Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-23

for this Is the subject under discussion.
say that II the Bluehill Academy ID a
worthy institution, il is the duty Of this
academy. whether any other academy has
an appropriation or not. do not be-
I'VE IN iog-rolling. Now it appears-and
port Is correct. for Hancock is my native
county and ] know something OF those
towns down there-that this Is no little
building with cupoia and bell upon
1t. patched up to be an academy This is
an institution which has been in exis-
tence. as the statement Of facts shows.
for 80 years-90 years that institution has
been doing good work in Hancock coun-
ty. 1t has laid the foundations OF know
ledge for some of the best men that We
ing. sir, today. to do great work, equal
to that of any academy in the State and
equal to its past. 1t has a fine new build
and it moved into that building, last fall
1t has an attendance Of 30 pupils upon an
average, and there have been times with
tered as high as 125 In this case. at least.
there is no need of going out and at
tempting to drum up quorum In that
aeademy Of the kind din in Hancoek 'c ceunty.
1t is an academy with a history, an acad-
envy located In way to do great good.
and hope may not be blamed II say.
county which does not ask OF this Legis-
lature one farthing beyond that paltry
sum- and yet you expect the Hancock
delegation to stand up here and cham
pion and vote for measures carrying APP
propriations throughout this session. and
when they come to you with the one re,
guest they make Of the little sum Of 90
for this year and $500 for next year, the
attempt Is made to lug the thing down
by what one academy does or DIES not
or another. l submit, sir, that this acad-
envy, II no other. is a worthy institution
and should receive the sum which 1t asks
for, and trust this appropriation will be
voted upon its merits and that there will
be no attempt by any member TO indeii-
nitely postpone or even to continue the
tional committee has taken much pains
with these matters and 1t Is an appropri-
ate time to consider this thing now, and
l want to see Bluehill Academy have this
little appropriation. which is the only
thing that Hancock county asks for. ZAP
plause,.
say just word. l said when was up
before that there are certain academies
in this State that l favored and would
hold up both hands to vote
hill Academy. don't say | know all
about the building. but | have a cata-
Iogue here and NIB here is pI picture o Of the
is doing and has done great and noble
work. and situated as it is. favor it.
but what am driving at is this-that We
got it up to $4,000, not $4,000. / UNDER
stand exactly the position of the gentle-
man from Wiscasset tMr Peaslee). l I'M
derstand that he is coming here and UNI
dertaking to put another academy on this
list. | want to say still further that the
gentleman. Mr.. Chick. misunderstood nue.
were farce. | am indebted TO the
schools of Maine and l was educated at
the old academy at North Bridgton;
and l shall always love that school. What
| want to say is this, that il We are going
10 appropriate $4,000. We want to put 1t
into schools where the people Will get the
benefit of it. The people of this State do
not have to go barefoot to school. That
is all nonsense. Laughter and applause.
Mr.. PEASLEE: Just the same, | can
prove to the gentleman that what told
him in regard to this is true. tApplause).
and l will ask the permission of the law
soon as ] see him, and If don't see
him, ! will telephone him. l can prove
thar, and tnat is not the only case. Fur
Their than that, when the gentleman goes
to work and takes up $5l .0o0 he is nclud
Central Institute and, the Lord only.
to the academies. ] know what | am
talking about. The State superintendent
of schools gave me the figures and re-
ferred me to his report. and when ! re-
ferred to his report and figured 1t up. |
found he was correct, and If the gentle
man from Hollis will take the repors and
made terrible blunder. applause.
Mr. BENNETT: / nope the entieman
will take this report and look at the stat
istics on pages and on these special
academies. Here is the amount that was
appropriated: For the University OF
Maine $4,000; Castine Normal school,
NAL school, So, 900 Now there is s5l 900. if
understand il! (After pause) | guess
am mistaken. Applause and laushter).
Well. l will acknowledge that have
made Il mistake. (Applause). Now $20.UU
for the University OF Maine, $Sl 900 for
these nomal schools.that makes 81 ;WO;
from this; that leaves me $2O;0Oel must
acknowledge it is $200O0-but that's
enough, lApPiausel.
look at this matter from a business stand
point What is the reason that any gen
tlcman in this House can give for not al
eral academies as reported by the com
mittec? 1t is simply question of OK
pense. it is simply a question of dollars
of economy that this House raises. It IS
a question of economy and none other
Now ! ask you. MIR. Speaker, and l ask
my. and is it the great thing that We
stand most in need of, money or men?
"a voice.: Men,.
Mr.. MERRILL (continuing): Now /
say Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen let US,
when we tackle the question of economy.
tackle it in the right way. Don't under
take TO strange the ti.Nt ea'.
us the thing that we stand most In need
of, men. ] say, Mr.. Speaker and gentle
men, that when you attack the appropri-
atoms of our educational and our ch0ri-
table institutions. then you throttle Inc
very life, the existence, the very hope anu
future of our State. hope that the mo-
ton to indefinitely postpone will not pre-
vail. (Applause).
Mr.. VIRGIN OF Portland: l do not pro.
pose at this time to make any extenueI
speech on the question actually before
the House. the resolve In regard to this
one academy: but as the gentleman who
just preceded me said, this Is q question
of economy, of dollars and cents, and 1
want to give notice that at the proper
time, when in order, / shall introduce !.
resolve that all appropriations for acad-
emies and seminaries and other institu-
tons of learning. other than free htgn
schools, shall be paid out of the school
fund and mill tax. / make the exception
of free high schools because that Is paid
out of the treasury and II Is not necessary
that it should he paid out Of the school
fund For the year 1898 the school fund
and mill tax will amount to $549 40a There
has been appropriated out Of that for
normal schools. teachers meetings and
summer training schools and the Lee
Normal. Academy, 600, leaving to DC
paid back to the towns S514.000 on the ba-
sis of 2O9, POI scholars, or e2.46 for each
scholar Now my purpose in introducing
this resolve will be that. instead OF max
ing a new draft on the treasury Tor these