The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
Professors ARE /
CALLED TO TINE
No More Outside Work Without
Permission, Says New
Contract.
INDIGNATION EXPRESSED
EMBARRASSING FOR NEW JUDGE
OF JUVENILE COURT.
INDIGNATION EXPRESSED

Some trouble has been OccaSioned at
the university among the members of
the faculty because of a letter that was
sent to each, professor asking him to
sign a contract that he will not take
any outside work without the written
consent of the board of regents. AS a
result two of the professors have not
signed their contracts for teaching
next year, and a number of others sent
in their contracts with additional pro-
visions attached.
In the mining school the opportunities
OF this country make ii possible to Sc
cure some of the best men in the coun
try to act as professors at the univer-
sity because they can make sufficient
money on outside work. MANY of the
professors. therefore, devote a portion
of their time to outside work in en-
cheering lines and act as experts for
large corporations. Charges have been
made against several of the professors
that they neglected their work at the
school to do large contract work. and il
was for this reason that the regents
enforced the new ruling. The chief off
ference from the old rules is that il
puts the regents in a place to decide
whether a professor is taking to- much
outside work, and it also gives them
the power to prohibit the members of
the faculty from doing any outside
work whatsoever.
Professors Indignant.
Some professors are indignant about
the matter and say that the delaY in
getting the regents consent would
knock them out of many small jobs
which would only take a few hours
time. and which is no way would inter-
fere with the work. Others accept the
situation
DIR. William NJ. Stewart, principal c1
the normal school, said: Il see no OBJ
pjection to the contract. 1 think when
a person is employed to work at the
university he should let nothing out
side interfere. He might do expert
work as long as it does not interfere
with efficiency in the school. II does
not prevent him from doing such work.
but stops him from making it bust
ness. The contract only binds the man
from Sept. to June 1, and he is per-
fectly free the st-of the time. The
board of regents pays a man for his
full time, and they want TO get the full
benefit from it. l stand by the con-
tract"
In the case of a number Of the DO
fessors they are employed with the
understanding that they can do out
side work, and that they are only TO
devote part of their time to the scnOol
work. These are not included in the
contract. As DR.. James E. Talmage
has the Deseret chair of geology, he is
also excluded from it's conditions.
Kingsbury's Position.
President ]. T. Kingsbury believes
that practical man is better than the
theoretical man, but he must be linn
tied by the board of regents regarding
the amount of outside work he can do.
He has cOTresponded with the presi-
dents of other Institutions and has
found the general sentiment among
them is the adoption of some measure
regulating the amount of outside work.
DR. Kingsbury said: MY attitude is
that the professors should be allowed
to do outside work as long as il does
not interfere with his duties and work
at the Institution.
Professor r. r. Lyman and l.. g.
Gowans have not signe1 their con-
tracts yet, and they have been in their
hands since May /. Professor Lyman
held a conference with President
Kingsbury last night and the spirit of
the contract was explained. and it IS
thought that he will consider il favor
ably now. DR. GOwans said; IF a man
does his work at the university salts
factoriIy the board of regents il going
beyond it's power to say whaS he should
do during the remainder of his time.
If he does not do his work we'd he
should be dismissed, nut as long as he
does it, it is nobody's business what
else he does"