Word: researchers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Ninety per cent of the historical research work now being carried on in the United States, is done by men who hold Ph.D. degrees," asserted William Benneit Munro '99, Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History and Government; yesterday when asked by a CRIMSON representative to comment upon the questionnaire recently sent out by the American Historical Association. This questionnaire asks instructors and graduate students at universities throughout the country to explain what facilities are afforded them for conducting independent research work and also to state their individual opinions in regard to the causes for the dearth of productive work...
...three comments to be made about this dearth of productive work by men who hold a degree. First of all, in doesn't exist. I should say that more work is being done now than in previous years and that as many men as are necessary are engaged in research...
...second place, I believe that at least half of the research work and the research publications now produced by young Ph.D. men represent a waste of time. Their talents could much more profitably be devoted to the instruction of elementary students, which, after all, is a much needed kind of productive work...
...Research Work Not Encouraged...
...Unique," "remarkable," welcomed Yale University's drive, just announced, for $20,000,000 to be entirely devoted to raising teachers' salaries and to research work-not one cent for buildings. Yale salaries since 1913 have increased 50%, living expenses 78%. Minimum increase of salary under the proposed budget will be $221,000. Yale has 32,000 living alumni, of whom the press noted three-Chauncey Mitchell Depew, '56, Arthur Twining Hadley, '76, William Howard Taft, '78-as in the forefront of the drive. But, as everyone knows, a University drive depends for its success primarily...