The Portland daily press., 1895-02-27
THE STATE COLLEGE.

Is previously stated the State college re-
solve as amended by the Senate passed the
House today II to As. Messrs. Larrabee.
and Sheldon of Portland voted no. Mr..
Hill would have SO voted. but was paired.
Mr.. Winlsow voted yes and Mr.. Merrill and
Mr.. Knowlion did not VOTE Mr.. Whelden
opened debate.
Mr.. Whelden said That since the establish
ment OF this institution the state had APP
ropiiafed $3O0.000 for its use or an average
of $4,000 year. The institution had been
prosperous and had graduated many able
men. NowSwe are asked to appropriate 400
per cent for the next year of the amount
appropriated for the last 1t was long
step from $4,000 year to $4,000. Has this
college SO increased that this increase is
necessary? Has it increased proportionate-
ly its corps of instructors? Mr.. Whelden I'M
deIstood that in 1893 this college had an i'll
come of $685. (0. This plus S25, 0(l0 would be
$685. 900 in cash for the Maine State college
to expend in one year. But the Morrill, act
increases the revenue of tha college each
year Comparisons are odious, but LET us
make few. ,Bowdoin expended last year
SAT 600 Colby $4,000 and Bates 24,0O0 So
We are asked to appropriate for the State
enue S41.000, greater than the expenditures
of Bowdoin last year; $4,000 than Colby
and 900 than Bates. What are some of
these things for which money is asked? We
6ned that they are $1,000 for an Office for
the president. l venture the assertion that
no college president in Maine has all office
costing over $500. In these times of de-
preston, $1OUO would build an ordinary man
pretty comfortable house. They ask SILL
goo for repairs. but the president says that
with few exceptions the buildings are in
excellent condition. If $1,000 was necessary
it seemed to Mr.. Whelden that the build
ings at Orono had decayed more rapidly
and extensively than .they did elsewhere
Under the head of general expenses, MIR.
Whelden noticed an item OF $1,000 for loans
to students. Well, he didn't believe that the
State OF Maine wanted to go into the bank
ing business until there was more money
in the treasury than at present. They ask
for $4,000 for the library, but for the past
twentyone years Bowdoin has spent on its
library only an average of $6l7. Last year
Colby spent $3.50 and Bates. but SAB. Mr..
Whelden thought that the state could not
afford TO spend such sum for the State
college library. He also criticized the re-
solve as not specifying sufficiently the pur-
poses for which the money was to be ex-
pended. In conclusion. he expressed his
belief that the College. did not needS25. 900 in
each of the next two years. and that the
members of the House would not be justified
in putting this burden on the tax pay
f the state.
Mr.. Haines of Waterville, SAID he had OF
mt od TO 4I,s- I.
he was surprised that gentlemen of educa
t1on and fairness should state as he had
heard it stated. 10th in the Senate and
House, that the net receipts of the college
were S63.00O. As matter of fact over $40
GOO was paid in for board and paid right out
again. Mr.. Haines figured the income of
the college as S30550. Mr.. Haines described
in detail the objects for which the $40, 600
asked for to provide for general expenses
was to be used. God delive1..us from such
friends.'' said Mr.. Haines in reference to
the statement Of the opponents of the re-
solve thar they were friends of the institu-
tion. The resolve had been attacked in the
Senate and in Difference to the opinion of
some Senators it had been altered in way
which Mr.. Hsines would always regret
Now these friends had it back here to give
ii another setback. and were then going 10
send it back to the Senate for still another
whack.
SO the State college asked for S33, 600 but
would take $4,000. Now the House had
chance to scrutnize this matter again. Mr..
Hooper thought that the friends of the re-
solve were not quite fair TO their opponents
and quoted little scripture to define their
position as that of those who say that he
who Is not my friend is mine enemy.
Mr.. Barrett of Canaan, who opposed the
appropriation OF S25.OCo. said that he
thought the Legislature contained men of
wisdom and brilliant parts. but they seemed
to be arrayed on the side of extravaganza
rather than of common sense. He did not
want to soold the House. however.
Captain Fairbanks of Bangor took, up