Evening star., 1948-01-26
a Million Enrolment
By 1860 Seen Posing
Big Task for Colleges

A task of unprecedented magni-
tude" faces the Nations colleges and
universities If they are to be pre-
pared for an envisioned enrolment
of 4,OO0, 900 in undergraduate work
and another 100000 in graduate and
professional schools by 1860, 1t is
pointed out by President Truman's
Commission on Higher Education in
the fourth volume of its report re-
leased today.
More and better teachers and bet
ter paid teachers are needed as one
phase of the effort to reduce eco
nomic and other barriers which
limit opportunity for millions of
young people, the report stated.
Publicly controlled community COL
leges to provide tuition-free educa-
ton at least two years above high
school and a reduction of student
fees were recommended. Also a
national program of scholarships
and fellowships is indicated.
Today's report emphasized the
need for teachers.
Faculties to Double by 1852.
The commission estimated that
approximately 100000 students
were on campuses this year with
faculties of approximately $4,000.
BY 1852, faculties should be in
creased to 100000 and by 1860 to
$4,000.
This near doubling Of the college
stats by 1852, and the addition of
another $4,000 by 1860 can be solved
only by herculean efforts" the
commission said.
. "Such a vast number Of topflight
young men and women are not like
ly to enter the profession in the
next IL years without special en-
couragement," the report stated.
"They will have to be recruited,
consciously, directly and aggres-
sively."
To accomplish this, the commits
sion recommended:
That college teachers salaries be
improved.
That graduate schools, which are
the primary agency in the pre-
service education of faculty person.
mel, provide prospective teachers
with a study pattern appropriate
for developing broad scholarship;
develop adequate training programs
for non-teaching activities including
administration, research, counseling
and special devices, and provide fac
ulty personnel with effective pro-
grams of inservice education.
Asks Job-Seeking Agency.
That vigorous recruitment policies
be co-ordinated by national
agency to encourage students to
prepare for and enter the teaching
field.
That q national agency be created
or designated to assist prospective
faculty members In obtaining ap-
pointments.
That working conditions for
faculty members be improved
through establishment of definite
policies regarding salaries and pro-
motions, through opportunity for
participation in group annuity and
insurance programs and through
better adjustment of the work load
and by guaranteeing academic free
dom.
The commission said that even in
the strongest" institutions the
average salary for teachers in 1867
was $3,867 for 8 nine-month period.
The average physician would make
twice that and the average real
estate salesman in a city of $4,000
about so per cent more, it added.
'The professor in 1947 taught more
students, worked longer hours,
shouldered graver responsibilities
and received substantially less real
income than he did In 1910. Many
institutions were making significant
increases, but the majority of the
faculty salaries had not kept pace
with inflated living COSTS" the re-
port stated.
Most colleges and universities
face the prospect of being unable to
meet payrolls unless they can in
crease their current income or unless
they deplete their capital reserve
Raising salaries of college teachers
depends upon sharply increased
public and private support Of higher
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