The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-01

a burden to the college during this
period"
Dispense With President.
/ DR.. Hansel states that the educa
tional work and the office manage
ment OF the college are 80 well man
ned and organized that a president
can, in his judgment, be dispensed
with during the remainder Of the
school year.
Another reason" says DR.. Hansel,
is that / am unwilling to conduct
the work or to raise money for the
college If further reductions are. to
be made. To meet the requirements
or the college in the absence of the
president, Dean Vowles may safely
be given charge Of the work in the
college, and John Penhiter charge
OF the office management and collec-
! tons, in which case the salary Of
Dean Vowles should be increased $40
/ or $50 per month, and the salary of
Mr.. Penhiter SIS or $50 per month
Tor the balance Of the year and for
the further period of the war.
BY following these recommended
lions at least $1,000 and probably
more can be saved for the remainder
Of the year. The faculty of the con-
servatory has shown it's quick APP
probation Of the crisis which con-
fronts the college and has generous
ly volunteered a reduction Of its
remunerations.
Il am unwilling to suggest any
reduction that will lower the present
high standard of work in the COL
lege and the conservatory. With ref
erence to disposing Of the conserva-
tory or moving it to Jones Hall, /
would strongly advise against either
Of these moves. To move it to Jones
Hall would in my estimation be a
distinct disadvantage to the work Of
the college and would probably be
fatal to the conservatory"
Survey of Academy.
In touching on the academic de-
partment of the college, DR.. Hansel
says that 1t might be wise to cut the
academy off year by year, accepting
no first year students, commencing
next year.
"On the whole" he says, "the
academy might be abolished. There
will probably be almost no new
academy students in the first class
next year and there would only be
eight seniors next year of whom four
are from Fargo, unless some new
students should come in for the last |
year. This year there were six new
ones.
I'm my opinion there are two reas-
ons for retaining the academy; first, |
its usefulness as a laboratory for |
practice teaching by our seniors. The !
state law requires that each has ten
hours Of practice teaching before ac-
cepting a teaching position. Ar
rangements might be made with the |
local high school, however.
Second, it must be remembered in |
favor Of the academy that it returns |
p net annual income of about $1,000 |
TO the college"
OF the Hill pledge, DR.. Hansel says
that if the trustees will in some way !
provide annually for the income Of
five per cent on the endowment to
be raised, and if the Fargo business
men will raise the first 100000, to-
ward current support so that it will
De payable before the close Of the /
present school year, July l, 1918, /
here will be much reason to hope /
hat the Hill pledge may be clinch-
ID.
IF these efforts are successful the
college will have an encouraging out II
oOk for the period of the war. 1t is II
Tot unreasonable to expect that all of Il
his will be speedily accomplished by II
he able committees representing the
Fargo business men, and the board of
rustees and incoTporators." II