Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-27

TO Otner lines OF WOTh. III tIuth IL 10
not, and also in truth was the Morrill,
grant intended to apply 70 other lines
of education as well as to agriculture.
But a distinctive and elegant structure
for agriculture could not fail to satisfy
large part of the population of Maine
as well as to afford the needed faci!I-
ties for the college,
On the next page more wants under
the head of Horticulture and Physics.
horticulture and Physics-Previous
reports have already called attention
to the necessity Of larger greenhouses
and better arrangements for the hoin-
cultural department, and for the de-
partment Of physics"
a. B. course could not be used TO adj
vantage in the technical department
further mentioned on page q under the
heading of income:
The income Of the university from
the State is this year $4,000; from the
United States. Sil 900. These two
sums. together with S92lJ income from
endowment and the amount collected
Tor tuition. have been the only re-
sources =. run To institution, which
ought /, M;'Y2 fully tWi"e the present
income II il is u keep everything in
perfect repair and have the latest ia
cilities for instruction. An educational
institution cannot afford to he out OF
date. Particularly is this true of Il
technical institution. Our technical de
pa.tmcnts, which are the most eXpeH-
siVe, must have the most recent appa-
ratus for instruction. which at present
we are unable to suppl in adequate
quantity.
My recommendation to the board o!
trustees in the matter of income is thai
the most active efforts be made to Do
tain from the next Legislature Il fraH
tional mill tax for the permanent sup
port of the institution. If this fraction
| is of proper size the building needed
| for some years could be obtained from
! il. as we'll rs running expenses"
| Just LEI me read what is said on
page 10:
IT is necessary to repeat the recon
| mendation made in the last annual re-
| port that there be made. as soon rs
| possible, additions to the NUMBER o.
| teachers in several departments. The
| teachers in many departments are a.
| ready seriously overWOrked, but know
| ing the financial condition OF the insti'
| tuition they have cheerfuly undertaken
more than they ought to undertake fol
| their own good and above all for tn,
| good Of the institution. a teacher
| most efficient work cannot be dom
whom he has too little time to prepare
| himself for each exercise. AlthouS!
The routine work may be performed, the
quality OF instruction which is given by
| The Oycrworlled teacher cannot be 10
| the best interests Of the institution a.
4 whole. Relief in this line canno
come too soon."
And then consider if some Of the in
structors couldn't be borrowed to I'D
vantage from the liberal arts an(
| transposed to the other branches q
of learning Look at what is says OF
page 10. that's only Il teacher to who'll
class of three students. Now it say
a little more about the instructors o.
page %:
Other interesting figures which l OF
fer for your consideration are as fol
| lows: You will discover that the rapi'
growth Of the institution without cor
responding increase in income, has nc
cessitated the employment Of 4 large
number Of cheaper instructors in pro
norton to the number of students tina!
1 piIIltIlN
Last Friday I alluded briefly to tl1i
class of instruction. ] think this mus
be correct. for it is all in the president
report. The Lewiston Sun says | am
liar. and 50 / have mentioned Whrr
they can find my remarks TO verb,
them if it wishes. If some one says
is an old chestnut to pick up news in
raport two years old read the prcSen
report, 1906:
Agricultural Building-All that va
said in last years report to show IN
; need and advisability Of having ncN
| structure for the college of agricultur
. may be repeated here with emphasis.
: Down at the bottom Of the page
some more:
NO less than the whole OF lnGat
hall should be devoted to the depart
. ments of civil engineering and draw
ing.
IN addition to relief for the civ
= engineering and drawing departments
the floor occupied by the department q
physics is already oVerCrowded. an
there is no space for expansion.
And vet they persist in branching on
| in every direction. whether competent
" fixed for the expansion or not. Loo
, what they have to say on this subjec
on page 20 Of the 1906 report:
The departments Of this college ar
IN a iourshing condition, and show
steady growth, with perhaps the OK
| ception of the Mining Engineerin
course, this latter being in its infancy
without adequate equipment or instruo
r ton. Many of the departments are Ia
boring under difficulties, having con
, geSted recitation and drawing room
, and labora tories, insufficient apparatu
and equipment. A majority of the in
structOrs must carry 50 much wor
that it is impossible for them to obt2i
the best results.
The beginning Of the fourth year :
the teaching of forestry in the univer
. sity furnishes conclusive evidence c
the great demand for this work. TIL
University of Maine is the only insti
tuition furnishing undergraduate wor
in forestry east of Michigan. and un
less we should be willing TO not 4
, thoroughly the work we have alread
begun it will soon be necessary tn hav
some increased facilities and instruc
ton in this department"