Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-15
Last
year
AEr. farm. animal indus
try and Hcrt. SC 900 9S $4,000

-tttiIbilItS anu HEdWIlg.. Iut ~ -UbUJ
Mechanical engineering. 2iSO2 $4,000
MILITARY science .......... 2i96i 400 %
Pharmacy ........... $50 100 o.
Physics Observation-Disclosures. 16016 400 60
Care of buildings ......... 1,1!7S1 3.GNn0
Freight and express $500. 43150 go %
Furniture and fixtures. 3,le7 10000
Grounds NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1901 % 2lDl 90
Heating buildings ....... 2.733 IS 4On0N0
insurance ................. 4,S96l0 4.NN0)
Library Observation-Disclosures. l,I91N $4,000
Lighting buildings and ''''' WV
grounds and rowcr... 5.i1$11 5.Ooo 90
Postage and stationery.... 100 ~ coo G,
Repairs Observation-Disclosures. 2,NSe IL 5000
9-G2l $4,000
The salaries for the present year will
be sG45s5l2l.
Expenses as itemized above should b
Si04000U
Other expenses not enumerated ab1v.
for last year were $613i23
These are items which cannot DO ac-
curately estimated in advance Thay may
be more or less. They include the fol
lowing. as may be seen by anyone in th,
report Of the treasurer:
Greek ard art. advertising ana
general printing. commons. commence
mcnt. interest and discount incidratlls.
kiGd"r scholarship, miscellaneous. Nj.
Vernon House. Office, Oak hall p:iz =.
reading room. Shop. >choo! inspe c;.on.
summer school, treasury, trustees &
pcES"s
Adding Tho salaries. the expenses as
above, and thasa miscellaneous itar the
same as last year, We fnd the total ID D.
$lli,G2aH.
10 meet these expenses We have:
Interest On the C5bvrn fund ........ i.uGi
Interest on Land Grant fund. ...... 5,915
Total Observation-Disclosures. <3i.el5
srbtracting S3ieJ from Sill ,6ea4l leaves
S1f,1llll
If the $4,000 which has already passed
the House should pass the Senate. We
should certainly nave none too much. az
this would be over eleven thousand dol
lars short CT the amount estimated Il;
absolutely necessary. This eleven thous-
and would have to be made up by cuttin;,
DOWN the list of estimated expense in
tie second column. none of which seem
TOW too large, and many IF them are too
small. 1t must be noted that the t.ti-
mates for next year are less than for tn,
former year in the cases of agriculture.
civil engineering, Insurance and power"
also read 4 list Of the salaries paid
~ the different universities ANA agri-
cultural colleges Of New England:
university of Vermont, full profess
scr, S2OcC, assistant professor $500:
Massachusetts Agricultural College.
Agricultural College. full professor,
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sor, $1,000; Connecticut Agricultural
College, full professor, $1,000; Dart
mouth College. full professor, $2409;
amherst College. full profcssor, 5000,
associate professor, $4,000; I?r".'-n Uni
versity, full professor, $4,000; l,,wdoin
College. full professor 5000; University
OF Maine, $500"
In discussing this question t''rro
can be no two sides. 1t resolves itself
into a simple proposition: Either the
friends of the university are right and
its enemies are wrong. or conversely.
If the liberal arts course has done so
mura for the upbuilding of the other
colleges, BoWdOin, Bates and Colby, is
not it a fair proposition that it would
be equally rs good for the University OF
Maine? I yield to no man in my admit
ration for the noble work done by Bow
Coin. i!ates and Colby. and it is one Of
the deepest regrets of my life that L
am not able to stand here as an alum
nus Of either Of those colleges; but
have this satisfaction standing as | do
not an alumnuS | am not Inundated
by the spectacle Of the representatives
Of those institutions appearing before
a committee OF this Legislature and OPP
POSING q sister college which is doing
as we all know, one of the greatest ed
ucatiCnai works that has been done at
any time or place submit il to WOW as
a fair proposition that. if the liberal
arts course which has brought so much
revenue to that noble institution at
Brunswick, that one at Watorville and
that one at Bates, why is it rot most
fitting and proper that the Universi-
ty Of Maine should give the advantages
which may be obtained thevefrom to
their students?
In the discussion Of this case. both
before the committee and among the
friends ana enemies Of this proposition
| truly think that in some instances
Parties WHO have appeared in oppose
non n; We COM use q their DrclliuirrS
with their principles. do not think
tls;tt the state of Maine wants to take
a backward step i'll relation 10 this
matter when We know that III IL Of tho
&c states colleges grant the =. A. de-
gree. | do rot believe the people Of
Maine want to 60 back at this time
and | DO believe that every agricultural
OF technical student when he has
more than one-thrd of his time al
lowed for and works generally alone
SHOULD have the privilege Of selecting
that which he needs ana should have
an opportunity to have advanced as
we'll as ELEMENTARY work. whatever he
may choose.
I have received numerous letters. as
doubtless Il number Of the senator's
have relating to this matter. from those
interested as friends of the university:
AMI | will say that | do not and can
not attribute to them anything but the
highest motive. | have seen numerous
petitions signed by people all over this
State. asking that the university be
sustained and properly cared for as a
child Of the State.
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