The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13
extravaganza
IS CHARGED
Senate Probe Committee
Raps State University.
Students Use Too Much Tobacco
Teachers Do Not Work
Enough.

Frankfort, KY, Feb. l0.-Two re-
ports were submitted to the Senate
today by the Senate Probe" Com
mittee. which has been investigat-
Ing the affairs Of various State in
situations. They affect the Kentucky
State University at Lexington and
the ODlorcd State Normal and In
dustrial Institute ut Frankfort.
In its report on the State Uni
versity the committee says that while
the discipline is entirely too lax 1t
has greatly improved under the ad-
ministration of President Barker.
The committee recommends that all
the male students be required TO
take military training and wear their
uniforms ct all times.
In its report the committee crit
icises some of the expenditures Rs
indicating a general system Of ex-
travasance. II fidis that the aver
age hours of instruction given by the
faculty js too low. II condemns the
practice OF members of the faculty
drawing several salaries and work
ing ON the outside"
Strict economy Is urged. The report
follows in full:
I'VE have examined into the af-
fairs Of the university as carefully as
our Limit IL time would permit. We
are thoroughly impressed that the
discipline Of the university Is much
too lax. but we are glad TO say that
In our opinion II is better than
foremrly. and is constantly improy-
Z fng. The boys are allowed to smoke
cigarettes on the campus. arr even
In the halls OF all the buildings.
The buildings and premises are
by no means 'cleanE.
I'VE are of the opinion that the
ha'e students should all be re-
quired to take military training. and
that they should be at all times re-
quiru to wear uniform.
THE university pays a young lady
living In Lexington for delivering
thirty-five lectures per year Of one
hours length each q salary of $1,000.
Recently bookkeeper was hired and
paid at the rate OF So per hour Tor
600 hours. a total OF $500. These
am other like items are not very
important in themselves except In
sofar as they Indicate q general sys-
TEN Of extravagance. We think the
average hours of instruction given
by teachers and professors is much
too low; that they could and should
be required to devote much more
time To instruction. and that the
number of Instructors could be. thus
~uaferiaily docreasN and much money
thereby saved without injury to the
efficisncy of the institution.
Eighty seven instructors In the
univeuutty proper. with salaries Rg-
grsEuting $l29.9i2.Ss, devote on an
,avoaDe but three hours and twelve
minutes per day to instruction. We
think 1t would not be unreasonable
TO require these instructors to llou-
BILE their hours Of instruction. This,
we think, would result in a saving
sufficient to wipe out the Indebted
ness of the university in a very short
time.
"A very bad practice prevails oil
allowing one person to draw several
salaries, and a much worse practice
is also in vogue of allowing persons
employ,h by the university to be
engaged and draw substantial sal
aries outside of the university, and
even in some instances of allowing
persons who draw large sahries from
the university to prosecute their pri-
yate business. This. We think, can
not be TOO strongly condemned.
We believe the law should be 30
amended as to require students to
nav their own travelling expenses,
thus saving something like $4,000
DER year, and also that substantial
fee should DO charged In the law
ghool department. t.
I'VE are Of the opinion that
stricter ~ stem OF discipline and a
more rigid system oil economy viii
RESULT in great Improvement In
tse university and in saving much
sk,aey TO the State. We are impress-
ed with the idea thai those In charge