Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12

was with colleges of sagriculture, and
the university had hard struggle 10
get its salaries UP so that other col
lleges Of agriculture would not take
our men way; before that it was hope
| less for us to try to get men of any
prominence from a leading institution.
Now Illinois had advanced into an
other class of institutions, the highest
class of universities in reputation, and
can get strong men if it could pay fol-
them. Harvard has 40 men who are
paid $1,000 or more; while Illinois has
only five professors who get as much
as $4,000, and all of these serve IN
different capacities.
scores offered More Elsewhere.
Dean Davenport's men in the college
of agriculture had "a offers from other
institutions at increased salaries in
1907.
Professor Mumford, head of the de
partment of animal husbandry, has
open TO him a $4,000 proposition from
one of the leading institutions, to which
he could go any day Professor Hop
kins, at the head of our great soil
work, has just refused to. consider
$4,000 position in one of the greatest
universities. Professor Rankin. in
charge of agricultural extension, refus-
ed am offer of $1,000 increase above
what he was getting here The follow
ing, while getting no more than 81 500
or $1,S00, received offers of $4,000
ELSEWHERE: Mosier, Lee Coffey, Hume
Hall and Petit, and some of these
had two and three offers.
Every prominent man of the college
of agriculture has been offered an adj,
vanced salary elsewhere, and some of
the increases offered have been $500
to $780,
This condition is typical of the whole
university, Three years ago it was
necessary to raise Professor Greene's
salary $1,000 to retain him in the col
lege of literature and arts. DR.. Kin
ley. head of the graduate school, has
had several definite offers of positions
lat higher salaries than he was getting
here. Professor Clark, dean of under
graduates, has just received a fatter-
ing offer at a greatly advanced salary.
Professor Garner, in political science.
received an offer at large advance to
go elsewhere, as did Dr. Grindley, who
is so prominently connected with nutri-
ton Investigations. Fortunately for
us, all these men remained because
they had confidence in, the university
ahead in the immediate future here
Some good men have gone else
where, notably Clifford Willis to South
Dakota; ]. NJ. Trueman TO Connects
cut; Professor Hart TO South America
lat double his salary here; Professor
Lee to Wisconsin; Professor Drew tc
Cornell at an advance of $1,000; Pro
lessor McGovney TO Louisiana; Profes
SCR Hammond TO Ohio. This list, like
the other. could be greatly extended to
cover other departments, showing Z
condition which is typical of the wholy
university -
Difficult to Get Men.
A man to teach agricultural econom
les has been wanted for several years
Only one has been found, and he wa!
getting $4,000, and therefore beyond
reach Four men have been picked
out for prOfessorships in classical
lines, but salary enough could not b(
offered. Right no wthe university i.
trying to take a man from a norma
school TO teach agriculture in the pub
lie schools and it cannot pay the sal
airy of his class
Private business is Offering a new
competition for instructors in law as
riculture, engineering and business
An assistant in soils has twice refus
ed an advance of $500 A New Yorl
city newspaper has just offered a MAJ
in English $4,000, or $1,000 above hi
lpresent salary.
Glad to Follow Strong Leaders.
If strong men can be secured to hea,
the departments, promising young in
Istructors will be glad to come to Ill
nois at moderate salaries. but not 9th
erwise. For every leading position
there are a half dozen subordinate
places
The board of trustees and Presiden
James are simply trying to get TIL
leading salaries on a basis where tn
university can hold it's own with othe
institutions of like rank, and certainl
the people of the state will stand 70
that when they know the facts-Il
nos Farmers Institute.