, 1908-06-15
CHANGES OCCUR in
UNIVERSITY FACULTY

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tons that have saved much inquiry
and Investigation, and yet l have con-
slant assurance from all OF you OF your
wish that l should administer the at
fairs OF the university as my OWE ex-
perience and judgment shall dictate.
unhindered and unhampered in n
way. Such freedom OF action has Of
fered and will continue to offer q guar
antee OF rich opportunity for success.
For this and for your kindly-given
counsel and advice l nos sincerely
thank you,
Loyalty Of Faculty.
From the first hour Of my en-
trance upon the duties of the presi.
dency, without noticeable exceptions,
I have had the active support OF the
members of the faculty, each n In
his own place has sincerely renewed
his resolve that the university should
gather honor and greatness from his
department. Definite attention to
work, a spirit of mutual regard and
respect, with a hopeful look to the fu-
tnre, has characterized these closing
weeks of the year. In general wish
to nay my tribute to the worth and eff
dciency Of the members Of the faculty,
as well as to express my thanks for
their loyal support, The circum-
stances justify 1t, and / beg the in
diligence of your board that / may
give a special word of appreciation OF
the definite help which I have re-
celved from DR.. Hebard, the secretary
of the board, and from Prof. Towar,
from whose hands, as acting president,
| received my introduction to my du-
ties. In the little details, many OF
them local and peculiar and hence
likely to be troublesome, both have
been SO uniformly thoughtful and pa.
tent that this expression of thanks
but poorly does justice to the service
rendered.
University Up to Date.
"The general organization and
equipment of the university seems up
to date and fairly efficient. The
courses Of study, the result of earnest
and intelligent investigation upon the
part of committees of the faculty, is at
present apparently in harmony with
the needs and wishes of the people.
The student body impresses one as
earnest, studious and well behaved
and the college spirit is apparently
growing with the university and the
state.
Recommendation.
81 wish most respectfully to com
mend to your board the separate re
ports of the heads of departments. Tt
some extent l shall include in this re
port distinctive features of these de
partmental reports, and in the budget
appended hereto recommendations fol-
appropriation have been considered
Still. these departmental reports ex
press individual interest, and l have
placed them in the hands Of the sec
rotary, in order that you may examine
them as fully as you may wish. In
cases where these departmental re
ports recommend appropriation OF
funds, and where a corresponding rec
ommendation has been included in
the budget appended hereto, l hope
the board of trustees may deem II
wise and safe to pass favorably upor
the recommendations, trusting to the
judgment Of the president and the de
partmental head the proper carrying
out OF the details of the same.
Recommendations as to Faculty.
Certain readjustments In salaries
seem. necessary. 1t seems wise to me
that. in general, positions should be
classified. and members Of the faculty
of the same rank should receive prac
tically the same pay. Some variations
may be made, based upon previous ex
p%erience and hours of service, but all
salaries should be upon an equitable
basis that can be easily explained. To
the end I would recommend that the
following classification be adhered to
as far as practicable:
president, principal of a school
professor, assistant professor, instruc
tor and tutor.
1.-The following members of the fac
ulty will retire at the close of this
school year:
John Franklin Brown, Phi. D., prin,
cipal of the normal school and profes.
sor of education; granted leave of alb.
sence.
"Hadly Winfield Quaintance, Phi. D.
professor of political science and
principal of the school of commerce.
Frances Helen Meader, instructor
in stenography, resigned.
William Franklin Gilkison, M. E.,
principal of the school of mechanical
engineering, resigned.
Miss Margaret Durward, assistant
in mathematics, resigned.
Some New Positions
II would recommend that the pro-
censorship of political and social sci
ence be separated from that OF the
principal of the school Of commerce,
and that the latter devote his entire
time to his own school.
That the professorsbip OF mathe.
mates and physics be divided into two
divisions, one to be known as the pro-
fessorship of mathematics and the
other as the assistant professorship of
physics.
That there be created an instruc-
torship in Greek and Latin.
That provision be made for such
additions to the teaching force of the