Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-08
PROFESSORS NEED MORE PAY
DR.. Dabney Says They Are Hit
Hardest by High Living Cost,
UNIVERSITIES ALSO AFFECTED
Increase in Number Of studenta
Has made Many of Them Poorer
Twelve states Now PEN
sion Teachers.

| ST PAUL. MINI, July The indtf-
ference OF the pupiio 10 all forms OF
Intellectual effort Is the discouraging
Characteristic OF our times" declared
William DabRey, president OF the Uni
versity OF Cincinnati. before the National
Education association today.
The rich man who employs q $4,000
lawyer OF a $4,000 physician," Prof. Dab
ney said regards a 1850 college prof
as good enough 10 train his son. Money
making, politics, sports and picture showa
are holding the interest OF the public.
/ The teacher TO the ordinary man. Is a
mere book worm"
| He made a plea for increased salaries
| for professors. whom no 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 IL only about one-half what Il
was twenty years ago. The univeTeity's
| income does not increase automatically,
and the larger number OF students. the
poorer II becomes"
| Grace c. strachan. district suPerintend-
ent OF schools Brooklyn, n. Y. spoke on
equal salaries She took a firm stand
on the question and contended that
salary should be based on the position
and not on the sex.
Twelve states Pay Pensions.
Marked progress in the development OF
retirement funds for teachers has been
made by this country, w. A. Hamilton
Boston. Mass, said in an address on
pensions.
seven years ago." he said. two states
were paying retirement allowances to
teachers out OF state funds Now twelve
have made more or less satisfactory pro-
visions for such payment"
The various state delegations elected
members of the nominating committee
last night. and today those supporting
DR.. David y. Johnson for the associa-
ton presidency were claiming at least
twenty-five of the forty states repre-
scented at the convention-enough to as
sure his nomination.
While the friends Of David Starr Jor-
dams candidacy made no definite claims.
they seemed not TO fear the outcome Of
their campaign for the Californian.
The nominating committee will make
its selection Thursday morning
One OF the most notable social center
movements and extensions OF high school
activities inaugurated in the middle west
was outlined today by Principal Thomas
]. Mccormack OF the township high school
Of Lasalle and Peru, H., an institution
lorganized under the Illinois township high
school laws and combining all the fea-
lures of a junior college for a rural COM
munty, with the avoidance OF the multi
tudinous differences between cultural and
minds Of advanced educators.
vocational education now perturbing the
In the four buildings which constitute
this unique plant" said Mr., Mccormack,
mot only is instruction given and con-
templated in all practical and cultural
lines., including subjects so far removed
from one another as agriculture, art and
technical music. but private donations
have permitted the construction of two
buildings that contribute to tho educa-
tional facilities OF the school and subs
serve distinctly civic and reoreational pur-
poses for the community. These are:
"First-A social center and gymnasium
building with swimming pool. bowling al
ley, billiard room, club, and reading room,
library. music, art and lecture rooms,
which with the large high school audito-
rum are used both day and night by
school and public; and,
"second-A hygienic institute under a
trained medical expert and assistant,
with a meteorological and pathological
laboratory, not TO be duplicated outside
OF the great metropolitan centers; milk
station with trained nurse and a class
room for the instruction Of girls in the
care OF the baby and the general hygiene
OF the household. This institute. while
primarily founded to safeguard the health
interests OF the cities OF i.aSalle, Peru and
oslesby, Is directly affiliated with the
schools. and officials assist in its in