Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-07
UNIVERSITIES LOSE
TEACHERS BECAUSE
Of Low SALARIES
Northwestern Institutions Face
Higher Bids From the Bust
ness Interests and Eastern
Schools.

northwestern higher educational in
sututions. because of the high cost of
living and its inroads upon the salar-
les paid the instructors, are facing one
CT the worst periods in their histories
fiom an administrative standpoint, ac-
cordtng to Dr. f. ii. Lindley, president
or the University of Idaho Moscow,
who was in the city Saturday in con-
ference with Dr.. h. A. Bryan, state
commissioner of education.
Business has come to recognize
more than ever since the war the value
{ II college strained men, and there are
today in. northwestern higher educa.
t.onal institutions but few instructors
who could not command more pay in
other lines than they are receiving in
their professions" said DR. LindIey
EAST RAISES PAY
Eastern colleges and universities
lave already begun to raise instructors
salaries. Unless the northwest does so
in short time, some of our very best
Zen and women are going to be drawn
east by the better financial induce
rients there
The University of Minnesota at the
beginning of its first semester was
compelled to assemble on short no.
tlce about so instructors to complete it's
staff, and already has begun to scout
in the west for teachers for next year.
Heads of the northwestern institu-
tons are awake to the situation, Dr.
Llndley said. Next Saturday and Sun
day they are to meet at Seattle to de-
eide what shall be done about it.
"THAT'S THE QUESTION"
How to hold the staffs together on
the old salaries when the dollar today
is worth but 81 cents of it's former
value is the question in ii nutshell"
said President Lindley
DR.. Lindley has recently returned
from a meeting of the heads of land
i,rant colleges and state universities
a. Chicago The salary problem was
discussed there, and practically all of
the states are facing the same situa-
ton.
In the east, where many of the col
leses have raised salaries some of
them 30 per cent they are facing the
competition Of business which is meet
frS the institution scales with a sub
stantial margin over.
MENACE TO BUSINESS
Quoting remark of President Bry-
IN of Indiana university. brother of
Idahos education commissioner Pres
ident Lindley said the question as to
what Is to become of the universities
when all of their chemists are drawn
INTO other lines to take up the pres
ent shortage of chemists in business.
IS not nearly SO serious as the question
wren there are no chemists being turn
cd out of the universities to take care
OF It,
President Iindley passed through
Boise on his way to Idaho Falls where
nt speaks sunday afternoon at the
annual memorial exercises of the Elks
iodge. He expects TO return to Boise
IN time to appear Monday evening al
me civic dinner to be given at FL Ko- !
ran temple for the launching of the |
new Chamber of Commerce. but may
ne prevented from doing so by the un- !
'eftain and interrupted train service. !
Enrolment at the university hos
increased 80 per cent over last wear 7
the present enrolment being between
ssc and 900 students, DR.. Lindley said, |
Fnliy half of the students are from
scuth Idaho, the largest percentage
in the institution's history.