Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-23
NAME LEGISLATURE
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Senate siocnissssf 81. r St,ifs M favor OF Tue
Maine State Coiis.e ei AsssieEiiure and stfe
Mechanic Arts. was taken fran the table
pen ing il sesss,ai fsstbaz-
Mr. Sgsagus. of Non-oa-i more that
tlsis resolve he in definitely sastpens.t-
o tx like 20 b. iaforfsesi y by the State pf
Maize has got ~ 20 gu YEAR after year ist-
ing rnsa.y 80 this Sfaie college, when tlsfir
receipts from The government of the tnifkest
States. from TIE ro5arn fund and from
other ssiiirce ar. n ls-gl ~ they are Boh<
ff We are gong q, eConosilxs Al this Session
here es.fs se begin al iN-tfer place: /
1ssiie,- in the rrsuise sueh items as the5e ,
Furnishings for &ingafe Hall, inclus.ih-
desks, chairs, css. S.,,5es,. ensbsnkiaeut for
target practice, ~;trl. Think of the pdar
people OF this State beiag taxed 10 smooth
of an embanknsSnt down there 20 thd,e
boys can lesrn to ,IAVs.t | suppose this
Wingaie hall il hall they wait to practice
in. and gentlrnefl shis lister have bet'f'
telling that tiese boys need Development
We have farm there. run
by the State, AMI We have appropriated
inou-s to pay for their dead cattle over ami
over again. Why cannot the boys be de-
yelopeti on the farms that sle State owns.
In my day We young people ase'i ID be de-
yeloped on the farms This Is called a
State agricultural college. That is a
missioner; II is not an agricultural college
in ans sense of the word. have no doubt
that If is Il good school TO educate a certa n
class of boys that want to get practical
education. There are good many iisii-
tutiens in this State doing good work. |
think the time has arrived when We might
as well shut the gates si'l call Il halt i'll
regard to these matters.
Mr.. Dargin of Drono Wingate hall is
not place for e1ercisr; it is 4 large. new
binding AMI is wholly for recitation. -
far as the enbankment is concerned, it i.
one of the principal ideas 10 teach the young
idea how to shoot, AMI in shooting dow II
there they have come very near hitting
some people. which is not allowable. and IL
order 20 continue their practice it Is neees-
sary to build au embankmeat- II seems 10
me that the State College has been very
modest in asking for appropriations. Then
freshman class is nearly double in numbers
any class they have had, ami these things
are Indispensable 10 Them to carry
on the college properly. 1t seems
to me that this is not the
place for retrenchment where the
State has agreed to furnish what is neces-
airy for the college. The interest Of til,
Coburn fund ard the State fund cannot be
used for builling purposes, or for furnish
lngs. That is 10 be done entirely by the
State.
Mr.. Morrill, of Gray am farmer
myself and | fail to see how the farmers
of my section are benefited great deal BY
this agricultural college. We have 10 find
out about the soil ourselves. They don
seem to get so far along IN the business as
to send a man into our section to aualyze
the soil and tell us what is required in "A
certain piece of ground TO produce certain
results. If they did, it would do us some
good. do not know of q farmer
that has been graduated from that school.
1t is mn agricultural college only in name.
Occasionally they lose their cattle on sci
entific plan, aud then they want us fellow
taxed who run farms and keep our cattle in
cold, old barns, TO get some money to buy
them another fancy stock 10 put right
through this game process. When it cost )
50 much TO operate such u concern as that,
| want il to he little farther reaching. 20
they will send Us men 20 show Us the best
methods on our farlas where our prac-
lice is.
Mr.. Harris of East Machias: | do no.
think it ia necessary in this House to cnte :
into any defence of the State College. !
believe there is not "A man here but what in
his heart is proud of that State institution
and believes that it is doing great worl;
through this State for our poor boys AMI
our rich boys too. 1t is not strictly al
~
mechanic arts" is more applicabl" to il
The question is, whether it is expedient for
us to raise Sl2 900 for the next two wears,
$1,000 a year. The State entered iuto an
agreement with the nited States, several
wears ago, that on condition that the United
States would pay them a certain amount OF
nancy or a certain amount of land, the
income of which should belong to the
State, they would start this agricultural
college and keep it running. The State j.
bound III good faith by the contract, pro-
yiled the United States fulfills its contract
Provided we fulfill our part of the agreemcn:
anil keep this institution in such condition
aS it should be, We receive from the United
States $40, 200, which comes into this Stat.
from outside; and We are here asked to
make the small Appropriation of $40 900.
Not ten minutes ago we passed to he en-
crossed IA resolve appropriating $4,000 for
the benefit of our State prison consiets
that the State prison may b. better lighted
hot ligh,ed-bettcr lighted aud provided
bath rooms and other Injuries for our State
prison convictS, and not worl was said IN
opposition to it. don't think ans com
ment is necessary.
MIR. Littleticld OF Poland As a member
of the committee ON STATE college, have
examined this matter. had the honor Ia
be member of the Legislature when the
proposal of the general government
was male. ] then learned at the
time that certain military drill was
necessary, and that ,lrlll includes target
practice. | am referring particularly TO
this item for embankment for target prac
tice.
In order that everything shall BE- safe
and no lives endangered We are informed
by the professors of the college that it is
necessary To have an embankment to stop
the bullets, and this Appropriation of 5000
is for that purpose. As had occasion to
inquire infinitely in regard to these particu-
lar appropriations thought they were all
necessary except this appropriation for the
of tie campus, having some
question in my mind as &, why it could no;
l,r postponed to make the appropriation
smaller. But | do not think II would he
for our State to atten,pt t, erin
plt this Institution Mt This time We have
accented the approprla,ion from the national
ami it becomes our duty TO sup
mort This COLLEGE.
Winoa,c hail is n now buibIinq and it * IN
he occnpied as the engineering dap,rtmer,
of the college where orr sons may h. in
structed in civil engineering. It il admitted
that this coIIcgr dnrs not make farmers hut
if YOU can educate vtur son here as a civil
engineer, free of tuition. is that not an adj
vantage aver what il Womb bp In educ,tc