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(i), (}) If I understand the question, I think 

 80. Of course, if we had more money we should 

 make more promotions instead of allowing some 

 of our good men to go away; but I do not think 

 increased rapidity of promotion as important a 

 question as increased salaries for full professors. 

 — President Hadley. 



Query 4e asked the essential qualifica- 

 tions for eligibility for promotion from as- 

 sistant profe^orship to the rank above. In 

 considering the replies it is to be borne in 

 mind that some of these institutions have 

 an associate professorship and some have 

 not. 



The replies: 



Assured capacity as a scholar and teacher, and 

 as a productive investigator. Of course, personal 

 character is fundamental. — President Judson. 



I could not formulate this with definite pre- 

 cision. — President Lowell. 



An adequate measure of excellence of some sort, 

 primarily in scholarship, but excellence in the 

 training of college youths is also recognized as a 

 valid ground for promotion. — President Bryan. 



Scholarship, proved by the results of a reason- 

 able amount of research work together with some 

 publications; teaching ability, proved by perhaps 

 ten years of successful teaching; the test of suc- 

 cess being applied a little more rigidly when 

 promotion to a professorship is made, than before 

 promotion to an assistant professorship. — Presi- 

 dent MacLean. 



To be promoted, the assistant professor must 

 have established himself as a permanently de- 

 sirable member of the university faculty. His 

 scholarship must be beyond question, as must also 

 be his ability either as a teacher or an investiga- 

 tor. — Dean Templin. 



(1) Character. (2) Ability as teacher. (3) 

 Ability to form independent judgments. (4) En- 

 thusiasm in work. — President Jordan. 



Thorough knowledge of the subject, and execu- 

 tive ability to manage the department, and en- 

 thusiasm for the work that will inspire assistants 

 and pupils. — President Northrop. 



Greater maturity and more complete demonstra- 

 tion of ability in research, teaching, and general 

 usefulness to the university. — President Hill. 



Before promoting from assistant to associate 

 professor, must become convinced that instruc- 

 tional power and investigational capacity suffi- 



ciently high, so that institution desires services 

 of man for life. — President Van Hise. 



The three qualifications for full professorship, 

 in the order of average importance are, original 

 scholarship, organizing ability and teaching power. 

 Teaching power is placed third, not because of any 

 under-estimate of its importance, but because men 

 who are good teachers at thirty, but have not 

 original scholarship or organizing ability, are apt 

 to be (I do not say are always) less good teachers 

 at fifty. — President Hadley. 



To determine the academic and admin- 

 istrative status of the assistant professors, 

 questions 5a, &, c and d were drawn up. 

 They inquired (a) the participation of this 

 rank in the legislating bodies, faculty, 

 council, senate, etc.; (6) the voice in de- 

 partmental matters; (c) whether on the 

 same footing as full professors in respect 

 to appointment to administrative and aca- 

 demic committees, which formulate, con- 

 trol or direct educational policies; and (d) 

 in respect to appointment as executive 

 heads of departments. 



The replies: 



(a) The senate consists of full professors. 

 Council, of administrative officers only. Assistant 

 professors are members of all faculties. (6) Yes. 

 (c) Yes. (d) No. — President Judson. 



(a) Yes. (6) Yes. (c) Yes. (d) Nearly so. 

 — President Lowell. 



(a) They are made so by law. (6) In most 

 cases, yes. (c) Yes. (d) We have no such cases. 

 — President Bryan. 



(a) Not members of university legislating 

 bodies. (6) Presumably they have a voice in 

 departmental matters, though it can not be said 

 that there is uniformity of practise in the differ- 

 ent departments, (c) May be appointed, but such 

 appointments are rare. (d) Occasionally made 

 acting heads of departments. This is only on 

 occasions when there is no one of rank of pro- 

 fessor in the department. — President MacLean. 



(a) Are members of the faculties of their 

 schools, but not of the university council. (6) 

 Yes. (c) Theoretically, yes. (d) No. — Dean 

 Templin. 



(a) Are members of faculty. New appointees 

 are not admitted to council until the end of three 

 years. (5) Yes, by regulations, (c) All mem- 



