Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-10
AT The u. OF M.
College Hears Of the Gift
Of Mr.. Carnegie.
The $4,000 is Most Enthu-
iasticiaIIy Received.
The Course of Lectures, Basketball
and Other Notes Of Interest.

| Crono, Me-, Feb. Especially when
| President Fellows announced in chap
| letter from the private secretary of
Andrew Carnegie saying that Mr.. Car
ncGie would give $4,000 to the Cniver-
| sity of Maine Internationally for the
erection of new library building pam
demonum broke loose. 1t was some
minutes before order was resumed and
faculty and students were enabled to
| learn the particulars.
At 10 O'clock President Fellows an
| nounccd that chapel exercises would be
postponed until II o'clock, and that at
that time he Wished to see every stu
| dent and member of tie faculty il at =
tendance. Guesses and rumors of all
among the student body. Some thought
| that there was to be a college meeting
concerning the bill now pending before
| the Legislature for Il So, 600 Increase il
the universities yearly appropriation.
| Nobody, however, had the slightest
idea of what was coming.
IL, II
peared on the platform and with him
We're Hon. Henry Lord of Bangor.
president of the board of trustees. and
Hon. \. J. Durgin of Orono, who is al
50 Il member Of that board. The stu
dents were eXpeCtant At the conclu-
sion of the exercises President Fellows
| rose. The silence was intense. DR..
Fellows stated that his first aim after
I
quaint himself with the affairs of the
| Institution and secondly, to further its
interests in every way he could. In his
report II the board of trustees he stat
| eh that tn" university Was in urgent
need of four things: More dormitory ac-
| commoda tons for the students. Il cen
trail heating. lighting and power plant,
and mechanical laboratory. Il larger in
come to meet running expenses and 4
| new building for the library. The num-
| Der OF new fraternity houses has great
l.; lesScned the need of a new dormi-
| tory; Lord hail. the new mechanical
| laboratory and lighting plant has been
| furnished by the state; Il bill is now
| pending before III" Legislature pro-
| yiding Tor an increase in the income de-
| rived from The state. DR.. Fellows went
nn to state that by the morning 5 mail
he had received Il letter stating ;hat
tho sum of 10000 would be given un-
conditionuly to the University Of
Maine for the erection of a new library
building. The student body rose as one
| man and FOR the space of some mili-
| utes the applause and cheers Wer'
| dcafrIiing. II was entirely Spontane-
| Gus; 10 such good news WAS even
dreamed Of. After quiet had been re-
stored pr. Fellows said that the donor
| Of this timely gift was Andrew t#rIIp-
| lie and then the demonstration started
all lover again. The students yelled
| ror Hon. Henry Lord. and that ever
genial gentleman responded. paying
many il pretty tribute to the efforts Of
Dr. Fellows on behalf Of the university.
Ii WAS entirely by his efforts that this
.iit from Mr.. Carnegie was obtlinod.
At this point President Fellows WhS
ii, ON = rru>inG ovation by the stulc:lts.
! Mr.. Durcin was called for. He sail
speech making was not in his line. hat
he did wish 10 impress upon the minds
Of tn students ana faculty the ncccs-
sitv of Il central heating aud power
uiaut. "For.' he said. ''how in the
/
brary unless we have central heating
| pl,lnt"'
The new library will probably be
erected on the rising ground south OF
Tie nrcsident's residence. 1t IS an ideal
location, one which will show OF a ncI'
| builaiug to the best advantage. No
| particulars are as yet ohtain"ble as re-
| cards further plans. Tn" library VIII
he erected as soon as possible and he
fore another year it will be completed
ANA in use.
All the credit of obtaining this mag
nifcet Gift is due to President Eel
lows. who has heen in communication
| with Mr.. Carnegie secretly for some
time ANA the heartfelt appreciation of
INA etuGent.. graduates and friends of
tho University of Maine goes out to
Mn, ~ ven as 10 the grand Old man
,ybo has done 50 much for the education
OF the peoJ,Ie throughout the county.
| IN. reoilIar meeting of the Deutschor
Iera;n WIS held Wednesday evening. Pro-
fessor Snriag lcctrred on Forestry in Ger
many Tha following students were ad-
| u;ttod tn membership: c. H. LekberS,
/ Arthur Ivcrson. G. Z. Tebbe ttS. L. j. Reed
ANA Miss +, y. Aiken. an OF the class OF
1907. business meeting of the Verein
was held in Coburn hail. Monday after
noon. for the annual election Of officers.
Miss Marion B. Wentworth. %. was elect
ed president: f. E, Trafton, %. vice pres
ider;. Miss ]. c. Colcord. %. secretary.
and r. z. Lord. 'O6. treasurer. An cxecu-
tjve committee consisting Of the follow
i,,r members was appointed: Or . +.
lie, lewis "A. h. Dow, % ard \. J. Butter
w9 VA. n also selected, consisting Of three
Snracne %, and r. E. LORD NJ,
| 'Tbs regular weekly meeting OF the Jun
ior mechanical and Electrical Society was
held in No ) Alumni hall on Wednesday
e,e,,i,'a The subject OF the meeting was
Thr N1rufnct,!re OF Steel.
Tbs Debating Society. held its regular
was nreceied by a musical program which
consictpL of the following numbers: Pine
,iuet. Hovle and Bye: readlrg. a. r. Stan
fnrd: ford: solo ". H. Burke; comet solo. A. b.
a meeting Of the Washington County
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