Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-04-10
Ao4 six new courses.

for the first time by Prof, L. J. Cole.
IN the department of education a
course in college administration for
women will be conducted for the first
time under direction Of Dean Lois K.
Mathews This course is open only
to women who hold administrative Of
fees in colleges, or who are deans,
matrons, or mistresses. Dean Mat
hews Is the author Of a book just is
sued on this subject.
Dean Arthur Holmes of the Penn
sylVania State college comes to the
university to conduct two courses in
the training and treatment of back
ward children
Geology will be initiated in the sum
mer session time table during the com
ing summer; also several new courses
in art, a new course in elementary
Norwegian and course in astronomy.
Urges Publicity for University.
The report of DR.. William H. Allen
on the survey of the University of
Wisconsin to the state board of public
affairs in summary form was given out
last week This is the report to the
board and not the report of the board
to the legislature. Every angle of the
activities of the university and criti-
cism of what the institution is doing
that it should not - and what it is not
doing that II should do is made in the
report. 1t covers some one thousand
five hundred legal pages.
One of the most important recon-
mendations of the investigator is d
suggestion to abolish compulsory mill
tary drill. There is nothing in the
university's relations with the federal
government to make military drill nee
essary. Because of this department.
says the report, the efficiency of the
department of physical training is re-
duced threefifths, the same amount
Of time spent in teaching the arts of
peace and method of efficient citizen
ship would do more to advance the in
terests of the state.
Among the principal causes of un-
necessary expense which are ex-
planned in the detailed report are
Lack of an accounting system to show
unit cost for kinds of work, including
lack of adequate time records for the
uoninstructional force; classes of one.
two, three. four and five students, and
under ten without notice of iustifying
reason for each according to'the only
official record S42 per week of salary
was spent upon one student in one
class (second semester 1913-14), or
SL5l2 per year; maladjustment OF
schedules which causes wasteful use
of space; sending out an S02-page cata-
logue which necessitates personal let
ters inadequately supervised re-
search, overlapping of courses; unsu-
perYised administrative officers and
bureau heads; inadequate comparative
Information when the budget is made
construction or renting of additional
space when existing space could be
utilized; purchase of land at private
sale when the alternative of condem-
nation might both reduce cost. estab-
lish lower level for real estate in
Madison and help check the increase
in cost of living for students; losing
$4,000 during 19lS14) on commons
exhibit PSI in spite of the large vol,
ume of practically certain business. or
$4,000 if depreciation and interest be
charged the fact that profits on a dor
mitpry ponal toseaa ~, oDr,v,vr,e 5uor
not wipe out the loss, lack of informa-
uon regarding graduate and research
work; absence of a place or plan for
study by university management of
university problems and conduct lack
al definition as to what quantity and
quality of contact with students is eN-
pected 10 be given by instructors
whether fifteen hours, or eight or
forty per week, failure of directors.
deans and president to know univer-
sity work from the side of classrooms;
failure 10 draw upon student aud fac
ulty resources OF information as TO i'm
efficiency waste and needs not vet
met. types OF organization of faculty
aud regents which lead to action with
out adequate inquiry; failure to use
students and faculty for reducing ad-
illustrative cost while experimenting
theoretical courses with practical field
tests, uSurious interest paid ON sum
uer session salaries in leaves nf al,-
Sence when not paid in cash. and ab-
~euce of information in the hands of
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