Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-16

Is for the benefit of Aroostook county, il il
for the benefit of the State of Maine, that
they shall be able 10 use the English lam
guage. that they should in time become
assimilate1 rs part Of Us and not De dis
i,nct people. One of the strongest intia-
ences in producing this much desired result
Is this school which the State has estab-
Eshed and fostered there. As has been sail
ry the gentleman from Fl. Kent. it has ont
grown its surroundings. Its usefulness has
surpassed what vas expected. The found
ers Of it buii,ied better than they knew
They ask nov for this appropriation in or
der tina; they may continue the work of
education among that twelve or fifteen
thousand people. II seems to me that this
amendment that shall. indirectly at least,
reflect upon the trustees of the vsriois
schools of this character. And il seems to
me. with the assurance that the gentleman
from F. Kent has given us, and others.
that we might as well dispose of this matter
now.
Mr.. Chamberlain of Bristol: Asa rrem-
Der of the committee on education | can
fully endorse what the gentleman from
Bath, Mr.. Shaw, has said in relation TO this
matter. | consider that this school in the
northern part of the State is doing work
hich Is of great interest and profit, not
only to that region. but TO the entire State,
anil am positive of this. that there Is no
school that is doing the peculiar work which
teyolyes upon this school. There were
fae.s brought out in our investigation which
clearly proved TO the committee that there
was work in process If completion there
which would suffer by delay. As to Sec
tartan influences, have no doubt that
there is freedom from this, but see no
objection whatever to any amendment
which may be offered in that line But |
10 not see that delay will aid in any way.
Mr.. Higgins of Limerick 1t seems to me
ii it is true about the non sectarian charac-
ter of this school, that there can be no OBJ
lection to the amendment of the gentleman
from Monson. 1t is sail that this school is
strictly noti-sectarian; the amendment ap-
plies To that school only in that character,
AMI should say it would shorten the whole
matter To adopt the amendment.
Mr.. Sprague of Monson The gentleman
from Iloulton has cited two secta-ian
school, in this State to show that this school
il similar ard is not sectarian. The gentle
man from Pennington has struck the kew
note. The fact is that there has en- no
in,cstigation of it, and charges have been
made that ii Is sectarian, and this amend
ment is as harmless as it can be if the
friends of this resolve are right
Mr.. Pratt of Turner believe this school
to h.. one of the most deserving of our etlu-
cational institutions. My object in pro-
posing delay vas that the subject nigh,
be ventilated a little, Believing that the
amendment would be Withdrawn when the
matter was understood. | Withdraw my
motion to lay on the table.
Mr.. Brown of Waterville: If this
amendment is adopted wish the gentleman
from Monson would tell us when this mon
" wouli be subject to draft. don't know
when t..c Governor and Council can inyes.
tigate it. It seems that the committee or
education mad all the information that was
available, and if this amendment is adopted
the effect will he 10 defer the availability OF
this fund for don't know how long.
Mr.. Racket OF I.imington had an
opportusity of visiting this school last sum
mer. The school house that they formerly
huiIt is not adequate for school purposes a,
this time. They very much need this none,
to enable them to complete their building
think this school is entitled to this help al
the present time.
Mr. Powers of IIoulton: don't kuow
as made myself understood before.
referred To the teaching in certain schools.
said it WIS no more sectarian in this
than in those schools. deny that there is
any scctarian teaching in any of those
schools, AMI when this sectarian matter
comes here think We will show the true
inwarlness of it. The only effect of this
amendment is that it delays the matter
We should be most happy to have the gov
trnol and council and the gentleman from
Monsoon come TO our county, but it seems
to me, after the statement of the gentleman
from Fl Kent, and of the gentleman from
Limingtnn. who visited the school, that this
House ought TO he satisfied that that school
is conducted upon such principles, and such
y basis that it can receive this little aid
without waiting for the visit of the govern
Or and council.
Mr.. Littleticll of Poland: have taken
pains on my own account to hunt up IN re-
gard to this matter, anil have been unable
to find ANYTHING that creates any impression
of a scctarian nature in connection with
this school. am not particularly opposed
to tins amendment, but if it is adopted il
will he no more than just that it should he
adopted in regard to all the normal schools.
| am opposed to this amendment unless We
attach Il similar one to the resolves in re-
gard to all the normal schools.
Mr.. Scott of Patten: This school is one
of our regular State institutions, estab-
ilshed for Il specific purpose to attain an
end which can be accomplished in nu> other
way, and nome of rs can doubt that the end
aimed at is praiseworthy. As ! understand
it there is No sectarianism in that school.
1t has been said that it has been charged
that there is Who makes those charges
If there is ANYTHING of the kind, let them
be brought specifically before us. The
committee on education tell you that they
have investigated this thing and they find
that there is nothing of the kind there.
Now this amendment, if it is
adopted. can tend only to delay.
where expedition is necessary. There
is inst as much reason for attaching this
amendment to the appropriation for the
State College or any other institution. as to
attach il to this resolve. Why should there
b. attached To this something that will only
tend to d. lay?
Mr.. Sprague of Monsoon: Two practical
points are raised in opposition to this
nmenlmert. one that it tends TO delay. II
i, not 50. No one believes that this school
honse il Z ins 10 be built at this Indictment
season of tie year. The other point is TINT
We were casting some stigma upon this
school It 8 not so. The trustees of the
narnal schools have an opportunity of Wis
Ting the normal schools and we have an
Official report from them. They have not
visited this school officially, and we have no
official know lodge abont it,. II it is not
the purpose of dis resolve to appropriate
money for soetarian purposes, there is no
harm in my amendment. The very fact that
these men are so stirred up about this thing
shows that there is Il cat under the meal
.oncwherr Laughter
Mr.. nirkpy If Fl. X mt ticntlrmcu-if
you want to pass such y resolve in regard
to the normal schools of this State, pass it
ina pcnl.al'y, not attach it 10 any school
hut make one general resolve that there
stonld he no scctaranism laugh, in our
normal schools or the State schools That
would he common sense. With us we have
y MIR. Cvr who graduated at the Houton
aca!,E ny and at the State college with high
hnuurs. lie is as good teacher "a there
is in the State. lie was brought up Il
Catholic, but is the most liberal man you
ever met.
Our assistant teacher would not stay in
the school II the idea of seetarisnism was
in it; but it is not. BY friend from Mon
sou Is always jealous of something that he
don't see. Laughter and applause. He
w.,s always so. hope this amendment
will not pass here, but if the gentleman
wants to introduce a resolve touching all
the schools, am willing it should pass.
Mr. Merrill of Pennington The secre-
tary Of the hoard of trustees visits that
school annually and for the whole board