Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-19
MAINE STATE GRANGE.
Report Of Committee on State College
and Experiment Station.

| eiucx'iJn once carried lhe idea Atole OF
protciency in III. .rs'ure, lsnga'geS AID
| . i-toe irus d. tniIion. howevsf, is
| that IL eomprebends any and . ins,ructi3n
| snd dis iehpe intended to enlish,sn tie
| undertaking and &c its sat cts for use
| fulaes. in thsIr fatsre stations This broad
detl,tioa accepted bring, the arts within
its clps, and g,essiy aliens edu sstiansl
| work IL 10 ,daestion thsf enenies The
| plo MAJ ia the fisl3 to drA~ his forross
s.rsig z ht ard lay them true ard even with me
ebagicsl sxsctness. II is sducs ion tbs. en-
.blr. the mech mic 10 shsps tie material he
hsniles iaso forms Of beauty, usefalness
| =, d value The farmer, rhl through the
| hi. i.ttr skill sud better praci ers brought TO
| his business, works gu, brilliant success
Is indebted 70 his edae,siou for the re'uit',
tn, u.h little If written science and less of
| literature may be at his command, ard he
| ss iustlY eDti,ls d to be written dova sn
| e tuc .led mao A. the teacher Ia bis specially
at hi. desk or the linguist at bis Hebfe~
AID Greek. The grosth Of this idea Of
edues,ioa has piveo us cur College o. Agri-
culture and the mechsn'c Arts
In our Ssste College = Otono we have
an ins,itu lon spaei.ll9 deis1sd to carry On
educ ,,iousi work IN accord with this broad
er scope smbE~cyd in he later Interpretation
gieen 70 the term. This ~i.dom of our earl
| ir generation esssbl shed is IS an
| ind pendent ins itetion thst II might
| be free to shape its work untrsmme liei BY
| the traditions Of the past The people Of
the s a,e with lbsr,liy eqnaied BY but
| 3rw other states have Invested more than
q1srser Of q million doil1rs to AID 10 -
| success. Thr ough this iioeraliiy 40 freely
| rendered there are now provi led at Orono
| simple facilities for csrryi1g on q brosd
| educ .tiorsl work and the svsilaole i9come
| is now .uficien, 20 meet all reasonable de-
| msrd for prose cuting IL.
While our Stste College is a college ot
| ss-icu turs 81 d college OF the meehtu'c
| srts, i ia above all N iustiiu,ion OF learn
iirg. II differs fr m the o.dsr instltu ions
| in that a more complete stuiv OF nsth
ma ics. the Gsiu'a and she spoiled sciences
t.se ihs plsce Of desd lar gusges
Oa- o~p mother tot CUE is u Surpassed IN
| besu'y ard strength by any language, hv'
| ing ur desd, aud our own ~esi,n os lta'a-
lure iurnishe- the brosdsst and 'ruast fonn
dation for roble and generous culture
| The ninste efth century With is wonderful
progress ia the sciences a d The arts has
| more that is worthy Of study than all the
ages Of tre Isst have cfefed, and c9n-
| perent ledge Of our o~n g1vesnm n
ard Of the history ard civsiirstion of our
own people sre subjecis beside which -
ltile Latin and lefs Greek sick into insig-
ridcabes.
This report should no. be misunders ood
| The College is not criftina s~sy from sgri-
cul IRE and the mechanic s7s. II these
! departments better ard more fiji lien, work
! mss been arranged for and is ro~ being
dors than ever before, but ~s I'D thst il
/. 10 the rec.ivioa ard prohiog in these
! lires,h.s he stud lie uos. thoroughly
fl Ted for ths ~orli Of today.
| Your csmmitiee secs pt and adopt a.
| ps,t Of thei, report the raosotly express d
ews OF Gen F A Walker, ise su0erin
| ter dsns Of the Uni'sd Safes c+nsas, and
row president of the Boston Destitute ut
rechooloqs and the words Of that dis,in-
gui.ted scbolsr hsvirs reference primarily
| to he sctool over which h pTpsides sre
! even n ore arp icsble TO our ovn state Col
| lege wisa ils broader scope and more se1er-
| Gus curriculum.
