The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12
GOV. COOLIDGE GIVES APPROVAL,
 FOR CAMPAIGN

Boston, Mass, Dec. Ex-Governor Calvin Coolidge issued a statement today giving his approval of the
 campaign to raise S4,000,000 for Smith College, at Northampton. The governor points out that if the Won- en of America are to continue to carry on the great work started by them during the war, they must be supported along educational lines. He emphasizes that Smiths present i'm perative needs are for increased sal
 aries for her teachers and for the establishment of a complete dorni- tory system, and other building and equipment needs. His statement
 follows:
 ''The appeal that Smith College makes for a $4,000.00O fund clearly emphasizes the needs of higher edu- cation in this country today as ap piled to a liberal training. If our women are to continue to give that
 great and lofty service so nobIy car ried on during the war, it is neces- sary that our women's educational establishment be so supported that they can provide in larger measure the education that will react to a better America in peaceful endeaV-
 or.
 Smith College, the largest place
 of learning in the world, for women, with a present enrolment of 2,000, has long enjoyed the reputation of being one of Americas most demo- cratic institutions. Now she is con frCnted with the task of meeting f. nanciaIIy the two most important of all her needs-of raising the salaries of her teachers and of providing a dormitory system for her students that will eriVe pOr1plPte control over their living arrangements and thus quicken the spirit of democratic feeling that clearly obtains.
 "At present instructors at Smith College get s120O to S1400: an as sistant professor, $500 to $500; an 1 associate professor, S2,000 to $24O0. and a full professor, $2500- to $350o. There Is the salary of the associate professor, for example-$2400. An
 alysis of the budget of such a teach CT who is married and has three children, shows for the college year of 1918-19, under present living con ditions. that were it not for the in come derived from extra earnings ! and drawn from savings there would 1 have been deficit. In other words the college teacher today cannot rely upon his college pay for his living. He must resort to other work, and we are brought face to face with the situation that if we do not in | crease the salaries of college teach CTS we shall lose their services alto gether with the result that higher education will be undermined.
 tWe compensate liberally the man ufacturer and the merchant, but we fail to appreciate those who guard the minds of our youth or those who preside over our congregations. We have lost our reverence for the pro fession of teaching and bestowed it
 upon the profession of acquiring. "But America will rally to the needs of its colleges and universities. She will support Smith College in her present campaign The great
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