The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
HELD AS SITE OF
SEABURY SCHOOL
INSTITUTION WILL EVENTUALLY
OCCUPY ATWATER TRACT.
Trustees of Mission Put Aside Tempta-
ton to Sell Land and Bishop Edsall
Concurs in Decision-Many Reasons
Given for Removing Famous School
to Minneapolis.

With the expectation that some day
it may be valuable as a site for the
Seabury Divinity school, the trustees
of Seabury mission of the. Episcopal
church have unanimously disapproved
the suggestion that the tract OF ground
at Franklin avenue and the river, do
mated to the mission some years ago by
.Mdue Isaac Atwater, be sold.
Rt. Rev. Samuel G. Edsall, bishop OF
the diocese Of Minnesota, today de-
clared his hearty concurrence IN the
action of the board and expressed the
hope that the removal Of Seabury
school from Faribault to Minneapolis
might sometime be realized.
Reasons Are Many.
'"Almost countless conditions make
of the distant future. I heartily ap-
prove Of it and hope that it may be
accomplished, It is the opinion, not
only with the members of this diocese
but turnout the country that divinity
and professional schools flourish more
abundantly when situated near large
university. The libraries and other con-
veniences add greatly to the opp oa
tunities of men pursuing higher eduea-
ton For this reason it would be de-
sirable[ to remove Seabury school to
I'm, the event that this could be
done. T can think of no better location
than the tract Of approximately forty.
four acres, SO kindly donated to the
mission by Judge zAtwater. ". With the
Riverside parkway and traftlc oVei
would be a short Journey from this
place to the university, where students
, might avail themselves Of excellent op
:, ! nortnnitias to be found there.
Endowment Is Needed.
"To obtain such a state it would, O.
course. be necessary that we enjoy SOM
extensive benefcence. To build, equil
q and endow school Of the standard
Seabury school would be no small Item
!, So, for that reason, to remove. 1t her
? probably is q matter of the distant III
) ture. -. -,
"On the other hand, the school coul
9 be taken from Faribault without tn
o slightest loss to that pretty little cit.
\ Shattuck military academy, also ope
Is church, IS overcrowded. It alread
Is has been necessary to provide addition
t.. al ROOM. A building, some .three-qua
le ters of mile from the main academ
is has been set aside for the younger boy
10 1t is now the desire of DR.. Dobbln
ooo~
lily growing classes Of Intermediates.
r Faribault Would Gain.
=, "The buildings Of Seabury scho
70 should be ideal for this purpose. ~
= city of Faribault would not lose,. +
r.. numerically, the attendance would
a. increased. Where only two score OF {
.. vinity students are enrolled now, pro
s g ably there would be from 100 to /
OF boys. - - ~.,
~ The value of the tract given to t
20 mission by. Judge Atwater some yea
- ago has been increasing rapidly.
restrictions were attached to the gi
+ and it occurred to some that the la
might be sold with profit, now that T
= projected Lake street interurban Ii
and Riverside parkway have. so add
'as to it's value. It will be retained, no
ed ever, to await the possible coming OF
ISIS divinity school. 80, 80: r.. L.