Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-07

NJ. HALL. of Caribou: Mr.. Speaker
Il had not been my purpose to take any
part in these proceedings, but | am I'M
able longer to sit still lest you might
all believe that the people OF the vast
county Of Aroostook We're in favor o.
narrowing the horizon Of our beloved
University Of Maine. We are not.
BE- lieye that 80 out of every 100 Of the
farmers Of AroOstook county want cur
college to be fully equipped To 90 inc
work. fully ana completely as Il Univcr-
sity should be- We believe that it was
the purvicw Of the Act Of Congress of
lSC2 that the college should in time
become a complete ana full rounded
college. teaching all Of the branches
which q University ought to tcacn.
Why are the people Of Aroostook N
favor Of this college? A few years ago
q disease attackcd the potato crop, the
leading industry in that county, ana
threatened its entire destruction
Against the onward march Of that dis
ease the farmers stood aghast unable O.
do anything to cope with il, until the
PEOPLE Of the university took up the
question. studied il thoroughly and pro
duced what is known KS the Bordeaux
nixture which saved that Industry to
Ar,ostn,I, ond believe that III To the
,r..oot has sawed not Ip.s Than 4 round
l,,il,i,r nr dnII,r. That II i rrs1lI- or
one branch Of that institution. Another
result--Onc sophomore and one Junior
&c the University Of Maine have been
success. ful in passing examinations for
M. Rhodes crlrlarShip.
taet vack whom mis- subject was pre-
,.7,t.1 1.n heard soma arguments ana
!, tl,. ,,,... III d.+,iI nearly 1o.t Gi,-ht
III t,o ,,,.irci,,In AHA thcv asll Of YOU.
o,,,t.,il +I,, institution IL limit til
!, i.,,, mat u IVA ,,-bnI. thing HI 4
,,.+.n,1I zyn ,r.ra. treated I,st week to
,l,,,,t ,-,tia.,l.,,. u,,octacIc W. s,Iv
a.,,.,t +oar,I,e,. .t,Il, tI,roi1rb th;. doors
d +i,i.. rr,.,-... ana N.Y. heard III attarI.
,,,,.,r, tbn I,nnest baad III III honest In
l,i,,,ti,,n 4. that j far argument that
IN. f,,,,.s. enn,,Id WI cI1rtafIcd? II
IT'D, ;,,fo,.,,,,,, +t,.,+ ali III. other colleges
i, +ha ,,.,lt IN ,.ra,. have gained more
ti,,,, "a ,..,. cant moro than they aid il
tta rrcra,lipc. N wears Ana that some
of those COLLEGES nave in the past year
t,.,.,cl a1,,licarts from their doors. r.
..'lT 5o,,roa IL +ba university iniur
I'LL. tr,1,,, IL t,,o ,1iahtcsto III not BE-
t;, i. NJ want tha University
IL MANN, " I,ave Hi tie rights that the
,-,,-il. III t,,a othnr colleges have. We
.tI,o,, whom NAV 10 forth from the
,.c,.t.1. az +ra+ College 10 look IN III
HIT ,not4o ..Diriro'' ana not feel
-I,.,.,o7 oe +r,ai, motto n. ashamed Of
,I,-';,. rIr,,, r,atnr ~. ashamed Of you.
'...,t,,,,,n,, III thn -,l Legislature. In
I1,,.,.o,,... ,,.,oo Irn,+ IA il. (Apnlause. )
1, rrlr,.,,<- .r Nroxico. Nv sneak
iii rr7a .o,. ~ j oe,1er,I way that ~
AUX a,,v interest III the mat
,,-,7I, Io,s illn,.ation II u Durclv per
Sc,,.,I ,,,-,..r,- JAW. f,ar7, \ general stand
s,,. ,,.1,ic, III h1sel1 rather l1r,on
Ill Loi'';' III a1,ootion than uron the
s,e,., ,1,.,++.,. ,r ,,>-,a,sa ~ ANYTHING cx-
.,,o l1.,+ias III HI state Ana The Cc-
III ..,a ,,ao,lo o,d 1ha students 81
.,.S- ,,,;,-o,.zi,v III have Al education.
tl,,i..l,iro w W. W sae any effort
..sl ,-,,.4 ce ,r,.ho1,- ,ar+irularlv a
Hill Hull, j, on,7aa,-o,. III cllrtail the
..-,l'c,,r,,,,.e III III educational institu-
''T'l' ,-.a +l,,. ~ no,icv If EXPANSION
71- n-- tbc lines TIL university has talk