Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-15


! SHY In the past ten years have taken
! these liberal arts courses Not one IA
twenty-five of the undergraduates is
taking them now. Let US consider the
great majority and not the small mi
! nority knowing that the minority can
be provided for elsewhere without ex-
pense to the State, and knowing the
! majority will be better served if they
! alone are served.
There is still another KIM of cost to
the State. 1t is the dissenson and
struggle, which now exist, which are
much to be deplored, but which will
continue as long as the youngest of
the Colleges. with a great work of its
own, is allowed to duplicate the work
of others. In order to be allowed to
continue that duplication, the Presi-
dent Of the University has been lobby
ing here almost every day of the leg
islative session, neglecting the work
for which he was employed, and inter
fering with the work for which we
were employed,-all to what end, that
the State may be induced, at the cost
of large amount Of money. at the
cost OF injustice to other workers in
the field of education, at the cost of
tinucd strife, 10 give the university
money to carry on this work of dupli-
cation. And the folly OF doing that
lies, not only in the fact that it is ex-
pensiVe in these various ways, but ii
is absolutely not needed by the State
of Maine. We willingly pay sometimes
a hiSh price for thing We must have,
and cannot get otherwise, ana We APP
point guardians for people Who pay
high prices for what they can have for
nothing. The State Of Maine needs Op-
portunities for liberal education. but it
has them without expense to its treas
ury. How infinitely unwise to add to
these opportunities at the price we are
obliged to pay. This is a State of
Maine question. 1t is nothing smaller
than that. We are not obliged to sur
render our judgment to the undergrad
yates of the university, who are per-
suaGed to ask for bulk instead of quail
ity of work, we are not obliged to yield
to the Establishments of an ambitious
president, we are not obliged to sur
render in TIE face of threats We arc
obliged, under our oaths as senator's
to act according to our convictions of
what is best for our beloved state,
and all its institutions and all its peo-
pie. | do not assume that the appli-
cation of that rule will lead every
senator to agree with me. do assume
that is the rule, and that no lower one
should guide US.
I now offer Senate amendment a
and move the adoption OF the majority
report as amended.
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