| Gen Walker ssys: az ASSERT for these
| sch ,ols tbst ;hey have come to form most
| Important part CT the proper educational
/ system Of The country, a that they are TO
| dsv doi' = work in the Intellectual dsvei-
opm- Mt OF our people which il not surpassed
II ud,ei It be squslied, bv that Of the
| classical colleges. No statement lees
broad a. strong than this would bfgin TO
do Juice to the viess l taxa OF
what ths Sc schools are nov doing,
snd are in 81 increasing measure to do for
| the msnbood and citiz nship of the country.
| believe that in the schools Of applied
science A. d ,ec no oky. IS they are csrrifd
on t dav in the U it d States. invoiviug the
thorough and must s2b luiy study OF pin
cipiss d vos, d immed s,eiy 60 the useful
| srts. q Isl z in their hisher grads in o
original il ve.sizstioo and res-srch--is 70 be
found smo.s The perfection Of education
f. for youag men.
Too long hsve We submitted to be con-
| siiered as furnishing s.rneihtog which is,
indeed, m re immedistel' I'D practically
u.s. full han q co ,siled li7ersl education,
hut which i, sft.r aii, lees noble and iess
| & m Too l1rg have our schools OF sp
phed scieUce sh6 technology, been popu-
iarly regarded ~ sdording AZ inferior
substitute FIR classical co legss to those
| Who ccud not sE Jrd TO go to college, then
| to take a ceu-ss 10 = medical or law school,
and then wait for professional prsc lee
| Too To- have the grsd,stes of sucn schools
b. en- spokea Of. IS though they hsd &C
/ CURED the arts ot livelihood at some ssc'i-
| ics Of mental development, Intellectual
| cuIfure and q-sce Of lite"
| General Wsiksr then goes on 10 say ::
I"Far ne, IL | did rot believe that he
| a'si1sies of the Institution over witch /
| h.ve the hlror to p eside ~ers betttr eau-
red men, ia rh;ch the Term e5pcsted
man ia p ies, than the sveYszs graduate Of
the ordin.ry c1Ilege, would ro, consen.
to hold ny position for sDother day.
| We heartily endorse ,he policy OF the
Trustees u the college to raducs the exoen-
s-s Of the students 70 the minimum, t5us
opening the deo's TO every earnest youss
man srd ~omsn in our State
In the eusiob of he educational fssili-
| ties st the institution he wants Of ssrscul-
| sure have received ihsir full share Of ssss a
tion. In scdii1n to the full coufse in
sxrieuiiBre q .h9rt course ha. been sfrsnz.
ed phen students are admitted, With a;
ersuinssIon. for Eny time sd any stn3y iu
branches al he'd to agriculture wbic, may
be he pleasure of any srDd@ 80 estssiag
D.irl lag is an example Of this
course snd supie ssc'laes have
besn provided for cordusfing sdacA-
ii nal ~ark IN this N so,ssa, farm in6gssrs
A dsiry hsll hss bean suit from tu d. fur
ni.h.d By The s ate. scd a. besa squippsi
WITH sll kinds Of Haodssn sppiisrcss for
csrryi. on the best YORK kGosn 10 the
business for tire bene Ct of thass wishing 4
C u-ss Of instruction in dairy prsefics. A
stsG Of comresers iast ucsnfs 10 pro-ids d
uho give inssrvc ioa in bo.n the theory s5d
the p,scsice-
I A csurse in horticulture has siso beer
aided the inssisa'ion srd clscea 10 caasze
Of 8 cSrnpe'eas Professor Ample fsciiif1s.
for carry nz on il nssYativ. hetteultars
work ~ part Of and ~ AID to sks course
of l. 81 astton there iSi3 ans have ossn PRO
vids d At large coat Ihu. the instit1tfoa II
new July equipped to svs insrrucsioa i
this inplrsass ofAn u s6zous5 3lrscs vofs
! in the asrdse, On the Iawn std Ia the green
. hoasa a. ssli - IN ne eisss room.
0n the farm sni In tse stables aS'
illu ,raioss in PR ctiesl fs ming pursued
With ,ne bsss kuo~n m desa -. .fsssees sss
in charge Of tse highsa skili kaovn % III
business. Sc1enee ard practice voS < nam
, II hand 5n sfvir z lnstrr aon n the intssss.
sh tits grsBse il hsf- 81 faster
Al ibe.e bfznchss are Is ss.6siJn to th
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