Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-08
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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ceipts-its annual receipts are $S'm' as
follows:
L. S. S25. 0oo-Limited to instruction IN
English. physical science, cheliiisuH' ~
riclIlture and engineering
l. : S6NO-I limited to Instruction.
Cohurn siOW-Us ed for instruction III
above, such as philosophy aS'ro''o'''S'
students. S17.0o0-used for instruction.
heat. light etc: .,,i,,r,or, ,,c
State 500 nan-Nith exception of above
the only unlimited FUND
Now that is the total annual cash re-
CENTS Of that institution. Its annual cash
income Is what? From the U. 5. govern
mont IN the first instance $1,000. from the
l. : government endowment $4,000, from
M Coburn fund $i0o0, from the State Of
Maine $50 900 ana from tuition from the
students SS00-a total cash annual in
come Of Ss
Now | submit that every man intcrcs1-
I'd in the welfare of this State is naturally
proud Of the fact that the young men and
maidcns of this State can receive teen
meal education within the State; and for
your consideration beg to submit the
actual cost of instruCting a student at the
University of Maine in comparison with
the cost of instructng a student at other
institutions:
University of Maine. S2A-W
ROWdOin, 80"
Amherst, So - ,'
Williams. 500"
Massachusetts AGr'l COLLEGE. S'9t"'
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, SAL"
New Hampshire College. S3u.ul
PENNSYLVANIA State College, H,o-'"u
Worcester Polytechnic S-o9'V'
The only objection so far as | have
been able to gather which anybody has
openly stated to the passage of this re
solve. is on the ground of economy. |
am as much interested in economy ana
as much concerned for the welfare OF
nv State as any member of this House
but | am not among those who vii
first begin to economize upon the cause
Of education. The State of Maine mas
never lost one dollar and has never
been injured but on the contrary "
has been greatly benefited by its eX-
penditnres from time to time FOR me
cause of education: and | want TO say
here and now before | conclude, that
the University of Maine does not gay
to YOU through me as a representative
from Orono on the floor of the House.
and il will not say to you by any other
Interested in its welfare. that II TINS
appropriation is granted it Will not in
the future seek other appropriations.
do want to say that so long as the
necessity exists. so long as there is
occasion for it. the trustees of the UNI
vcrsitv of Maine. if they do their duty,
and | doubt not they will. will report
to this Legislature the needs of hat
tir,nn q nd
doubt not too. that those needs will
he recognized by the Legislatures
which may be assembled here.
urge the passage of this resolve not
Ivy appealing to any sympathy or any
prciudicc or any bias: | appeal to you
as honest and fair minded legislators.
You are called upon only to do your
duty | hope YOU will do it following
the impulses Of your own hearts and
the dictates Of your own cOnsciences:
ana in conclusion I beg To read the
words Of that great statesman who
sleeps now at MarShtield:
With conscienceS satisfied with the
discharge Of duty. no consequences can
harm you. There is no evil that we
cannot either face Of fly from but the
consciousness Of duty disrcgarded. \
sense Of duty rursues US ever. I is
omniprcscnt. like the Deity. If we take
to ourselves the wings Of the morning
and dwell in the utternost parts of the
Garth. duty performed or duty violated
is still with us for our happiness on
misery. And If We say the darkness
shall cover us in the darkness as in the
light orr obligations are yet with US.
We cannot escape their power nor fly
from their presence. They are with Us
in this life. will be with us at its close
and in that scene OF inConceiVable sol
cmnity which lies yet further onward
we shall still find ourselves surrounded
hy the consciousness of duty. to pain
Us wherever il has been violated and
to console us 50 far as God may have
given grace TO perform it. tAp-
plauScD
Mr.. COOK of Vassalboro: Mr. Speak
Or and gentlemen Of the House | be
liov" too. that we should do our duty,
ANA It il sometimes difficult here for
me-. as in this instance, to DO what |
conceive to he my duty and | think !
speak for all the gentlemen who have
opposed this resolve when | say that
we have nothing to urge against that
institution. We are proud Of the nSti-
tuition and wish it all prosperity. We
ar" always glad to see the honored
cultured, scholarly president of that
institution come here to visit us, and
give him glad greeting. We appreciate
the great zeal he feels in the success
of that institution. and we also appre-
ciatc the feeling that the trustees of
this Institution have for its success
and We hope that that zeal will never
grow less. 1t is only question of the
ability of the State to do this thing.
II seems to me ut last that the State in
situations are outgroWing the resources
of the State. If it was only question
of this college at Orono. we would al
vote to give ii what money ii wants
but there are institutions all over the
state whose needs are equally as great
In committee the other day we turned
down the State Normal school at Cor
ham when they asked for $4,000 &c
build Il new building. They need that
building as much as the Orono coleg,
needs its heating and power plant. Ave
| think they need it more, and it is
with a good deal Of self saC rfice that
| bowed to the Will of the ma jority OF