Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-27
U. OF M. DEFENDED.
Auburn, Maine, March %. i

The sensational charges made against
the University of Maine only show 10
what means her enemies stoop no accom-
plish their purpose.
These unfortunate senators both de-
clare themselves friends" but by their
fruits they We're known enemies, their
votes telling The story.
We do not believe a word was ever
written from student of Y. OF NJ. In any
such language as that, and If IT were. py
some hot-hcad, why should the II. a.
course he the target for senatorial dis
pleasure?
street or cross street.
Our senator from Androscoggin was a
friend of the Institution. Brutus was
Maine, do not let such mud Singing blind
No friend Of the University of Maina,
wrote such letter. No friend would
sanction il aud all would deplore ii. q
endorse that
The whole thing is b.ackmail calculated
TO turn public opinion Defeated to rob
the foe now defiles its intended victim
Stand true to education; do not lose the
victory now. it is yours. The people OF
the State are with you ,
W.. come out before the world as
blackn1ailers because we introduce here
certain scurrilous letters that We're WIZ! :
ten, and the young men who wrote them
came here ard apologiZed for them. bat
We are advertised over the world as
blackmailcrS. We do not believe u word
was ever written by d student of TN,
!
is blackmail. calculated to turn public.
opinion. What do you think of That. gem
tlemen, these dignified senators introduce
ing letters here TO b.ackmail that institu-
tion?)
Our Savior was spit upon. scourged ane
cruci.ed but His Truth lives. So will the
University of Maine live for she stands
for freedom of education and equal OPP
portunity for all.
(Signed) |. Of NJ d.
So will the University Of Maine live.
God help it to live emo save it from
injury by its friends.
If there are other senators who wish
to speak on this question l should like
to have an opportunity to speak later.
Mr.. MILLS of Hancock-Mr. PreSi-
dent, very briefly / wish to advert IN
some things that have been said il re-
lation to this matter which has been
thrashed out before this Senate so
thoroughly last week. After careful
consideration, we decided by decisive
majority to allow the University Of
Maine to retain the powers of con-
ferring the A. 3. degree. Now, after an
interval of more than a Week the mat
| ter comes up again. Nothing new has
interviewed in that time Which should
have any influence to change our votes.
| The merits of the question remain the
same; and will not take time to argue
| them. l will say, however. that if the
senator from Cumberland hAd fully
read one section of the Morrill, Act, he
would have read some things which
| are directly in opposition to the arSu-
ment he has made.
He omitted the line which says
| mot excluding other scientific and
classical courses"
Now l have read that act once or
| twice. and l happened to remember
| that that line is in the section which
| states what the university shall keep
| it enumerateS the scientific courses
and others, and then it says mot ex-
| gliding other scientific and classical
| courses" ] cannot see, under the moral
| act, how it would be prevented from
| allowing that course to be taught there
The whole thing is just here, some
| boys have written to some members OF
! this Senate in insulting, and possibly
| prOfanc letters. We do not question
| that fact; but they have not written
| letters to the Senate. 1t is not a mat
ter which this Senate ought to cog
nizance of. Every day l assume men,
4
| body receive letters from their con-
| sttutent either disappearing or COM
mcnding their action. Those senators
| do not take the trouble to bring such
| letters before this Senate for us to
! take action upon. If they did, the time
of the Senate would be entirely asorb-
| ed in that matter alone. No reflection
| was cast upon the honest or honor OF
| the Senate in the letters which were
| written. They We're purely personal
| letters. They We're letter written by
| the constituents of Senator Proctor
to him. and he should look to them
personally for satisfaction, if he de-
| SireS SatisfactiOn; and he should not
ask the Legislature to punish the Uni
| versity of Maine because some ire
| sponsible boys have written some
| saucy letters. 1t does not look to me
| fair to visit the punishment and PEN
| alty-and it is a great penalty-upon
| the university. If the senator from
| Cumberland does not represent his
| constituents honestly and fairly (and
l do not say that he does noD let him
answer to them and to the boys from
his county who wrote those letters.
| Furthermore I understand that the
| writer's of those letters were entirely
| from Cumberland county: and If
am wrong. l desire to be corrected.
| Now if Cumberland county sends this
| class of boys to the University of
| Maine, Cumberland county ought to
| stand by the university. If Cumber-
| land county. as n county, expects the
university to reform these boys; and
| 10 make good citizens of them-if she
puts such burden as that upon the
| university, then the county ought to
| grant everything the university asks
in the way of further powers instead
| of attempting to limit its charter.
Furthermore the senator from Cum
| berland reads a long argument, that
gist of which is that the departments
| up there are overcrOwded. In fact, the
| university is growing so that there is
not room for the students. If this Is
| so. it speaks we'll for the university;
and shows that we ought to aid, rath-
| er than to set it back.
| The senator from Cumberland says
| that We have nursed this thing long