The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-02
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imation to the ideal college for both men and
women than any organization when our
educational progress has thus far developed.
Here would be all the advantages from the
association of young men and women, with
common intellectual and moral Ideals, with
none of the disadvantage inseparable from
he competitive relation.
Sixty-seven per cent. of our graduates hnd
homes outside Of Maine. There are still
towns in our state whose voters choose TO
deny their children the privileges OF decent
common schools rather than increase the
tax rate. The 80 per cent of graduates OF
this and other colleges who remain in this
state, have long, hard task to elevate our
people to respectable standard Of lntelli-
gence and obligation. 1t is not only COM
mon justice to our daughters, it is the most
direct means of discharging the collegiate
duty OF forming the surrounding society
that we prepare for Maine and the neighbor-
ing states equal and even greater numbers CT
educated women as agents Of civilization.
You answer perhaps, the argument Is
plausible and The object worthy, but no one
has courage to seriously propose to raise
100000. After all that has been done here
since 1864, if DR.. Champlin could speak to
US this evening, do you suppose he would
dignity with the name of courage such
proposal to continue what it taxed incalcula-
bly, sturdier resolution to begin? Ii man
who knew the value OF money as Mr.. Colby
did, could discover here in '64 wise invest
ment Of $4,000, can any one doubt wnetner
security today. The young women OF New
England have not had as generous treat
ment as their brothers. L believe there Is
wealth willing to right the wrong. Let us
publish the proof that Colby can multlply
the value of every dollar directed to That
end.
OF our relation to nelghboring colleges it
is duty to speak. Ii our Maine colleges
should form such an alliance as individuals
among their administrators have long de-
airad hut haVp 6Qrpd IN nrDDOSp.
impetus would be given to sound scholarship
in Maine, which in a short time every
school in the state would feel. Rivalry
between these colleges is inevitable
and fortunate 1t is for the health Of each.
But friendllness and generous cooperation
are also necessary to determine the moral
and intellectual plane of our rivalry and to
arrest the waste OF our forces. The emula'
tiOn developed in athletic contests on the
part Of the students Is, in my opinion, OF
some real worth The members of these
different faculties will one day see the econ
Omy of utilizing healthy college rivalry as
an incentive to higher order OF emulation
on the paIt of the professors.
Colby was born of desire for religious
and general culture. 1t has developed, as
we have seen, into a promoter Of universal
culture. 1t has not surrendered It's renglous
and denominational allegiance, but denomi-
national education has proved to be larger
than the founders dreamed.
Colby is for instruction, for inspiration,
for enlightenment, for civilization, for the
fellowship of good WORKS, for the triumphs
of the faith of Jesus Christ. You have,
perhaps, been thinking that these concep-
tions of the mission Of the college are so
lofty that they are practically visionary.
We should seem to me contemplate If we
cherish ideas and purposes less lofty than
those that have sketched. No, brethren,
the guarantee Of high living is high think
ing; the assurance Of great service is great
purpose.