Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-10
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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-. showing and that We must provide for
the needs of every student who Applies.
az any time the number Of students
aspplyins Tor admission shall be greater
IMAM the means of the trustees will en-
able them to receive, they shall make
regulations for the number to be adj
In1ltted having reference to the proper
IONS o! population in the several SEMI
torial districts in the state. and equal
iHe ne admissions according to such pro-
portions az nearly as may be-
has anyone been turned away from this
college, Has that provision ever been
complied WITH Are we TO be called
upon. no matter how much this school
grows, to provide for every student who
s stitn,isn by the Gatalogue of this in
stHutlon their facility numbers 81 they
nave. adopted additional courses of study
one short library course designed for
those who wish instruction In the care
ana management of libraries, another Il
course IN pharmacy of two years. de
signed for those who wish to obtain II
practical training In pharmacy Was
met what Iva, was Intended when this school
S %as ,n est r;bs 3d. honesty desire to
do not believe in State university
winch is to out-rank the other colleges.
! peiieve in this college keeping along
the line upon which II was started. i
represent an institution located at East
Fairfield, the Good VIII Home II was
founded and 1t is carried on by benevp-
tent contributions. Tho manager and
tne State.and ask for money. We all re-
FUSED We say We will not be a State
pauper We will appeal to the gener-
osity OF the people. and that is Il grand
a mistake when we vote every dollar
that this college needs in order that it
may carry on Its work and do not pro-
vide for some assistance from some otter
source.
Mr.. Blanchard of Wilton: The senti-
inent OF the alumni of the State college
mas been that tuition should be charged.
But Il short time ago the gentleman from
Machais tMr. PattangaIn made an argu-
ment in regard to the expense incur ed
If we should vote for a hospital at Ban
COR and If We had voted that appropria-
ton OF S3oO.WO ! ask If ii would not have
given the friends of the Maine State co.
lege a chance to have lost some of the
appropriation which the gentleman hopes
10 carry to that section of the State. and
ask where the sincerity comes in? Fur
thermore he states that he would not ask
the vote of any member OF this House
from the fact that he belonged to any
trade or occupation. and then he goes
on and flatters theafarmers of his section
for their broad judgment. Is that sim
cerity? Furthermore he says that no
one claims, in this House. that the sum
asked for by the committee is too large.
| submit II the amendment which | offer,
cutting down this appropriation to so. 900
does not show that we wish to reduce the
appropriation which they ask for.
discussion, today, is for the aid of an in
stitution which | believe is doing a grand
educational work. Is ii not wise for us
to grant appropriations to our educa-I
tional institutions and thereby educate
the tone of the people of our State and
give them better opportunity to earn
a living? 1t is not the sole aim of this
college to educate men for agriculture
alone. There are other important fields
of usefulness; We should give our young
men an ample technical instruction and
send them out practical men senator
Morrill, in his speech in the United States
Senate on the appropriation for this col
lege distinctly says that the aims of the
college are broad enough to include sub
jects other than instruction in agricul-
ture. that the object was to enable them
TO fill the practical positions of life. Our
State has established State college UNI
der the provisions of the Morrill, act. and
we are in duty bound to carry on the in
stitution. 1t was not intended simply us
an agricultural college, but it was in
tended to broaden out to meet the wants
of the people of this STATE. The fields of
usefulness. of this college and the other
colleges of the State do not clash Their
fields are distinct The friends of the
other colleges say that the State college
is not interfering with their work. The
gentleman from Skowhegan tMr Wall
toni says that We ought to grant II
smaller appropriation, and let the friends
of this college give an endowment FUND.
of this institution to accept such a prop
osition as that? He gives as an illustra-
ton the gift from ex-GoE Coburn of his
native town. The State took that gift
which yielded an annual income of per
cent. At the next session of the LesiS-
lature the appropriation for the State
college was Immediately cut down an
equal amount. to correspond to the in
come which they received from that en-
dowment. The gentleman also says that
the State college is coming here as a pau
brought them here begging. year after
year. hold in my. hand a report of this
State college made in the year 1876. W nat
caused this report? 1t was t; report of
the committee of the Legislature to in
vestigate the sale of the land script. This
report was called out because in this
State we had sold our lands at Il price
that did not correspond with the lands |
sold in other states | claim that there
was not proper business methods used
when we sold for 53i2 cents per acre. |
say the child has been robbed of its birth |
right by it's father. There are men pres |
ent who want to cut down the necessary |
nance and running of this institution. 1t |
is not fair. If our land had been sold at |
a reasonable price, we would nave had an |
income, today, which would have main /
tanned "a college of twice the present size. |
Our present Governor in his inaugural |
said that the State. in accepting this land
we should perform. Those obligations
are to carry on the college in IL proper
manner. AS treasurer of that college
and familiar with the financial needs Of
at the last session. $20rn u
year. is only sufficient to pay the running
expenses. and we were not able to put in
materials necessary for the practical
studies in progress. I hope the amend
ment to the amendment. giving $4,000 Il
year for 10 years will prevail
Mr.. Jewell of Hallowell: | move that
when the vote is taken on this question.
it be taken by the yeas and nays.
A division being had, the yeas and nays
were ordered.
Mr.. Hamilton of Biddeford: We have
heard two gentlemen as representatives
of this college. and | submit if judging
from that we must not Judge very favor
ably in regard TO the State college. | rise
to explain my amendment. My amend
ment simply strikes out the fifth and
sixth lines in the resolve and insert $25.-
900 annually for 10 years. | am not in
favor of a mill tax, because | do not
know how much it will be reduced or in
creased in eight or nine years. and | do
not know what the wants of the college
may be at that time. There is no man
so willing to appropriate for State insti-
i,I, offnc th., into ,,f II