Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-08-31
THE ACADEMY TOWN
GEORGE STEV EMS ACADEMY
OF BLUEHILL DEDICATED



Monday was a red-letter day in Blue
hill, the academy town of Hancock coun-
ty. 1t was the day OF dedication of the
George stevens academy, which will
henceforth be the home OF the old Blue
hill academy.
But 1t was more than n dedication it
was an educational mArtiage-the joining
of two educational movements in unity
that viii strengthen each, and multiply
many times the benefit that would accrue
to the town. Fhe Gity marked, too, the
healing t1H oi# wound; the tuning of
the last disceruant note in Buehll's So
cial pianp-e ierring discord which for
years destroyed The harmony of the
whole, ana threatened worse results. But
to continue the metaphor, time has been
the tuaef Uf ,hz. social piano-here a
string mas been s.alhened where relations
between Ola friends nave been strained;
there string which was loosened has
been frightened, dud former friends
brought into renewed friendships. Mon
day several OF the speakers at the dedi-
cation e&efCises touched keys that form
eriy broaght iorth diseord, but now
found ens harmony.
The 4hrsttutioas thus happily joined
are the o.u BiuuhilI academy, established
in 1873, and the new George Stevens acad-
envy, OF academy fund, which has been
accommodating for nearly fifty years. With
this fuAu an academy building has Just
been ere ted AT cost of about e, 900 for
build'n shing4 and equipment, and
n Inn inn
will hHEe its home.
1t vas the George Stevens academy
building which WIS dedicated Monday
the Trustees OF the Stevens fund and the
B4uehlli academy uniting in the exercises.
Ii may be said here that the institution
will probably be known as the George
Stevens Bluehill academy. 1t will be con-
trolled by board of trustees consisting
OF three from each of the old board. The
new board is as follows: L. L. Chase,
chairman; Austin I. Stevens, secretary;
DIR. Il. 2. GrindIe, Arthur c. Hinckley,
Frank p. Merrill, Joseph H. johnson.
The old Bluehill academy building,
about which cluster many tender recol-
lections for the people OF Biuehll, will
be preserved, probably for grammar
school uses. A description OF the new
building appears below.
AFTERNOON EXERCISES.
The assembly room OF the new academy
building, which " N STAT about 400 peo-
pie, wes comfortably filled. A. n.
Osgood, president o! the Stevens trustees,
for over thirty years Que of the trustees
OF the fund, presided. He opened the
exercises with few remarks, referring to
the day one OF The best i'll the history
Of the town.
The programme Of the afternoon, in
which were several changes from that
originally announced, was as follows:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Chorus
pedlcatOry pray cr...................ltev + Bean
Music ....................M Miss Gertrude Clough
Letter OF e5ngr4tulatioH trom Chief Justice Pc
tiers and letter Of regret from John Il Red
man, of Ellsworth read by Judge Chase
Words of welcome. r. Grindle, Nj ID
Responses.
Rev J ; Richards, BrooA-yiilc, + Wood, W
Music.......... ...........Profs Hin and Fries
Delivery Of kcy7 to president of trustees,
George W. Butler
Acceptance q Keys By president, y Osgood
Music..,........ Miss Beividere Gross
\ sketch OF the life Of George Stevens, by Miss
Ella slower, read by L II slower.
pcdicatory pocm...... ......Mrs Mary Mayo
Music.......... ......frOfs Hill and Fries
Address, Suggestions from Forty Years
Experience Teacher in schoolroom,
Prof. S stone
Music.
Address. Observation-Disclosures. Rev L ODDS
1 singing America,
The exercises We're very interesting.
. The address by Prof. Stone, who is prin
cjpsl OF the Hammond street school,
Boston, was particularly happy and in
structive. He called attention to the
fact that Bluehill men had won distinc
ton in the world in various walks OF life,
and he attributed this to the academy.
He referred TO the fact that his ward in
Boston has sent Bluehill man IL. w.
Peters to the legislature two years, and
would send him third year; again it
was Bluehill man Capt. Frank Stevens,
OF the steamer Getty of Washington"]
who went to the rescue OF the gallant
Sigsbee and his men when the battleship
MAINE" went to the bottom OF Havana
harbor.
These were but two of the instances
cited by Prot. Stone. His remarks on the
progress of education and the growth of
the academy were instructive. He closed
with an earnest plea for the people Of
Buehil to make the academy what it
should be by employing good teachers, a
good jantor, and giving care to the
school and its surroundings.
The part taken il the exercises by the
summer residents was much appreciated,
and added to the enjoyment OF the occa-
sion. The music by Prof. Hill, the ac-
complished pianist, and Prof. Wulf Fries,
the veteran violoncellist, was particularly
enjoyed. The singing ty the chorus and
by the Misses Clough and Gross was ex-