Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-12
4 LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES CON
cLupEs VISIT TO THREE Eou.
cATioNAL INSTITUTIONS.
70 USE INFORMATION IN
SHAPING LEGISLATION
Professors Found to 30 Fairly Wolf
Paid Altho Other States Outbid Iowa
Letters Being Sent to Members Of
Legislature to Obtain Their Views
Regarding Spssia! Session.
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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. l2.--Members OF
the legislative committee on educa-
tional institutions and appropriations
of the Thirty enghth general assembly
have Just completed a trip around to
the three state educational institutions
made with view OF studying the
needs OF the institutions. The infor-
nation thus gained will be used by
the completes in shaping, future le-
gislation with which they may have to
do with reference to these institutions
which they have been studying first
hand.
Senators Foskett, Of Page county.
Fellows OF Allamakee, and White, Of
Benton, were the senate representatives
on the recent trip and Representatives
Wichman. OF Hancock, Langfitt. Of
Adafr. and Windett, of Keokuk. were
the hoase members in the party. At
Ames they were Joined by the three
members OF the finance committee Of
oh state board Of education, Secretary
w. H. Gemmill. Chairman w. r. Boyd
and Thomas Lambert. The trip was
made by the legislators at their own
expense. 30
AS chairmen or members of tho
committees having to do with the APP
preparations granted these institutions
and matters relating to the schools
themselves the legislators last winter
found no time to visit the schools and
make survey first hand of conditions.
Hence they made the trip last week.
the schools now being well under way
in their fall work.
The need for new buildings, the kind
of buildings required, the financial
needs of the institutions and the sal
aries OF the professors were among the
matters looked into. Appropriations
were increased by the Thirty seventh
and also the Thirty-eighth general
assemblies to meet the growing needs
of these institutions and the board Of
education, exercising it's authority. has
increased the salaries of professors
somewhat Nevertheless both institu-
tons have lost many professors in re-
Ecent months. especially chemists and
teachers Of physics. The. commercial
world Is far outbidding the colleges for
the services of these men. -
Professors Well Paid.
Professors at the state institutions
are now being paid from $4,000 to
| 1880. annually, associate professors
| $2,250 to $2,75O and assistant profess
sors, $1,75O to $4,000, The salaries of
some professors are in excess Of these.
however, Deans are paid $4,000 per
lyear and heads of departments from
| $4,000 to SO, 500. 49,
Senator F'oskett is chairman Of the
senate committee on appropriations
and Senators Fellows and White are
both members. Fellows is chairman o.
the senate committee on educational
Institutions. Both Foskett and White
are members Of the committee on re-
trenchment and reform. Foskett is on
the senate educational committee.
| Representative Wichman is chair
man of the house committee on appro-
| priations, a member Of the committee
on educational institutions and re-
Ftrenchment and reform. Langfitt Is
a member Of the committee on ap-
propriations. Windett Is on the appro-
priation committee Of the house and
also on the committee on educational
affairs.
It is not anticipated however that
any legislation providing for new
buildings or extension work at thc
state educational institutions will be
introduced at the special session, II
the session Is called.
Special Session Sentiment.
Converting the special session Of the
legislature to act on code revision
letters are now being sent out to And
out the sentiment among the members
as to whether or not the session
should be called. AS general pro-
position the politicians are thought to
be against the special session and the