Salaries of Summer Session

Salaries paid the teachers in the summer session bear a direct relation to the salaries of the teachers of the regular session in most of the land-grant institutions, being on a prorated basis. Two college report that their teachers are on a 12-month basis. They receive no additional compensation, therefore, for teaching in the summer session. Another institution reports that there is no relation between the summer and regular-session salaries. In the following summary is presented the situation existing in the colleges filing reports.

Alabama Polytechnic Institute.—All home faculty people receive one-tenth of annual salary up to a maximum of $400 per term of summer session; $200 is minimum per term except student laboratory assistants. Visiting professors are paid as high as $1,000 per term and as low as $200; average $400. University of Arkansas.-One-tenth of yearly salary.

University of California.-Approximately one-sixth of regular session for local faculty members; for visiting faculty a set scale.

Colorado Agricultural College.-Instructors on a 9-month basis receive fivethirty-sixths of their annual salaries for teaching five and one-half to six weeks.

University of Illinois.-Summer session salary is fixed as one-sixth of regular salary with a provision that the minimum salary paid for full-time service regardless of rank is $250 and the maximum salary paid regardless of rank is $900.

Iowa State College.-Summer session salaries for each term have been for several years one-seventh of regular annual salary with a maximum of $500. In 1929 summer session, salaries will be 152 per cent of the regular annual salary with a maximum of $750.

Kansas State Agricultural College.-Summer session salaries are two-ninths of the regular annual salary.

University of Kentucky.-Summer session instructors are paid one-ninth of their annual salaries for each 5-weeks' summer session.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology.-Summer session salary is based on regular salary.

Michigan State College.-Summer session salaries are on the prorated basis of 10 per cent of the minimum salary of their rank.

University of Minnesota.-One-eighth of regular salary. The salary scale for summer session teaching shall be one-eighth of the instructor's annual salary with the understanding that the minimum shall be $175 and the maximum $600 for full time.

(1922.)

University of New Hampshire-One-ninth of regular sessions salary for those who taught in both sessions.

Rutgers University.—One-seventh of basic salary adopted for first time in summer session 1929.

Cornell University.-One-sixth approximately, except assistants which vary from $100 to $250 with a maximum of $750. Twelve received maximum and one additional visitor received $800.

North Carolina State College.-One-tenth of a year's salary for summer.

North Dakota Agricultural College.-One-eighth of salary for the 9-month college year preceding; summer session is six weeks.

Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College.-Our teachers are on a 12-month basis; much criticism is caused from faculty of engineering school not teaching during summer school, but receiving regular pay. We hope to remedy this by introducing a separate summer session budget.

Oregon Agricultural College.-Regular staff, except for unusual reason, teach two-thirds load for two-thirds pay, which is equivalent to teaching a two-thirds for six weeks for one month's extra pay.

Pennsylvania State College. For regular members of the college faculty the summer session salary is one-sixth of the annual salary up to a maximum of $500. Heads of large departments get $100 extra for administrative duties. Teachers from other institutions get corresponding salaries except in the case of unusually prominent men, who are paid whatever they can be gotten for. South Dakota State College.-Salary is same employed on 12-month basis. Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.-Salary for six weeks (one term) of summer session is one-eighth of entire salary for regular session. Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College.-Differentiation as to faculty rank in both sessions.

State College of Washington.-Those receiving an annual salary of $1,900 in regular session are paid $300 for summer session. Those receiving $1,900 and less than $2,500 are paid $375. Those receiving $2,500 and more are paid $450.

West Virginia University.-One-sixth of annual salary for six weeks' summer session.

University of Wisconsin.—Fifteen per cent of annual salary for the preceding year with two exceptions. No summer-session salary may exceed a maximum of $750; all assistants receive a flat salary of $180.

No relationship exists between summer-session salaries and the salaries of the regular session for those who teach in both sessions in University of Delaware, University of Florida, University of Hawaii, Purdue University, Louisiana State University, Massachusetts Agricultural College, University of Nebraska, Clemson Agricultural College, and the University of Tennessee.

Staff in Summer Sessions

Instruction in the summer session is offered by members of the regular college staffs, by visiting professors, and by qualified teachers who are sometimes being tried out for employment during the regular college terms. Thirty-four institutions reported their summer personnel in Table 5. From this table it is obvious that one-third of the instructors hold master's degrees, a fourth doctor's degrees, while 9.3 per cent have no degree.

TABLE 5.-Degrees held by staff members of summer session for 1928 in 34 land-grant institutions

Authority over the appointment of the head of the summer session is vested in the president in a large number of the land-grant colleges. There are some cases, however, where the selection is made by the board of trustees upon recommendation of the president. The following summary shows the methods of appointing the head of the summer session in the different institutions:

Alabama Polytechnic Institute.-Designated by the president of the institution.
University of Arkansas.-Dean of college of education is director.
University of California.-By the president of the university.

Colorado Agricultural College.-Appointed by the president.

University of Delaware.-By the president of the university. Under present arrangement the head of the teacher-training department is ex officio director of the summer session.

University of Florida.-President and board of control.

Georgia State College of Agriculture.-By board.

University of Hawaii.-By the president, confirmed by the board of regents. University of Idaho.-By president.

University of Illinois.-By president of the university.

Purdue University.-In 1920, the president of the university, with the approval of the board of trustees authorized the organization of a summer session in which the courses offered should be of college grade. The head of the department of education was made dean of the summer session. In 1923, "director was adopted instead of dean. The director is appointed by the board of trustees on recommendation of the president.

Iowa State College.-By the president of the college.