Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-05
Protest Portland
University Degrees

DIR. Clifton y. Gray, president OF
Eates College, strongly opposed the
b1ll permitting Portland University
: TO confer several degrees.
DR.. Gray said that he spoke only
for himself, and for many years had
opposed the multiplication OF degrees.
1T would he helpful to the general
public If the number of degrees were
reduced said DR.. Gray. THE GUS
tom at Harvard has been to grant at
the close Of the sophomore year a
/ degree of Associate in Arts. If this
biiI passes, it would he more appro-
PIRATE to grantsa degree OF Associate
| in Secretarial Science.
NO corporation organized for pro-
fl ought to be allowed to grant de-
Grees Of any Sort" said DR.. Gray in
conclusion.
Leo II. Shesong, a Portland attor-
ney, spoke in favor of the bill per-
hitting Portland University to grant
degrees. Attorney Shesong told the
committee that his institution was
organized in 1921 with % students,
and in three years it's membership
had increased so that the old Bow
dom Medical School building was
1 hired for school purposes.
IF the Boston University business
school and the New York University
business school grant degrees. of this
| Kind, / can see no reason why Port
land University cannot do the same
thing said Mr.. Shesong
Lien on Autos
Exdeputy Attorney General Glenn
ent r. Robinson. representing the
Automotive Equipment Association
OF Maine, spoke in favor OF an act
providing for a lien for the repair
and storage of vehicles including
automobiles. Attorney Robinson
stated that this bill was intended to
put more teeth in the present law,
and said that representatives OF sew
eral Portland garages were present
in behalf Of the measure.
Mr.. Robinson said that this bill
would give the repairmen of the We
hicle a lien, would provide for the
enforcement Of that lien and would
also protect the garageman.
"One bad bill might shut up a
small garage, which would inconven-
fence a number of people," said At
torney Robinson. Statutes of this
nature have been enacted in other
states and they have given general
satisfaction"
Franklin Fisher Of Lewiston in op-
POSING the bill. said that the measure
was an exception to the general lien
laws ofthe state: that 1t takes away
the rights Of the mortgage and Is
special legislation to protect special
interests.
Cumberland Superior Ct. Judge
"The bill will lie on the table until
we have at least one judge down
there" asserted Senator Frederick
w Hinckley. chairman of the Judici-
AIRY committee when the bill for the
appointment of the additional JUS.
tice for the Cumberland County Su-
pcrior Court came up for considera-
ton Wednesday afternoon before his
committee.
Senator Hinckley was referring to
the fact that the term of Justice
Sanborn of the Superior Court had
expired on March . and no appoint
ment had as yet been made to fill the
vacancy.
ooh. yes, we have a constable IN
our office chorused Frank I. Cowan
and Senator Harry l.. Cram Of Cum
herland County. when the committee
took up the bill for increasing the
jurisdiction Of constables in the CITY
of Portland to conform to the iuris
diction of the Portland Municipal
court. Mr.. Cowan had explained
that there was considerable difficulty
sometimes in getting sheriffs to serve
wits. particularly on Saturday after
Moons.
Automobile Reciprocity
FRANK d. Marshall told the COM
"t'tee That If a reciprocity agree