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suited, but there is no formal obligation to con- 

 sult him." " In our department, the assistant 

 professor is an important factor in all depart- 

 mental policies, and helps form these policies." 

 " A large share." 



8. " In departmental policy more attention is 

 paid to his suggestions [than in general policy]." 

 " My opinions are given careful consideration." 

 " Have great range of liberty. The professor is 

 one of the best in this regard that I ever knew." 



■■ Departmental policies in the department 



at present determined by the two heads. Have 

 poor opinion of any two-headed arrangement." 

 " Such things should be determined by conference 

 of all members of the departmental staff." 



9. " Good in some departments, poor in others." 

 " Share to a very limited extent." " Am freely 

 consulted by the head of the department relative 

 to all matters of departmental policy." " Should 

 have a vital part." " Should be consulted." 



10. " No share." " Voted upon in general fac- 

 ulty meetings." " An equal voice, almost, as to 

 departmental affairs. Great freedom in expres- 

 sion of opinions, etc." " We are very democratic 

 in the department." " Should be consulted, and, 

 I believe, is here." 



11. "Depends upon the department." "Not 

 given enough responsibility to give them an active 

 interest in the administrative work of the institu- 

 tion, or to encourage loyalty to it." " Should 

 have voice in planning work and getting just 

 recognition for what they do." " Suggestions 

 have been received for all they were believed to be 

 worth — perhaps not all I thought." " I have as 

 much voice in these matters as if I were a full 

 professor." " Well off in this respect." " All it 



should be." " In department conditions 



practically ideal." 



12. " Its influence felt a little, but not much." 

 " Very little ; not consulted at all." " Influence in 

 proportion to favor enjoyed in eyes of head of 

 department." 



13. " Shares none too much." " Very little 

 say." " Should be heard in regard to such ques- 

 tions." " Should be subject to the head of depart- 

 ment." " In department, have a voice 



determining departmental policy." " Too many 

 professors think they should have sole control. 

 ' Their policies might be disrupted.' " 



14. " In the large departments his influence is 

 small in determining [these matters] ; in small 

 departments he very often takes the place of the 

 professor or head of the department in this line 

 of work. In many cases has entire charge of 



department and is assistant professor in name 

 only." " I have independent charge of [my field]." 

 " In our department we have voice in the deter- 

 mination of the nature of the work." " The pro- 

 fessor of here decides all matters of de- 

 partmental policy, curriculum and assignment of 

 courses." 



15. " In my department the head makes his own 

 policies and assigns courses, but in some depart- 

 ments the assistant professors are consulted." 

 " Suggestive share." " Should be consulted and 

 allowed to help in this part of work." 



16. " Should be consulted in the same way as 

 any full professor not head of the department, and 

 should have a vote in all matters submitted to 

 vote of members of department." {Less than 

 three replies.) 



17. " No difference here in these matters be- 

 tween assistant and full professors." 



18. " They have a great deal of influence here." 

 " Am running the department pending a future 

 policy to be settled in which I have some voice. 

 In other departments assistant professors have 

 advisory functions and are given considerable 

 freedom on the average." " We have some voice 

 — ^yet the dean has things about his own way." 

 " Share equally with full professors." " Perfectly 

 satisfactory." 



19. "Depends largely upon the department head. 

 In my own department the assistant professor is 

 treated on his merits as a man and has as much 

 influence as he deserves. This is not true in many 

 other departments." " Seldom consulted." " Has 

 a full share in departmental matters." " Made to 

 feel that he has a voice in the government of the 

 university and much at stake in his own depart- 

 ment." " In general the assistant professor's 

 position in these matters is entirely satisfactorj'." 



20. " In general, little or none." " Much influ- 

 ence in departmental policy." 



On the whole, these results, while show- 

 ing more free participation in departmental 

 than in general university matters, still 

 disclose a state of affairs far from gener- 

 ally democratic. 



The next qnery (18c) was in regard to 

 the freedom enjoyed by the assistant pro- 

 fessor in the conduct of individual classes. 

 Here the replies are much more uniform, 

 disclosing, in general, a gratifying condi- 

 tion of entire freedom, within the limita- 



