The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11

retain the most 1esira BILE men or to
secure other equally desirable men
without it,
Fffth-There must be an increase in
the number of teachers for two rea-
sons: First, to take care of the usual
increase in enrolment. and second, to
increase the number of teachers in pro-
portion to students so that the pro-
work of students, thus bringing about
the individual care and attention mod
ern education makes necessary.
Sixth-The increase in enrolment
that We must care for is not only the
increase for the coming biennium
1eI3-15) but also the present bien-
MUM 0911-13) for the reason that the
last legislature made no adequate pro-
vision for the increase OF the present
biennium The number of students
, cared for during the biennium of 1909
IL was 4.703: for the biennium 1911-1S
will be approximately 5,037; for the BIZ
ennium 1875 about $3.50 must De
counted on
Seventh-The increase in enrolment
is only one factor among many in the
cost of education. The following items
must also be taken into account
| Changes in the cost of living; in the
cost of commodities; deterioration IN
plant: using up of material and equip
ment: the addition of new equipment;
changes of methods of education TO
system. For instance the motor car
and other inventions have made neces-
sarv new courses and changes in OLD
courses.
Eighth-The rapid changes in our in
dustrial and social life make continual
additions to the scope of the work OF
the institution necessary Therefore
new studies must be added and new
equipment must be bought This in it
self calls for more than the ordinary
increase based upon changes in en-
rollment.
Ninth-The higher work of the uni
versity such as the junior and senior
work in the various departments and
the postgraduate work of the lnst-
tuition. must be largely increased Tor
this is the institution in the state
where such work must in cons1derdoIe
measure be done The amount OF
funds available for that purpose Is at
the present time very small This
again requires an increase over ana
above the ordinary increase
Tenth-The cut of $4,000 two
years ago in the permanent repairs
and improvements makes II necessary
to take care of those improvements
now with the additional cost that de-
Law has made necessary together with
other repairs and improvements in
sewer systems, heating systems, ana
so forth. that general deterioration
EIeventh-The university has had
to get along for a year or more with
out a head of the department OF zool-
ogy. without at least one needed
teacher in the department of mathe-
mates. without two needed teachers
in the department of chemistry. and
without a considerable amount OF
other teaching work. which had to be
/ cut out two years ago.
Twelfth-If the university could
once be put upon an entirely salts
factory basis and given sufficient
funds to operate the institution on
! the highest basis of efficiency, then
it might be possible to get along on
the ordinary increase based upon the
increase in enrolment
a booklet issued by the university
containing comparative figures on
the cost, etc. of the Kansas univer-
sity compared TO universities IN other
states makes some interesting read
ing. The figures show that the pro-
fesSors and instructors and officers
of the Kansas university, from the
president down, receive lower salaries
than in other states, practically with
out an exception. The percentage of
resident students, however, is higher
in Kansas than in any other state,
and much higher than in many.
Figures are also given to show that
cut of 100000 in the appropria-
ton asked would mean to the indi-
vidual taxpayer who is assessed at
/ $500 a saving of only is cents. while
to the taxpayer assessed at $4,000
would mean a saving of only Sc cents
The ratio of students to teachers also
is shown to be high, averag ing 1 5 TO
l through the entire college, while
many of the classes have more than
IS to a teacher