance with Il joint resolution adopted
last week. Secretary of State Frear sent
communication to the Legislature Civ
ing the names and salaries of state EN-
ployes on two payrolls. The list con-
tains the names of q score of professors
and other persons drawing pay for work
in the state university and in different
departments i'll the state capitol.
The revelations in most instances
created considerable surprise, and the
Legislature will doubtless enact a law
prohibiting state employees from being on
two payroIls.
The report follows:
DAIRY AND FOOD COMMISSION.
Richard Fisher, dairy and food depart
ment, $500 per annum and expenses; also
professor of pharmacy, university payroll,
500 per annum.
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
John NJ. True secretary, $500 per an
mum; also secretary live stock sanitary
board, $50 per annum.
George Nj. McKerrow, superintendent
farmers institutes. 5000 per annum; also
member live stock sanitary board, 81 per
diem.
DR.. H. L, Russell, professor of bacterl,
ology, university payroll, $4,000 per annum;
also member live stock sanitary board, So
per diem and expenses.
TAN COMMISSION.
w. ID. Pence. professor of engineering,
university payroll, 500 per annum; also
services for tax commission, $500 per an
mum.
II. S. Adams, professor political economy,
university payroll $1,000 per annum; also
for service on tax commission, 500 per
month when university is in session and In
June to October each year, 500 per month
for actual services.
L Mack profpSSDr NJ machine 1pSiyu
university payroll, $500 per annum; also
state tax commission, Sl25 per month dur
ing employment
H. ID. ThorkeIson, professor steam en-
gincering, university payroll, $1,000 per AN
mum; also tax commission, $40 per month
during actual employment.
l.. ID. williams, instructor in civil en-
ginccring, university payroll. $500 per an
mum; also tax commission 500 per month
during actual employment.
J. ID. Van Zandt, Instructor in railway en-
gnecring, university payroll. $500 per an
mum; also tax commission, 500 per month
during actual employment.
In this connection Prof. Mack, Mr.. Thor
kelson, Mr.. Williams and Mr.. Van Iandt
rendered services for the tax commission
and railway commission and their salaries
are to be divided equally between the ar
counts of these two commissions.
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
T.. A. Emerson, $50 per month when act.
ualiy Employed also janitor, on supcrintcn
dent of public property payroll, 500 pea
month.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
S. II. Sparkling, assistant professor political
science, university payroll, S140O per am
mum; also services as commissioner per day
not to exceed $1,000 per annum and eN-
pcnScs.
GEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY
SURVEY.
e. A. Birgc, professor zoology, university
payroll, $1,000 per annrm; also director and
superintendent of survey, $500 per annum.
W. o. Ilotchkiss, economic geologist, sal.
AIRY payable equally out of the university
and survey funds during 1906, $500 per
George Wagner, biologist, university pay
roll university year. $l1o0 per annum; also
June to October. $40 per annum
l.. s. Smith, professor of engineering, uni
versity payroll. $1,000 per annum; also Serv>
ices investigating water powers in 1906,
$3.50 per annum.
Victor Lenher professor of chemistry,
university payroll, 5000 per annum also
chemist for this department, unemployed
+. c Sanford clerk. university payroll,
$3.50 per annum, also clerk and stenograph'
err, this department, 500 per month.
FREE LIBRARY COMMISSION
Charles Mccarthy, lecturer on political
science, university, payroll, $1,000 per an
mum; librarian Legislative reference depart,
ment, $500 per annum.
Margaret f. Schaeffner, assistant profess
,or in science department., university pay
roll $500 per annum; assistant legislative
reference department. $1,000 per annum.
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Minnie NJ Oakley assistant librarian,
$500 per annum; also Is to receive compcn-
sation from free library commission for
lectures when given.
STATE UNIVERSITY.
Payments not on other rollS-W. II. Dud-
ley assistant librarian, $500 per annum
also received compensation for extra Serv-
ices, outside of university business hours.
II. D. North instructor in chemistry, 5000
per annum; also received compenSa ton for
extra services, outside of university busl-
ness hours.
II. w. UuelS. Instructor in engineering,
$1,000 per annum; also small amounts for
testing coal
f. ii. ]. Lorenz, mechanician, $500 per
annum: received extra compensation for
overtime.
Mabel Randolph. clerk In course In com
merce, $75 per month; also received extra
compensation once for stenographic work.
The following notation appears on the
secretary of the university board of re-
gents:
There are many professors who, in
addition to their salary, received fees
for extension lectures, but these extern
sion lecture fees, although paid through
the university i'll the usual way, do not
come from state appropriations, but
from the communities where the lectures
are given"