The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20
CLAIM HIS CHARGES WRONG
Regents Declare That the State Official
Has Failed to Substantiate Any of
the Recent Charges Made Against
the University and its Teachers.

That the only facts which State Su-
perintendent G. P. Cary presented to
the committee of the regents appoint
ed to consider his resolution in regard
to teaching in the University of Wis
consin, We're concerned with the teach
ing of two assistants; and that Supt.
Cary's complaint in each of these
cases was based upon the report made
to him by one dissatisfied student,
were shown in the report adopted by
the board of regents of the University
of Wisconsin at a special meeting held
Ito consider Supt. Cary's resolution to
abolish assistants as teachers in the
university.
The committee of the regents fully
Supt. Cary's resolutions
presented at the April meeting of the
board. Mr.. Cary submitted only a
verbal statement to the committee, in
support of his resolutions and based
his charges on complaints of two stu
dents who were dissatisfied with the
teaching of two assistants.
Upon all the facts presented the
committee after full discussion submit
ted to the board of regents the find
ing Of the facts which was adopted by
the full board and which in substance
is as follows:
Th facts presented completely con-
tfadict the allegation made by the
state superintendent that the instruc-
tion of sophomores and freshmen is in
charge of inexperienced or mediocre
teachers; nor is there any foundation
for the allegation that the main inter-
ests of the assistants are in their grad
uate studies rather than in their in
structional work. The testimony from
the departments shows conclusively
that in the work of the university,
instruction is put first and investiga-
tion second.
eth facts presented in the reports
of the deans and professors show con-
clusively that the instruction Of the
great majority of assistants is salts
factory; that those who give indif-
ferent instruction are comparatively
few; and this is the most that can be
hoped for under any system.
"It appears that in every large de-
partment Of the university the great
elementary subjects are in charge of
a man of assistant professor or higher
rank and that most of the important
elementary courses are in charge of
full professors.
"The work of the assistants is SUBJ
ject to thorough inspection in the labo-
ratory and in the class room. In many
departments the Institutional work is
planned from week to week there be-
ing each week a conference of all those
concerned, from professors to assist,
ants, to plan the work of the follow
ing week.
"The great majority of the assist
ants have had experience in teaching
In the College of Letters and Science
where there is the largest number of
assistants, "a, At have taught else
where before teaching in the univer-
sity, and of these, 35 have taught in
other colleges and normal schools; and
only little more than one-third, q,
have not taught somewhere else than
in the university.
cit is the unanimous testimony of
the members of the departments and
the firm belief of the board of regents
that instruction is done better because
investigation is also a duty; that with
out doing scholarly work it would be
impossible to obtain other than med
iocre teaching staff. =