Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-03-11
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be very nice thing to do. 1t would add
to the attractions of a lovely village and
crafty the ambition and esthetic sense
of a gifted principal and excellent corps
of teachers. I wish the State were able
in Justice to all other claims upon it, to
do this.
But / submit that if the vast central
and northeastern section of the State
which has no normal school, and which
would be satisfied for years to come with
a building for one no better than that it
is proposed to pull down at Pennington,
must wait If Gorham with its strong
moral claim upon the State for board
ing house to replace the one totally lost to
the school through the neglect of the State
to provide adequate insurance must wait,
Pennington should wait also. l submit
that, without appropriations already
amounting to figures greater than we can
Justify to our constituents or our own
consciences, with other pressing claims
vet to be met, and many merltorlous ones
relocated to the favorable consideration of
future Legislatures, this is not the year
to pull down that which is fairly good
and reasonably subserves the purposes
and uses for which it was erected, in order
to make room for foundations for more
commodious and elegant building which
will cost the State $50, 900.
Mr.. Speaker: If it be the desire OF this
Legislature to make considerable ex-
traordinary appropriation for the benefit
of the Normal school at Pennington, it
should provide for the purchase of addi-
tional land. The present lot of but little
if any more than half an acre is alto
gether too small
There is no room for outdoor exercise
or athletic sports, for base ball, foot ball
or tennis grounds, and the projected new
| building will extend from point moi
| many feet back from the street to within
ten feet of the line of the narrow lo1
running parallel with said street.
| submit that it would be folly to build
a $50, 900 building for school purposes
anywhere on so narrow and small lot
and much greater folly to pull down and
destroy fairly good and useful building
| in order to build such a building on sucf
lot. submit that before such build
ing is appropriated for, either now or IL
the future investigation should be made
to see if the requisite land to enlarge the
| lot can be obtained at reasonable cost, ,ant
that no appropriation to build new
building should at any time be made un
til this fact has been ascertained, and {
preliminary appropriation be made to pur
chase such land.
| say to you gentlemen, that 1 know ii
you appropriate the $50, 900 to build this
elegant and ornamental building, its
/ -..:y 1. ell ii 1,yyf fhn NnCi
ton on the part of the sponsors of the
school to buy sufficient land to make the
lot somewhat more nearly large enough
| to carry such school building, and thu
State will then be constrained by the situa
| tion and circumstances to do 1t, whether
| the cost is reasonable or unreasonable, and
| in view of the fact that all adjoining lot'
have fairly good buildings on them,
submit that such cost will inevitably bt
| far greater than the State ought reason
ably to be required to pay.
Gentlemen: Is there any business sens'
| In erecting this elegant and costly build
| ing before you know whether sufficient
| lot can be obtained at any price, and If sc
what that price shall be whether reason
able or exorbitant?
Gentlemen: They say they are over
crowded at Pennington and must have
more room larger building. / say there
are ample accommodations in the three
normal schools, which are supported by the
State. for all students who under present
conditions and with the present location
of the schools desire such instruction
There is ample room at Gorham and Cas-
| tine for many more students than any
possible excess at Pennington over ant
above the number, which can be well ac
commodated with the present building
and facilities This excess of students a
/ Pennington is drawn from the territor.
naturally tributary TO Gorham and Cas-
| tine by persistent and enterprising ad
vertising, the pleasant winning qualitie
and personal popularity of the gifted
principal at Pennington, against whom
/ utter not one word of criticism, and b,
the warm appreciation of the school ant
| its pupils shown by the good people o
| Pennington and no town in the Stat'
| has more worthy or better citizens, SOM
of whom am glad to count as persona
friends.
Now these students can get just as goot
instruction and training, and in the opin
ion of some visitors of our normal schools
even better, at Gorham and Castlne thai
at Pennington. Shall the State encour
age them TO crowd in at Pennington a
the expense of Gorham and Castine, ant
leave the fine school facilities at thos
places, which are supplied by the Stat
at great cost, only half used? do not be
/ lieve in any such policy.
Besides, suppose Mr.. Purington shoult
die or resign, and man of only ordinar,
drawing qualities be employed in .bi
place, and only the students naturall.
tributary to Pennington apply for admis
sion there; or, suppose future Legisla
ture should in its wisdom and injustic
to the people of great section establish
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