Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-12

is, that it opened the door from this
time on for all colleges to ask for
money and appropriations whenever
they saw fit. The majority of the
committee thought it would not be n
precedent only to the extent of the
particular matter under consideration.
and as to that precedent, they deemed
it possible that it would be wise to
make appropriations for any institu-
tiors situated in like circumstances.
In general words, the matter of edu-
cation is matter in which every per-
son in the State should be interested.
We all know that our colleges in the
State are each at work in its own
sphere. Perhaps it might be well to
state at this time that I am not
graduate of Colby but of another COL
lege in the State, SO it cannot be
claimed that [ have the personal inter-
est of a graduate in this matter
Colby has her sphere in which she
works, BoWdoin the same, Bates the
same, and the University of Maine
We all know that if any one college in
the State should stop its work here
the other colleges would not be able to
take all the students-in other words,
Colby reaches many students that no
other college in the State would reach.
IN this particular matter a dornitory
lat Colby was burned. throwing quite
la large number of students out without
Iany accommodations whatever, and
colby needs another building at this
time. She asks the State under the
circumstances to aid her. When this
matter came before the committee we
were Informed that Bates college was
also about to ask for an appropriation,
and the argument was made that for
this reason VIC would establish n precc-
Dent for Bates if we passed this apprO
Ipriation whatever the claims of
Bates may be-and | do not know what
they are--it seemed to the majority of
the committee that it would rot es-
ltablish 9 precedent for Bates, Bowdoin,
the University of Maine or any other
institution. excepting in so far as they
happened to be unfortunate at the time
and not able to put themselves into
condition to do good work. For that
reason the ma iority Of the committee
voted in favor of this appropriation,
but they did not recommend all that
Twas asked by the college. The college
reported in favor of $4,000. AS mcin-
Der of that committee, as a man who is
interested in educational matters
throughout the state, | appeal earnest
lly to the members of this House to vote
against the minority report. l believe
the work which Colby is doing is Il
work OF which the State of Maine
should be proud.
fI,. tn
take the time to enumeratc here what
colby has done or to name the list of
men who have graduated from that
institution who have been an homer to
the State. Gentlemen, l sincerely hope
that this House will vote against the
adoption of the minority report.
Mr.. RANDALL of Freeport Mr.
Speaker, in answer to the gentleman
from Tonsham l want to say that not
only do I believe that this appropriate
ton is setting a bad precedent for this
State, but I also claim that it is not n
question of emergency. The PROPOSE
ton that Colby made before the COM
mittce. is this: They were to get $4,000
from the State They lost building
that they admitted cost $5000 but they
claimed and we admit, it would cost
more than that to replace it. They got
5000 insurance, what the building
, actually cost. Now, they say if the
State furnishes S25,G00 and they have
$4,000 from their insurance, and among
the alumni and friends they raise $t0,-
600 more. they can put up a building
= costing $4,000 to replace one that cost
$4,000. l say that it is not case of
emergency. 1t is no more an emer-
gency than Bates is experiencing when
| they come here and ask US fer $4,000
ANYONE who knows about Our institu-
! lions knows that they are always hard
/ UP, that the more they have for equip
:, ment, the better plant they have, the
: more it costs fer running it, and they
: are always running behind. You have
:, got a lot of institutions on your hands
which need this money absolutely. You
support scholars in the common
!. schools and you help them through the
I, High schools. and l say you do not
want to put them through college.
!. say that this proposed legislation is
, bad on general principles, that it es-
!, ;tablishes precedent which the State
: cannot afford to follow, a precedent,
which, two years ago. in regard to the
!, academies of the State, the State abso-
: lutol ttt!u itlIi1iS L w iiOt
II the members realize the extent of this
: resolve What Colby has done, other
; institutions arc. going to do. Already
: before the committee on education, we
have resolve in favor of Bates Col
Iege asking for $4,000. introduced, l
:. have no question, because this resolve
: yeas introduced, and on superstition
+ that if this resolve Went through the
: state would help other like institu-
: tons. Now / understand that Bates
G runs behind something like thousand
d dollars yearly in annual expenses
: Bates has got just as much right to
t ask for this money as Colby; and there