Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-27
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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vary from sou 70 SoDU.
The speaker read the items, and said in
regard to the office for the president, that
the expense had been estimated by con-
tractors and that it could be done Tor
$1,000 In regard to this dormitory-we
have 2O7 students. / don't know what
we are going to do with them. The presl-
dent Of the college has suggested that II
we don't get some appropriation to build
buildings and keep this college up, there
has got to be limit to the number Of
students from the various counties. allow
ing only 50 many from each county-and
in that case Cumberland will suffer the
worst. According to its population Cum
bcrland has furnished the largest number
Of students Of any county in the State.
We have an old building there, % years
old. Its sanitary condition is not proper.
The sleeping quarters are small and CON
fined. We want 10 gut that building, so
to speak, and make "a modern dormitory
Of it. Reference has been made to establish
ing a fund for loaning money to the stud
cnts. We have got 10 have some other
dormitory quarters. In this building you
can accommodate 50 or 90. There are two
other buildings accommodating % each.
The plan of the TRUSTEES is this: Instead OF
building other large dormitories, to build
smaller dormitories costing $4,000 or $4,000
or $1,000 apiece, and the students VINO
divide I'D into societies, if the State would
lease to them piece of land, they could
put In certain amount OF money them
selves IL the trustees would make loan
to them, these buildings might be erected
on which the students would pay interest,
and so the State would not be out cent.
That is suggestion simply-s1o,o 900 or
BIZ 900 loaned to the students and they
themselves put in half or quarter as much
more and keep their buildings up and pay
their interest, and in that way great
saving made on the expense OF the dormi-
tories. In regard TO the other various
items Of EXPENSE believe it is wrong in
theory and practice that any academy or
school in this State that has permanent
existence should be without n permanent
endowment which they know they are 60
ing to have and which they can rely on,
so that they may make the most economi-
cal expenditure and achieve the best re-
suits, But the Senate has turned it down,
and say now that we have got 10 accept
It, accept it with regret. | accept it
MS n COMMUNICATIVE friends of the col
Iege accepted it as a compromise, land say
it comes with i'll grace at this late day,
after this question has been discussed, to
come in here and again attack this bin.
A few gentlemen are determined To fight
this institution, calling themselves frienfs
to It, and are still fighting it. | say, God
deliver us from our friends. tAprlanse.)
Mr.. Barrett of Canaan !ad that he
was glad that this bill has come back from
ths Senate and that we have an opportun-
ity once more to place ourselves on record.
We didn't have an opportunity to pla ~
ourselves right Def NO Now that W. have
an opportunity to corr ct our error, let US
40 it, | have looked into the merits OF
this matter once before then made up
nv mind that Sl5. 900 for 10 years was Il
generous appropriation and liberal one,
| have not changed my MIND at all
think IL is time that we should look nj
this matter in busincss-like manner,
taking into consideration the wants Of
this institution, the condition of the coun-
try and our means to support this lnsti-
tuition. We have been talked to about
this matter of appropriation by the best
talent in the State Of Maine, but that
talent is always on the side of large APP
propriations, There are few that dare to
stand up in either House in favor OF com
mon sense and economy. | tell you that
it is time to call a halt and see what we
arc doing. We don't lack intelligence,
there is no lack of ability, but | do say
that in the talk that has been made here
there has been u lack of common sense.
In the first place this bill came into the
House without any statement of facts.
1t was simply naked bill calling for
10 of all the valuation of the State of
Maine, and it was only after q long con
test that the matter was sent back to the
committee and statement of facts re-
CURED of them They have returned the
bill with statement of facts which call
for large appropriation, and say it is
not needed
They call for $4,000 for general repairs.
say that if you went up there and visited
that institution you would find there was
no cause for such an appropriation. AS
for the building of dormitory there is
no occasion for building one. concede
there is necessity for repairs in that
building, and small sum of money not
exceeding $4,000 will put it in excellent
condition. There is no occasion ut the
present time for building any separate
dormitory There is ample provision on
those grounds to accommodate every one
of the students.
l notice they have added two depart
ments within the past year, and another
year they will be adding something more.
Now my suggestion is that this matter
ought to be corrected 1t seems to me
there ought to be limit to the depart
ments of this institution. They will keep
calling for appropriations and soon Il e,e
will not be enough money in the State of
Maine to supply their demands. l agree
with what has already been said in the
Senate that the wants of the institution
ought to be ascertained by a committee
sent there for that purpose. If we had
such u report, we would be able to act I'M
derstandingly. This institution ought
not to be obliged to send its president
down here for the purpose of obtaining an
appropriation. 1t is the duty of the State
to send committee there and ascertain
the wants of the institution, and then ON
their report the Legislature could act
The appropriation called for in this case
is larger than that for any other institu
tion in the State. We ought TO consider
the wants of other institutions as we'll,
and deal fairly and justly in this matter
am glad that we have another oppor-
t,n ,.,rSo1xaS and whom n