Show LO LOW S SALARIES LARIES IU Iu TH THOMAS M S SAYS President of Institution I Declares High Compensation Compensation Compensation I Only Can Bring i Eminent Educators Here I Dr George Thomas president of the University of Utah called caned at attention attention attention at- at to the problems ms confronting the state institution in an address before the U Unitarian Laymen's club Thursday evening at the Unitarian Unitarian Unitarian Uni Uni- church Utah at present with Its registration regis registration regis regis- of 2427 students is several times the largest Institution in the intermountain territory he said Before the year ear closes doses there will undoubtedly be 2600 or 01 2700 Stu stu Students students dents registered which Is taxing the physical plant of or the university to its capacity and making it necessary necessary necessary sary to hold classes in the Emery home off the campus The policy of the administration tion is to secure the services of the best men al and arl women for the faculty faculty faculty fac fac- which 11 can be outa ed under the present salary schedule OI One e of the difficulties of bringing eminent eminent emi emi- nent men into the university Is the lowness of our salary schedule Our sister Institution on the east i Is paying on an average of or 01 more per teacher and so is Arizona o on the so south th of us DEPLORES LOW SALARIES If our salary schedule could be placed on a b basis sis with theirs it Would increase the possibility of ot bringing men of ot reputation into the institution immediately The policy polley of ot the administration is to get the best men possible for the money available ignoring entirely their re religious religious re- re or political affiliations Dr Thomas also emphasized the policy of the university to give the teachers the fullest freedom In the teaching of their subjects He felt I that the university realized that that was the only policy which could achieve Oe the best results Men and women are given oen to understand I that are to teach their subjects subjects sub sub- according to the latest scientific I developments DEPRESSING BUDGET He lIe presented the difficulty ot of of I doing this sort of or work vork when it was realized that in such institutions lions as Harvard the he budget carried 1000 per student and Wyoming between between be be- I be-I t tween ee 1 and GOO and d evada between arid and ArIzona i 95 and so on Utah making the I smallest expenditure b by far per I stude student t of or any western state I the amount running somewhat somewhat somewhat some- some what over oyer per pel student I He also reiterated reiteratE hi his statement of ot his policy that the purpose of ot a University was to train men and women morally and intellectually I He was much interested in all forms of oC outside activities but did not feel that the main purpose of the university should be overlooked or overshadowed b by the outside ac activities activities ac- ac I ac-I but that the main purpose should be he adhered to which was high scholarships and hard work The music was furnished b by the Rev Frank Lee Hunt Bunt and Harry Lewis I |