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

they are Indispensable for the tech1i-
cal courses. We ought not to wait
longer than the beginning of the ran
term of 1907 for the department OF Cecil
ogy and Botany instruction. An lnde-
pendent department for each OF tnese
subject should be established
Now of course they must have more
instructors. as they recommend, OH
l,paGe 25, 1906 report:
Increase in Faculty-In addition to
the number of instructors demanded
from time to time as the number OF
students increases, there should be I'M
mediatelv added to the faculty a pro-
fessor and instructor in botany, an m
structor in entomology. curator OF the
museum, a professor of geology
If they intend to continue to pick up
everything of every name or nature
that is to be taught under the sun.
Therefore it is that I say they should
curtail their ambitions and discontinue
adding new fields of instruction until
those already established shall be de-
velOped TO that extent that 1t can De
said that the proficiency of that branch
is not excelled by any institution IN the
State or in any state in the union. linen
| if they want TO extend and add ne"
| branches of study, take them up one
! by one as each has become perfect
with the rest. 1t is therefore that
| say let not the very subjects which ara
taught for the benefit Of the greater
number suffer by reasons OF using
funds which are used to teach some
thing that might possibly be OF slight
benefit to few who would be so faV-
ored if regarded and favor as to receive
an inferior article at a little less price
| than can be obtained at three other IN
situations who have reputation o.
dealing out goods rated at par value.
Allow me to read letter that treats
on this subject. 1t is endorsed by Il
man who knows his business ana L
don't question its authority. Some OF
the papers say my letters are docu-
mcnts that never existed. This letter
is the original and SO were the others:
Senator Proctor.
Augusta, Me.
| Dear Sir:-I hope you will pardon the
| liberty l have taken in intruding on you
ested in the splendid effort you are max
| ing against the injustice of the so-callt u
IL. of NJ bill and | feel that there is
one side of the question that has not Deen
| brought out as yet
| Have you ever considered the standing
Of the men who receive the A. Il. degree
whom the State is, asked to furnish the
means to acquire the degree?
You know, of course. that Harvard Law
School receives without examination all
candidates who have an a. 3. degree
from any college of proper staniins.
Within a year u case came to my notice
Pres Pres Eliot of Harvard that U: Of NJ.
was not so considered and an A. =. from
that institution would not exempt its
holder from the examinations.
In other words, the citizens Of Maine
are to be required to furnish funds to
enable the university to duplicate work
in tie State and then the finished product
lis to fail to come up TO the standard set
lby the educational leaders of the country
while on the other hand the work neces-
sarv to gain en- A. r. from Bowdoin. at
least, admits to the Law School at Har-
Ward without the slightest question.
| Probably this is old ground for you, put
II have not seen it mentioned in the de-
fbate on the matter and so have taken the
liberty 10 call your attention to it. TINS
facts may easily be verified and the de-
The University of Maine seems to be
becoming a menace TO the State. AS one
i"Wave got 100000 this session. and that
will give us power enough 10 get S4oo.0oN
next You cant stop us Indeed 1t
seems to he q question where the de-
mands will erd..
| With best wishes for your success in
lyour fight against unwise and eXorbltan:
demands. and with apologies Tor my IN
ltr1iSiOn. I am,
| Yours very respectfully.
| Now gentlemen to prove that II Is
the industrial training which is most
sought for in this institution, 1 will
read again from page IA.
(This institution was founded to
provide according to act of Con-
gress accepted to by the Legislature
Iof Maine) liberal and practical edu-
lcation for the industrial classes) AS
one Of the clearest evidences that the
children Of the industrial classes are
1.-THE ones who are actually served l in
. sert the occupations of the parents of
those entering in September. 1905. To
lgivc those applying to the whole num-
Der of students would show a still
greater variety)
GARNER, mechanic, chef, agent
| mill hand, physician, janitor. clerk
gardener. carpenter, slate worker
+ wood business, livery stable keeper
| weaver, machinist. druggist, factory
inspector, mill foreman, musician
! manufacturer, bank cashier, fisher
man, minister. merchant. hotel keeper,
!, lumber surveyor, travelling merchant
contractor. barber, undertaken, real es-
tate agent. color mixer, lumberman
, phlanthropist, postmaster, treasurer,
electric railroad superintendent, or
chardist, florist. steam engineer, GUS
, toms officer. customs inspector, law
, Iyer. granite worker, teacher. shoe
maker, laborer, blacksmith. photo
lgrapher, Morocco dresser mining. dep
luty sheriff. canning. electrician)
You can see at once that it is a well
recognized fact that this was the fun
damental branch of training to be car
ried out according to that act Of Con-
lgress and accepted by the Legislature
Of Maine. Therefore why depart from
this contract which was made to as
: sist in this very class of education
! and launch out into a sea floating
with departments of training of every
: type and description, when they are
already wanting in the equipment for
branches already established | will