年月日:1947:19470220:19470220-c-prc-dba-123-竺可桢日记



竺可桢日记>19470220

2月20日 星期四 Cambridge晴。25°十点起大雪。

[补记:今晚起美国大西洋岸大雪,至甘一下午止,为六年以来所未有。剑桥九寸,纽约卡一寸。六飞机停驶。N。Y 、Boston 中小学停课。)晨七点起。九点早餐后回c 作函与浙大行政谈话会同人,并发步青、坤珊等同人一函。渠等来函(十二月底)以薪水低薄不克维持生活为言。余谓己函骝先,请将杭州与京、沪a律待遇公教人员,并谓政府主张以UNRRA 之食粮、布匹值二万万元者售诸于市,但美国舆论业已大哗。此事不成,且如能事实,此等物资尽人奸商之子,公教人员毫无益处。故余主张恢复公粮、公布制度,庶几奸商不能再抬高物价。中午在Comer Luncheonette 中膳,店小、东西甚少,于消化不佳。晚至Seafood 吃Scalloped Clam千贝烧蛤,简直不能下咽,美国人烧菜恶劣之至。

晚打电话与Pruf.Henry .Holmes , Prof.of Educa.教育学教授,即瞿菊农之老师,由渠太太接,约明晚八点至其寓。余将郭有守交来手表送去c 作函与九章、蔚光、温甫,告以宝堃到剑桥。并函George B.Cressey 葛艳、石,荐温甫。十一点睡。

Benjamin Fine: Condit10ns of Schools & Colleges in America {美国中小学与大学的条件~11th articIe , N.Y.Times Feb。20,1947。20mill10ns veterans are eligible forG.1.training , about25mill10ns will enter university.At present more than1mill10n ofveterans are enrolled.In some institut10ns70-80% of male enrollment are veterans。58% of college reported veterans are doing better work than average , 439毛report they379are doing as weII.The prewar enroIIment of alI coIIeges is1,500,000, for the year1947 is2,100,000, and will go still higher lIext fall.Because of low salarγmany goodmen quit posts.Average salary of college faculty member increase only20% while averageemployee of a11profess10ns increase 60%.The annual salaηof average professor incollege now is 3980dollars , assoeiate prof.3300, assist‘ prof.3000and instructors2350.The highest salary of prof.is12,000a year only at12大学。

Benjamin Fine (Feb.18):美国各州Public Sehool 每班每年所用经费相差悬殊, N.Y.州、|第斗每班用4,100, mississippi 密西西比州最低, 400元。不识字者Illiterates一千万人,从未进学校之门者三百万人c寄赵松乔、Brenlanos 、温甫、九章、蔚光、Syra,、use 大学Crcssc) 的晓沧等No。7 、浙大教职员函

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