The Topeka state journal., 1913-06-07

is. there have been fewer changes in
the university this year than in any
year for some time.
Among the new men coming to
K. u, is one who fills the place in the
department of economics. He is Pro-
fessor Valgreen, who comes to US
from the University of Minnesota. In
this important department he will de-
velop the a course in municipal utili-
ties and do most effective state work
in preparing full economic history
of Kansas.
Senator Joseph asked this depart
ment at K. u. last year to assist a
senate committee in the preparation of
a modern utilities bill to be presented
to the next legislature.
Professor Valgreen's special train
ing will be valuable in this connection.
An accurate economic history of Kan
sas will be made tc include it it's sur
vey the history of agriculture. market
ing, taxation, labor and transportation.
All these things will help K. u, to give
the broadest teaching to men who are
to be efficient in this line. The board
of administration feels that Valgreen
will be a valuable man, not only to
resident students in Lawrence, but to
the people of Kansas, in carrying the
university to them and the board ex-
poets to promote this on a larger scale
than has ever been done.
Professor Blackmar dean of the
graduating school, needs a new man in
the growing department of sociology.
The board of administration has asked
that a big man in this line be secured.
In addition to his teaching. he will be
at the service of cities like Topeka,
where the social survey work is most
necessary a basis for intelligent phil
anthropy and preventive measure.
Experts trained in modern sociology at
the university will be able to plan work
for societies, churches, women's clubs
nIfV alIfhnrifiaS in IN
Kansas to make this work scientific
from the beginning.
Nearly all of the purposes performed
in society have a social basis and their
success in the Improvement of human
society depends on the number of peo-
knowledge to direct these movements.
All this makes the department of
sociology at the university of great i'm
portance.
No Salaries Reduced.
'I have had many letters from wom-
en- demanding to know why the board
of administration has reduced salaries
in the Kansas schools. Not a single
salary has been reduced in any school
up to date, End there are only about
four places to fill in all of the schools
trust those four will get through
without any reduction, as the other 800
have been able to do. Furthermore
year to reduce salaries. Schools must
have good men and they cost money.
Il ask that everything I say in con-
nection with this work be regarded as
not critical of anything
done by a previous board. This idea
about salaries probably came from the
fact that this board felt that it could
not, at the present time, make a
horizontal rise in the matter of salaries
at the state university. 1t is inclined
to believe that school administration
Is a big business and that there, as in
other lines of big business, the merit
and capacity for work, and the ability
to inspire students and should be the
basis for increased salaries.
The Work at Emporia.
THE board has been working this
week in the normal training school for
teachers at Emporia. Among other
things with We have done to make
this school greater in its service to the
state is the organization of two musical |
combining them into a
of public school music,
thereby stressing the practical side of
music which teachers need in the pub
lie schools of Kansas. The private in
dividual music at this school is all paid
for by students and the instrumental
of music must be self-sup-
porting. But public school music is
a part of teacher training.
1T is hoped in addition to the regu-
lar scholastic training for teachers, to
build up there a great department that