Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-09-20
This weeks edition Of The
IL 1850 copies.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 1910

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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 1910.
Ellsworth's Opportunity.
Az reported In full in our news col
umns, Ellsworth is being considered q
. location for the East Maine Confer
ence seminary, removal Of which from
Bucksport 10 contemplated.
The location Of the seminary here
would be OF vast benefit TO the city;
Of that there can be no question. II
behooves the people Of Ellsworth to
exert themselves - never before that
this desired end may be realized.
We do not understand that this
splendid institution, with it, glorious
past and Ito promising future, 10 set
ting itself up ct auction to be knocked
down to the highest bidder. The i'm
preston left BY the gentlemen Of the
seminary committee who Waited Ells-
worth last week = mon of business
acumen and advanced educational
ideas-was that their first considera-
tion was the future welfare of the
seminary, and . location and equip
mont that will make possible the en-
larged scope and Advancement Of the
school which they have mapped out.
Ellsworth offers the advantage Of
. central location geographically, a
desirable site In city OF homes, with
perfect sanitary conditions, unex.
celled water, and assurance Of q
public sentiment 5ehind the in
situation which would aid It's ad-
vancement. The municipal officers
have already voiced this sentiment,
and at mass meeting OF the citizens
which will be held at Hancock hall
next Monday evening, opportunity
viii be given for = public expression.
But while the committee from the
seminary looks first to these things,
1t cannot afford to ignore the imam
cial end Of it, and 1t falls to the city Of
Ellsworth to make some inducement
to Offset the expense OF removal from
Bucksport. 1t is here that the people
and friends of Ellsworth must exert
themselves to make possible the
bringing here Of this institution.
In this connection II 10 proper that
they should consider the material
benefits that the city would derive
from 1t. Looked ct from q purely
pecuniary point OF view, it would
mean at the outset an expenditure
by the seminary OF something Vke
$4,000 for new buildings. . large
part Of which would naturally re-
main in the city. It would bring to
Ellsworth for . large part Of each
year something like 200 students,
and members Of the faculty who would
make their permanent homes here.
Figuring an average expenditure OF
900 for each student, this would
mean the putting in circulation here
annually Of some e2o, 900. In this re.
spect 1t would be -as valuable to the
city a. q good-sized manufacturing
industry.
But there are other advantages to
the city to be considered. The city
would doubtless find 1t to its advan-
tage financially, - 1t surely would
be educationally, to do away with ito
high school and make arrangements
with the seminary for the tuition Of
it, secondary school pupils. Ellis
worth pupils would thus have the ad-
vantages Of larger school than the
city alone can support, with depart
ments which our high school does not
At present embrace, such a. . com.
4narcial course, domestic science and
An agricultural department, which
latter IL one of the now departments
Contemplated with the proposed
change and enlarged scope of the
school. As fitting school for col
lege, the seminary already stands
high, and Is on the approved hat Of all
New England colleges. These are
benefits which cannot be reckoned In
dollars and cents, but arc none the
less real.
This looks to us like . splendid OPP
portunity for the citizens Of Ellsworth
to help themselves, and one that de-
mands . heroic effort to meet the re-
auirements of the seminary commit
tee having the matter in hand. The
nrut step 10 for the citizens Of Els
worth, men and women, to turn ont
In force at the mass meeting next
Monday evening, and BY their pres
ence show their hearty good win to-