New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-07
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u porated in a new university orgaTNza-

porated in a new university orgaIMzat-
ton.
In his open letter President EIadIgy
commits himself to advocating int-
mediate efforts to raise the money
necessary to revise the faculty SAL
airy scale upward in the interests Of
better methods of teaching and i'm
proved results. The agitation for
such action in regard to faculty SAL
aries has recently elected widespread
interest and comment among the
alumni as we'll as mem bers of the
faculty
President Hadley also advocates the
plan whereby all faculty appoint
ments shall be university appoint
1nents and the teaching of an indi-
vidual m ember Of the teaching force
shall not necessarily be restricted to
the school with which he is specially
identified. He faVors relieving the
president of some Of his com phcated
u duties through the creation of a
n chancellor and committees Of the cor
poration and endorses the plan under
consideration of bringing the two
undergraduate schools of the uni
yersity into closer relationship and
OF uniting both freshman classes
under Il common faculty.
President Hadleys open letter fol-
lows;
An Open Letter to Yale Men.
The report of the alumni commit
tee on plan for university develop
ment is so we'll considered and so
important a document that I. take
this first opportunity to express my
approval of its underlying ideas and
my pleasure in the prospect of being
able to carry them out.
The accommodation that all ap~
pointnerts to the teaching staff be
university appointments is of far
reaching effect. It's adoption by the
corporation. and the creation of uni
versity departments Of study which
goes with it. will enable us to utilize
II our force to the best advantage. It
q will also enable us to meet another
need, which is rightly emphas, zed by
the committee: the need Of better
teaching. particularly for men in the
younger classes.
q Equally important is the recon-
Il mendation that increased salaries
should accompany improved methods
of teaching and increased efficiency
I shall advocate immediate efforts tt
raise the money necessary for this
vitality important purpose.
The detailed proposals in the re-
port fall into three groups: one
group relating to the president, the
I chancellor, and the committees OF
the corporation; another to a redis-
tribution of responsibility between
treasurer. deans, and student counse-
lors; and third group, which has
the widest general interest, relating
TO reorganization Of the two under.
graduate schools.
The first group IS the one which
I most directly affects my persona,
duties. \ 7 like the committees plar
exceedingly. The proposed arrange
ment would, in my Judgment, enable
the work of university administration
to be better done than it is at pres
ent; and by relieving the presden
of unnecessary burdens it would give
him time and strength to devise ant
carry out Large measures of improve
ment
The second group concerns more
Immediately the treasurer and thu
deans, and is one on which thei
Judgment as to practical detail
would be better than mine. Mr.. Day
work has been so heavy and it's re
suits so excellent that in any such re
arrangement the utn1os considera
ton should be given to him and x
his views.
The third group Of proposals, re
garding the relation between the col.
Iege and the Scientific school and the
reorganization of undergraduate fac.
uittes and undergraduate classes, is
now being considered by the corpor.
alton The members of that body APP,
nreciate fully the necessity for i'm,
mediate action. Pending such action
will content myself with reiteratine
nv own previously expressed desire
10 soc the two schools brought into
ordered relation and their freshman
classes united under one faculty--e
desire in which I believe the corpor
alton heartily concurs.
ARTHUR TWININC HADLET,