Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-22

; the Stste, BY the acceptance of the enio~
ment fuT.i from the iIesl Sts'es. ami III,
I establishment of the college. had entered in
10 a solemn contract 10 support the insIitu
ton. The college has 4 b story, The ii.a q
, education for the industrial classes in tn,
i p-ac,ic al aud professional pursuits of life il
thus country VAS hr.t dem ,nstrared at Wes
Point. and next praeticel in this State il
what was called the Gardiner Lveeum fol
which Maine appropriated $1,000 Ito fostrl
the idea Of education for the sesmeu, ne
chsuics and farmers OF the State of Maine
upon which the prosperity of the State de-
pends Congress took holi of the subj &C,
and passed bill for the enlo~ment with
land of alleges of similar nature. and the
result has been the establishment of the e
institutions in all the Safes but one. Mary
of them are >lt-sus'ainiag and in most ex
cellenr condition. and hs the 100000 acres
of land which were given 10 this State heen
sold 10 a. good advantage as night have
been, this college would today be one of the
most flourish ng institutions in the country.
But through the misfortune of its manage
me nj il was sold for about 81 cents an acre.
giving an eniowmsn Mt of only SllS."o1. IL
had been said that the Safe has appropriated
s2t7 900. Bu. she has - show for
that the builiines farm and other property
there. costing S203 500. leaving but s,3, zoo
tnst the State has expended in 20 years for
| this object of liberal education for the in
dus,risl clatses, He compared this sum
| with the expenditures of ether States 10 show
its lns gnitictnce. In his juiIment people
had objected 10 appropriations because they
have been disappointed in the results ss a
purely agricultural college, forgetting that
| il 10 also An institution in which are tau ,ht
the mechanic arts. They forget that ii is
| for the education of the indu'trial classes
in the prscticsl and professional pursuits of
life" He would not advise seniing u bov
| there " no vas 10 be made a lawyer or q
preacher. For such professions there should
be a classical education, and he regretted
| that he had BE- en- unsblr 10 take such c burse
of stuiy, but was thankful that the State
college had enabled him make as good prog
ress as he hal. He never could have re-
ceived so good an education at a town school
or an academy as there. Nobody would
deny that the industrial classes send their
| sons there for an education, and the cata
logue of the institution shbss that its grad
yates are engaged in the Business of mining,
| civil and mechan cal engineering teaching,
farming and other business pursuits. How
It's youth wa a question with the senator
from Cumberland. That senator did not say
se should sop at 'he hiIh school. Years
ago We stopp' a at III rel school house; bu'
se have now stepped up to the plane of the
rec high school and ID the normal school
Tor the education of teachers. And in years
lole by the State had provided hberslly for
Buwdon Coll, ge AMI OH r institutions of
the higher grades. The prtc dent of State
I'd was behind the cause of educt.
tlun wherever aid was needed. lie
maintained that the true principle
that the State shall do all il can for the
cause of education in the higher grades, bpin
scientific and classical He was not afraid
nat thu tax payers would be imposed upon
bs III" cause OF educa i'm. When ex q "
-rnOr Garcelon at a cummenc ment dhuner
ot the Institution was arguing that the stu
ietts should becone farmers, he Mr
Haint- took occaslo in his reply tn say it
'as uubodys bus ness 9hat they did aft r
4raluition. The youth of the industrial
classes had a RI 2ht 10 receive an eluc ttion
there and go out and do what they pleased
Less than ten per cept of all the gra iua es
nai entered the 50 caleb PROFESSIONS. the
remainder ha,irg entered into civ | e'g gin
eering, mining. farming AMI th'r industrial
pursuits ne hOptti tli' ~ u NOnl Hbt pun
its If upon record as cuti 4 the college of
wnen it was ist blJomi into ole of tie
S'aihest Institutions IN N-a Elga1l
Mr.. Walton of SJmeI ,et opp p.e the re-
solve because he believed tnat nineteen
went eths ot his c Ilstlin 'nt-, who live in "A
rural community, are not in favor of these
arge appropriations 10 tn" q 90 college.
| The Stiie cJmmpnced IN 1861 To give aid To
what supposed to be at tutop TO
| teach farners agficu ture. lie klew il nal
been stated that it hal other departments; :;
| but The farmers get the credit of 1t have t.
bear the burdens. The State appropriated from
wear to year until S241,oOJ hal been ex
| pended. lie gave stitI'tlcs to sh Nv what Ia
| been appropriated each year since the college
vas established, and call, d attention to the
tact that IN 'i3 aud - appropriations were
made to pay lab lttIes, " III the express pro
vision that the trustees should under no dir
Gu ustsnc $ contract further debts. Yet tn.
mana cement hd disregardeti this injunction
IN both INSTANCES anh cJme u the legislature
for further aid. Where had all this moLey
gone To that had been wr,st.d from the
pJckets Of the poorer class of peopleS And
what have we seen urIug this session of the
Legislature! W. have seen men interest, d
in this measure hoverny around tli, & us
what is necessary to do. Their course re
minded him of the tiTe The Ass, risn came
down ike the wolf on the fold This ~as
about the way Legislators were situated. Two
years ago he understood the management
agreed 10 get along without further aid it
they coul then have S34 900, Although he
might be mistaken about this. Today they
ask for $50 900 more. Was i, no, time to
stop, c,nfronieI as the legislature is with the
fact tnat these men have gone Oh reck
lessly, without any regard to the
rights of the people, without regard to the
solemn declaration of the legislature that
under no circum 'tances are they to contract
further debt-, aud contracted debts and then
come in with the cool assurance of . high
Wy robber aud demand money of the peo-
pies representatives? lie understood one
of the items of $1,000 in the resolve was to
pay for the herd of cattle when the manage
ment ran IN debt f r and which was destroy
ed by the breaking out in it Of tuberculosis.
He conteDded that the Co lege being pumari-
ly an agricultural in.ttItlon, -oue results in
this line, at iea-t, should b. shown. Seven
teen farmers have gfdtlG,tsi from it. H.
never knew but one -d,iuite in his 81 ctiop
to go onto a farm and he prove 10 be not
much of farmer, b. cause he had run
through with five or six thousand dollsr-
that had been given him aud would have
lost more If he had had it
Senators had been told hor well graduates
~ere doing IN the wet; but he submitted
wh ther it vas good pOlct to coat'due aid to
an institution which has dir, ct tendency TO
lake our young MEN a.ay from the State
Mr. Haines replied cr.tcisiag the state
ments Of the last .peaker
Mr. Collins of A oos ook thought the mat
7 . f,,It
late he moved an a j Iurpment.
The Senate sccofdiGgy at half past ore
Adjourned
HOUSE.
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