Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-23
The Changes and Develop
menis in Past 10 Years.
Students and Faculty Doubled
Income More Than Doubled
New Courses, New Buildings and
Better Work Accomplished

orono. Me-, April 22.-(SpeciaD.-At the
suggestion of the Faculty Alumni AS
ISOLATION, the University of Maine mas
Just published an Alumni Bulletin which
is designed to give alumni not in close
touch with the University. information
as to changes and Developments OF the
last 10 years. During this period the
University has doubled it's student body
doubled its faculty; more than doubled
its income; more than doubled its libra
ry; more than doubled its alumni; built
the central heating plant, Lord Han, the
Library, Winslow Hall, Hannibal HAM
lin Hall, six fraternity houses and num-
erous smaller buildings; purchased
Stewart Hall for the College of Law, be-
gun the erection of Balentine Hall and
ALBERT Hall acquired Highmoor farm
and the Aroostook farm for the AgrIeul-
tural Experiment Station and the Wood
ward farm for the College of Agricul-
ture; made marked advances in the or
ganization and administration Of the
University, changed the degrees granted
to conform to the prevailing practice in
uuirements for admission SO as to unity
the entire public educational system OF
the state: secured the confidence of the
people Of the State to such a degree that
the Legislature of 1918 made for the UNI
yersity the largest appropriations ever
granted and gave them passage without
a single vote in opposition in either
branch
The total registration in 1S03-19G was
$50, of whom IS were In the College of
Arts and Sciences, 40 in the College of
Agriculture, 321 in the College of Tech
nology, 10 in the College of Pharmacy
fnow consolidated with the College of
Technology and n in the College of
Law. In 1913 the total registration is
1865, of whom ZIG are m the College of
Arts and Sciences, 32S in the College of
Agriculture, 400 in the College of Tech
nology, and Yin the College of Law.
In addition to the increase in students
and faculty. the most striking changes
are the following: Development of adj
ministrative efficiency, notifications in
the degrees granted and in admission re-
quirements; development of undergrad
uate activities; increase in the number
of fraternities and fraternity houses; in
crease in the number and variety of
meetings of organizations held at the
University; cooperation with various de-
partments of the State administration.
In the College of Arts and Sciences a
system of major and minor electives has
been adopted, and the degrees of B. Phi.
and B. s. discontinued. all those VINO
complete the requirements for graduation
in this college now receive the Bachelor
of Arts degree; although provision has
just been made by which graduates from
the State Normal schools may receive the
degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy upon the
completion of not less than 70 hours
work in the University, of which at least
Il shall be in the Department of Educa-
ton. The only department established
in this college during the period is the
Department of Education, 1906. The De-
partment of English has within the last
year outlined a curriculum in Journalism
One of the significant tendencies in the
recent development of the University is
the increasing number of graduates who
are entering the teaching profession.
Seventy-six OF those who had graduated
from the University up to the year
1sos-1eoi are engaged in teaching. OF
these "a are in college work, four are
superintendent of schools 1.-TWO in
Maine), and 3s are teachers in elemen-
tary or secondary schools; of these only
II are in Maine. Up to that time the
trend had been in the direction of other
professions and very few had thought
of teaching, at least teaching in other
institutions than colleges Nor had the
school authorities generally become con-
scious of the possibility of obtaining
teachers from the University.
Since the year 1903-1904, however, the
change has been marked OF the grad
yates of the past 10 years, 121 are now
teaching, over 80 are in college work, six
are superintendent of schools, three of
whom are in Maine, and 81 are teaching
in elementary or secondary schools; of
these 81 are in Maine and 80 IN other
states. In addition to these there are
about 80 teachers in Maine who have
taken some work at the University but
who are not graduates.
This change has resulted partly at
least from realization on the part of
the graduate of the possibility of a ca
reer in teaching, from an increased de-
fnand for we'll trained teachers, from a
realization on the part OF school authori-
ties that the University offers unusual
opportunities for the training of teachers
In the College of Agriculture the facul-
ty has increased from seven, of whom
five divided their time between teaching
and investigation in the Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station, to 90, none of whom is
giving any part of time to Experiment
Station work. New curriculum established
have been Animal Husbandry, Dairy Hus-
bandry. Poultry Husbandry, Teachers
Course In Agriculture. and Home Econ
cmics. The Agricultural Extension SER
vice has developed from work requiring
but a portion of the time of a single
man to making necessary the entire time
of a force of eight men. In 1e03-le04 a
few lectures were given by members of
the faculty during vacation This SER
vice is not rendered during the entire
year. In isi2-1e13, 243 lectures were given
TO audiences aggregating $500 During
the first seven months of the present
year, t9l3-ls14, 24s lectures have been
given to audiences aggregating $500
In addition TO the Instruction given In
the form of lectures. three extension