Evening star., 1933-02-23
BUDGET SLASHES
At MARYLAND j.
GIVEN TO SENATORS
university Officials Outline
Tentative Program Before
Investigating Group.
VICE PRESIDENT BYRD
QUIZZED ON SALARIES
Question of Tuition Charges to
D. C. Students Delved Into
by Committee.
BY staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, February 23.-A
tentative schedule Of cuts expected to
1 be made In salaries and operating costs
at the University of Maryland during
| 1884 and 1885 was presented by Off
| cials of that institution to members
of the special Senate Committee in
vestigaing the financial structure of
that institution late yesterday.
The reductions would slash the budget
approximately 20 per cent, according
to Senator Milton L. Veasy, Democrat,
of Worcester County, chairman of the
committee, who declined to make public
| the list because some adjustments still
| remain to be made in the proposed
schedule.
This reduction, according to Dr. Ray
mond A. Pearson, president of the uni
! versity, is 10 per cent crater than any
cut in the institutions allowance which
| has been spoken of and will be in ad-
dition to the $116,800 which the uni
versity will return both in 1884 and
1885 to the State treasury under the
budget arrangement with Gov. Ritchie.
Under the arrangement Gov. Ritchie
allowed the institution total OF ST.
$4,000 for the biennium.
Inquiry Continued.
The special committee was to go to
College Park today to continue its in
vestigation after devoting its enire ses-
sion yesterday to the questioning Of DR..
Pearson and H. c. (Curly) Byrd, vice
president and head foot ball coach at
, the university.
Byrd told members of the committee
when called late in the afternoon that
he believes the three separate salaries
which he receives at the university are
based on the quality Of the jobs that
he does His total pay is $11 500 year.
The statement was made in response
to a question by Senator Veasy, who
asked: "In reference to your salaries,
Mr.. Byrd, are they based on the
amount of time you spend on each
source from which they are derived, as
nearly as you can apportion it?"
During the questioning, Byrd told
the committee the reason why the field
house at College Park had not been
completed with funds which the uni
versity seemed assured Of obtaining
was that attendance at foot ball games
had fallen far below normal
1t was the request of the institution
for an additional appropriation of
$4,000 for completion of the field
vestigation of the university by the
Senate.
Hold Services Invaluable.
In reference to Byrd, while he was
under questioning by the committee,
DIR. Pearson interposed: LET me say
here that Mr.. Byrd is very remark
able man in dealing with student prob
lens. I think that coaches generally
are paid too much, but Mr.. Byrd's ex-
ceptional other characteristics make
him invaluable"
With regard to the three jobs which
Byrd Is holding at the university for
which he is drawing three salaries
totaling approximately $11,500 a year,
he said that he would like to have the
salary come as a total and have the
work apportioned to him by the Board
of Regents. He is at present acting
as vice president, foot ball coach and
director of athletics.
That DR.. Pearson draws the highest
salary of any official iE the State was
brought out during the hearing. Dr.
Pearson is drawing $4,000 year from
three sources at the university. He said
he would be willing to take a cut in
salary along with other State officials
in discussing the matter of salaries with
the committee.
Ranks 26th In Salaries
In the course of his testimony he said
that Maryland ranked twenty-sixth in
the salaries paid State university pro-
fessors. He also said that the univer-
sity ranked high in its rating among
ether States.
When asked by Senator Veasy If he
thought that 20 per cent cut In
teachers salaries would be acceptable,
he replied that instructors at the univer-
sity would accept the cut If other State
employees were subject to the same re-
duction.
In the course of its investigation the
committee delyed into the matter OF
accepting District of Columbia students
at the university under the same fees
charged Maryland students. In this
connection it was shown that there are
now 626 students from Washington who
pay $135 tuition fee.
DR.. Pearson testified that 1t cost the
State $171 per student at the University
Of Maryland
When asked if he thought there was
a possibility of affecting a change and
raising the fee charged Washington
students, DR.. Pearson said he thought
it was probable, but that it would have
to be worked out along very careful
lines.
Would Fix Responsibility.
Senator Veasy then asked Dr. Pear
SON If it would not be beneficial to
the university to set a definite limit
to the number of students allowed. The
Senator fixed 1000 as the arbitrary
number. DR.. Pearson replied that it
would probably be so, but that the
responsibility should rest with the Leg
islature, as the people of the State
were so concerned when their sons were
denied admittance that the university
would like to be in position to refer
all complainants to the Legislature.
Another phase of the investigation
centered on United States Government
employees being carried on the uni
versity pay roll. DR.. Pearson explained
this by saying these men were special
lists and that the university paid only
comparatively small amount for their
valuable services.
DR.. Pearson said that in connection
with the move to ban, or to charge
such high tuition fee as to make it
prohibitive, for students outside the
State that the United States Govern
ment donated $4,000 year to the col
lege and that such action by the col