DEPAHTMENT REPORTS. 71 



them elsewhere. I have spoken previously upon the need of higher salaries 

 for the teaching staff. In considering plans for next year I have found 

 that our available salaries are not strong inducements to prospective 

 teachers. A number of good candidates have completely turned our propo^ 

 sitions down and I do not think I am presenting this matter to strongly 

 when I make this statement to you and also express my belief that we 

 are likely to experience future insurmountable difficulties in obtaining 

 teachers if the salary scale is not increased. I believe also that there 

 should by all means be established a scale of salary increase to which 

 deserving instructors could look forward from year to year. I lose a 

 very valuable man, Mr. C. P. Thomas, at tlie close of this college year 

 who gives up his position because the salary increase was not what he 

 thought he deserved and I may admit I quietly agreed with him. 



The department teaching has been done with the assistance of the fol- 

 lowing staff mentioned in the order of seniority of appointment: 



Chace Newman, Assistant Professor of Drawing. 



Miss Caroline Holt, Instructor in Drawing. 



Miss Isabel Snelgrove, Instructor in Drawing. 



Bertram P. Thomas, Instructor in Drawing. 



Max D. Farmer, Instructor in Drawing. 



Miss Bessie Bartholomew, Assistant Instructor in Drawing. 



Leo J. Knapp, Student Assistant in Drawing. 



Again this year, owing to the irregularity of the schedule, we were 

 required to get the assistance of Miss Bartholomew for teaching the 

 freehand drawing classes and as before she gave very satisfactory ser- 

 vice. Mr. L. J. Knapp for similar reasons was employed as student 

 assistant in the drawing classes in descriptive geometry and did very 

 good work. 



The revision of courses in the college on the twenty credit basis which 

 was so much needed has resulted in a heavy draft in the spring term 

 and will cause an equally unbalanced schedule next year until things 

 are evened up. 



A new system has been adopted by us the present year to increase the 

 efficiency of teaching mechanical drawing, namely the use of printed 

 layouts to save students time in laying out fundamental data of prob- 

 lems. It has fulfilled all expectations and is strongly endorsed by the 

 students as well as the teachers. It is an idea that has originated 

 in this department and it seems to indicate a very advanced step in the 

 teaching of graphical subjects. Mr. Newman and I have been at work 

 upon the system for more than a year. 



We have not made any noticeable additions to our equipment, not 

 because it was not needed, but because other department administrative 

 work seemed to take up our time and it was temporarily set aside. 



Following is a table which will show much data regarding attendance, 

 teaching hours, etc. : 



