Evening star., 1914-07-07
URGES H|GHERPAY
FOR PROFESSORS
President Dabney Of University
Of: Cincinnati Recites
Their Needs.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July THE In
difference of the public to all forms of
intellectual effort is the discouraging
characteristic of our times" declared
Charles William Dabney. president of
the University of Cincinnati, before the
National Education Association today.
The rich man who employs a twenty
five-thousand-dollar lawyer or a ten
thousand-dollar physician" the speak
er said. regards a fifteen hundred
dollar college professor as good enough
to train his son. Money making, poll
tics, sports and picture shows are hold
ing the interest of the public. The
teacher. to the theory man, is a mere
bookworm."
He made plea for increased salaries
for professors. whom he termed finders
of new knowledge and makers of men,
and added:
THE higher cost of living and the
cost of higher living combined bear
more heavily on college professors than
any other class. The effective salary
Of the professor Is only about one-half
university's income does not increase
automatically. and the larger number
of students the poorer does it become"
Equal Salaries Urged.
Grace c. Strachan. district superin-
tendent of schools. Brooklyn, \. Y, spoke
on equal salaries. She took a firm stand
on the question, and contended that a
salary should be based on the position
and not on the sex.
I'm making up school budget it usu-
ally happens that everything else is pro-
vided for before any provision Is made
for increasing teachers Salaries said
John w. Carr superintendent of schools
Bayonne N ]. The result Is that
other school expenses are increasing more
rapidly than teachers salaries"
He suggested STANDARDIZATION of ex-
penses as a possible solution of the ques-
ton.
Retirement Funds for Teachers.
Marked progress in the development of
retirement funds for teachers has been
made by this country. W. l. Hamilton.
Boston. Mass. said in an address on PEN
sions. Seven years ago. he said two
states were paying retirement allowances
to teachers out of state funds. Now
twelve have made more or less satisfac-
tory provision for these payments"
The various state delegations and mem
bers of the nominating committee last
night and today supporting Dr.
David B. johnson for the association
presidency were claiming at least twen-
ty-f1ve of the forty-seven states repre-
sented at the convention. enough to as
sure his nomination.
While the friends of DR.. David Starr
.Jordan's candidacy made no definite
Claims, they seemed not to fear the out
come of their campaign for the Cali
The nominating committee is to make
its selection Thursday morning
Plea for Woman Educators.
An earnest plea in behalf of the woman
educators by President Joseph Swami.
recommendations for radical changes in
the present public school system, discus
sion of a plan for the establishment of
Hbraries in the country districts to which
Andrew Carnegie may be the chief con-
trib;,tor. and activities of convention pol
;ticians marked yesterdays session.
TIL. hiR auditorium was well filed when
President Swami delivered his annual
address. which was loudly applauded,
NJ, rticularly by the woman delegates
present when he made such statements
:Pay the teachers living wage"
Let the woman teachers vote.
'9Yoyida 4 system pf retirement Al.