Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-21
Especial to KCnnebec Journal)


'N,,i,> ~. ''"' ''''',,
fIaihiin !. l.opihSoh gateway
erected in memory of one of the
best beloved members of the college
t,,,., 80 .,,, a. ,.,,o.,4;c, ,
i's
utOlcateu at l'o"uoil Nolicse tils
afternoon. The inscriptions on the
gateway. which read as follows. I'm
,,.,. ,,.;
memory " '''>'i'i W
the class OF 1850, TOR III years tcacN-
err OF BoWdolh men, ana III memory
or ms WIG, Fila Maria ucker
l.oplhSoh. presented ny theli
lhree sons IN the year I'-"' lell
the Story.
This gateway IS erected at the
northwest entrance to the campus
which pathway was the one always
used by Professor Robinson in walk
ing from his home TO the classroom.
In behalf of the donors of the
gateway, DR.. Daniel \. Robinson,
'1', the uncle OF the donors Clement
+. Robinson '0.' OF Portland. Dwight
: Robinson, 0', OF i)u Pont. wash.
and Arthur L.. Robinson. OS, de-
ceased, made the presentation adj
dress. lie spoke as follows:
FIFTY Years ago next Autumn. Il
younp man. who had rcccntil grad
mated from college. was at his home
Waitint. for an opuortunitN to begin
his lifC'S work. While he WAS thua
honcfullv waiting Il telegram came
from President Chamborlain APP
pointing him instructor i'm chemistry
at the college. Thus began Frank
lin G. Robinsou's connection with
the faculty of BoWdOin College,
which continued for more than a
third of Il century and was tcrmin-
ated only by his death He had
what is called in New England an
"invcntiyc genius" During the few
months that elapsed between his
graduation from college ana his APP
pointmcnt as instructor he was at
work upon the model of rotary
steam engine which he had invent
ed He made all the castings HIM
self. put them together and demon
strated that his engine would work
4 caVeat had just been obtained
from the patent office at Washing
ton when the appointment to the
college arrived. AS the latter was
more IN the line or HIS desires IOf
a life's work. he put the model of
the engine upOn the shelf and began
to prepare for his college duties.
have no doubt but that. financially
speakiny. the returns would have
been larger from the sale of his
patcnt than was the salary offered
bv the college. but we are told that
..;rhe life of a man consistent not
which he nosscsseth for the things
which are seen are TEMPORAL if is
the things that are not seen that are
eternal" =
"yyho can measure the influence
unon Young. and omen and nIastic
minds of a man of high personal
cbararter of agreeable nersono,itv
a great teacher, tborou~hly comm
ned for tho ,yorl of bis don,rtment
anxious TO find ont the ii(ticnlties
of each ono of his nunils and ready
TO holm them over The hard nlaces.
eager TO lead their footsteps into
tho maths of lxno,vIedoa tbot be has
trod and TO opcn their ewes to the
visions of truth that he ENJOYS?
."That such a man and such n
Teacher was Professor Franklin G.
Robinson is we'll known TO all who
we're Intimately ACQUAINTED with
him and his work. If further nroof
were needed If mirbt no odduced
from the fact that 81 many b,,n-
drnds of vounp mon who wero in
bis clossos arc rcodv eyan 70 risn
nm and b1ess his name for tho in
Thence he had unon their Iivns
rrbeas ,re tho tbinrs tbnt ,ro an
coo, b,,+ ,ro a+orn,1 AL ia 81, H.
:. fnu- ~ no frst ,.o,rs Of Ne. o,l.
in tho colleoa he on ioyod no ,o,.i,, r.
oomn.nionsbin tho bo,rt,. ~ on 80
.tiop tbe devoted ho1,f,,tnoss ~ i;
wife the mother Of those sons Who no