Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-04

ter"Stlng address on he history and
present condition of Colby College Civ
en- by President G. L. White at thu.
Damn Memorial church. Portland.
Thursday afternoon, befor. the Maine
EapIiSt Education Society.
II l am rightly informed, for the
first time in the growth of education
Colby stands as the only denominations
al college in tn" State of Maine 1t
would indeed be a dark day in Baptist
history il this institution should swing
away from its mornings of LOYALTY
which have held i; ;" strongly since
February -. 1872. For Colby College
| originated with tie BAPTIST churches If
tn" strict Of Maine. The I;oWtloin-
ham Association in 1910. the Cumbor-
land Association and the Lincoln As
sacitti"n in 1911. appointed commit ices
t. rctition the General Court of Nassa-
ch'ls,ttS for the incorporation of an in
| s:ituti"n Of higher learning ana 4
| charter was granted February - 1873.
entitled An Act to establish il Literary
| Institution in the District OF Maine"
| and the institution was to be known as
| tn" Maine Literary and Theological
L
! the act OF Incarceration organized with
| the choice of Rev. SylvanuS Bnurdman
as president. and Rev. otis briggs as
| scCrc :ary, and entered upon the pre-
| liminary work of establishing the col
| lcge. by Il resolve Of the Legislature
| of Massachusetts. passed February l..
| 1915, and in pursuance Of Section 10 of
| the Act of incorporation. Township No
| 10 4 r.
river. was conveyed To the trustees
1t h2G been the design Of the founders
| to establish the Institution upon the
| township which now includes the towns
Of Alton and Argyle: but soon becom-
| iLg convinced OF the ahsurlty of To-
| eating q college in a region destitute OF
| common schools and but sparsely in
| habitcd. a petition was presented to the
Legislature of Massachusetts request
ing that body to authorize Il more ceri-
| trail location. The request was at once
! granted in an Act approved June Il,
| 1876, and the trustees were authorized
| 'tO locate in any town within the
counties of Kennebec ard Somerset"
| The trustees fixed upon Waterville. in
| kennebec county, as the seat of the
proposed college. Here the theological
| department was established July 6.
| 1918. under the direction of Rev. Jere-
| miah Chaplin. and the literary depart
ment in October 1919.
BY an Act passed June IS, 1920, by
| the Legislature of the State of Maine
| the trustees were "empowered to con-
| fer such degrees as are usually con-
| ferred by universities established for
| the education Of youth" And on the
2Sth of June. 1870. the Legislature ap-
propriated the sum of one thousand
| dollars annually for seven years to tho
| Maine Literary and Theological Insti-
| tuition. STIMULATING that ut least one
| fourth Of the sum to be received should
| go toward the reduction of the tuition
| Of deserving students. The name of
| the Institution was changed t" Water
| villn College in 1921. the Act authOriZ-
| ing this change having been passed by
| the LEGISLATURE of. Maine on February
| >, 1921.
| An agent was appointed in 1850 to
| solicit subscriptions for the endowment
| fund of the college. No marked sue
cess attended his efforts until August,
1864. when Mr. Gardner Colby of B"s-
| ton subscribed $50 900 on condition that
This condition was fulfilled, and in 1866.
at the suggestion Of President Champ
lin. the trustees voted to ask the
| Legislature to change the name Of III"
| institution to Colby University. in
| honor Of its bcnefactnr. Mr.. colby. BY
an Act Of january % 1861, TIL" name of
| the corporation WAS accordingly
| change TO "Thc President and Trustees
| 1s.,.
| tions Of Mr.. Colby. Including The be-
| quest received after his death. April :.
| 1879. amounted to 5000 coo. No further
| change was made in the name of the
| college until January .. 1899. when. at
| the request Of the board Of trustees the
| Legislature Of Maine changed the style
| Of the corporation to its present form.
| "The President and Trustees of Colby
| College"
| In 1871. Young women We're admitted
t, the college on Ill" same terms as
| young men: and in 1870 the Board "f
| Trustees adopted a plan proposed by
| resident Small. and organized Withil
| tic college q division for young men.
| ard a coordinate division for young
| women. In June. 1905. it vas voted by
! the roard Of Trustees that a joint
committee consisting of the Faculty o.
Colby COLLEGE ana Il special committee
of Trustees he appointed and directed
| to make such further separation in Il =
work ami administration Of the
womcn's division and the men :
division OF the college az may be done
| without increasing the expenses of the
college: and that Il committee be APP
pointed to secure funds for the endoW-
mcnt of a womans college and to de-
side upon . name. Until this shall be
accomplished. the conditions for en-
trance remain identical in the two
divisions In class organization. rank
prize contests appointments. and
honcrs the members of the two dlVl-
sions are treated as Independently as
though they We're in distinct institu-
tirnS.
Il The instruction of the college in all
departments is broad. catholic. and
. unsectaIian. and the aim is constantly