Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-09-05
Our Schools

long Travelled anu IN many ways has MADE
great strides on the upward road. The
city seems to have taken 8 new lease of
life The people have more pride in the
welfare OF the city and show more public
spirit
We predict that Ellsworth with her nee
tnfastrg, tcat,r rorks, &C, has entered up
% a new AMI brighter decade IN her his
tnrv
We thnk that thu public schools Of the
c.ty have also made ad,anccments in keep
NJ with the other Improvements. our
schools compare very fsvorably with the
schools Of other cities OF It's size and
larger, in the state
our citizens as a whole, we think, APP
Trcciate the advantages offered BY our pub
Bic schools, but there arc some, no more
than in other cities however, who do not.
More especially IS this true Of the highest
grade The D I'll schools throughout the
country are long the work Of the acadt-
lalc> 81 generation ago and have sup
planted many N them
There i class strangr a. il may seen,
aPFp-ed u at education higher than that
obtained ~ tbs grammar schools, and i :
pa Class We W. w. were all, 10 con-
Vince oi their trror
The time ha~ passed when higher cdu-
cation was demanded for few profession
a. men only No longer Is the minister,
The lawyer OF the doctor, the only educated
'nhabi'ani @! tie village that age is
.a~sed
Education j not luxury merely 1t has
come ncee>s.t y, not alone 10 the pro-
ic>olonai Man, hGt 70 the successful me
eAanic' merchant farmer. mariner OF 70
anyone Who sf4" ,>ffIg pursue. any trade
or calling
We iNt - 81 aye u steam. The time
wa> When everything was done by bone
AMOR machinery run by steam being un-
An"Wu- Then good deal of bone, muscle,
ana bodily endurance with little brain
Development did the work. But as mans
know edge increased great changes were
Ulade untl now the tables ar turned,
GOOD dca4 Of brain development and less
muscle ami bodily endurance doing the
work
We 1--we n an age OF competition and in
tense activity. IL every department Of
business, a. We'll a. professional calllncs,
hre II 1c found energetic. intelligent and
c'l1Ate4 men. aud he young man OF aver
--' aA"ty "ao -oes out into active life
"A alf At'.t ciu alton finds before going
iAT az. Very many times when il l. too
-att that he tia mate a great mistake.
III al3- that Dr. cannot compete with the
!4eI "a have had better intellectual
training Il he ! an emrlovc he finds
i-at others with perhaps no better natural
at.- liz rut with better education are pro-
!H,tci while ho remains vs. here be started.
or he finds that he is outstrioped in the
rscc II lie las capital and starts into
active life - a competitor in the business
world with little education, he TOO. TOO
often finds % Iii shame and sorrow. tAat
lc J. unable 10 compete With business men
because ~ the lack q mental training.
and failure is The result
This i an age of electricity. everything
done with $ snap We have only 10
>ler INTO tie telephone or telegraph Office
% communicate or send a message almost
instantly that would. but short time ago.
lave taken DAYS or months or even wears
Just 50 1t i, with all business. f, is and
must be don, with iesoatch or not A. all
lie LAWYER must think quickly and cor
Iecuy or he loses his case and some one
e'ee comes 10 the front while lie steps
DOWN and out The doctor must be able
p give the diagnosis Of his patients dis
oA>e 4lckiy AMI at the same time accu-
!A.1y oF t1e patient dies and q thu same
'tI'e AFT REPUTATION a. physician. MI
I'm necessary i u that The merchant.
iHre A4A'c- " 'Le nan y almost any bu-i
ht>e " GAZING bt just u capable Of quick
foresight ana ready accurate judgment #
At "ou4I Re successful business man.
me Nine~ demand i, for a We have said
every profession aud calling ha> in it inst
sHeA educated active, energetic men. men
OF sound judgment q ready and quick
"e''>'on ana that Young man may sue
'eHsIuIIy compete with such men il j