Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-07-07
SUMMER SCHOOL.
Ellsworth Welcomes Former Service
Men for Summer Visit.

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Men for Summer Visit.
The formal opening Of the summer
school in Ellsworth, under the aus
pieces OF the College OF Business Adj
ministration OF Boston university,
takes place to-day. The main bunch
of students. practically all Of them
/ former service men, arrived In ELS
worth yesterday afternoon. All
were in good spirits after a delight
full trip down from Boston by boat to
Bangor.
They were met in Bangor by c. Z.
Beliatty, director in charge of the
school. and through the courtesy OF
the Bangor chamber OF commerce,
we're given a short ride about the
city before taking the train for Ellis
worth.
In Ellsworth. Steward l.. A. Cad
bois had supper ready for them at
the banquet hall al the Odd Fellows
block soon after their arrival, and Ii
was a good supper. too--pork chops,
apple sauce, green peas. potatoes. tea,
ice-cream and cake
This first supper tn Ellsworth was
made the occasion for a little in
formal welcome to the boys. extended
by President c. II. Leland of the Ellis
worth board OF trade, and NJ. Y. Nc
Gown. James Walsh, George Hoye
and Raymond Gardner. Of the ad-
vance guard of students who have
been here getting the camp in readi-
ness. told the boys lot OF nice
things about Ellsworth and Ellsworth
people as they had found them.
Harold A. Robinson. captain of the
Ellsworth baseball team. on behalf OF
the Ellsworth athletic club offered
the use of the athletic field 10 the
boys during their stay here.
After supper the Ellsworth board
OF trade furnished automobiles TO
take the boys TO the rooms assigned
to them.
The formal opening of the school
took place this morning at 10 O'Clock
at the high school building. with
eighty-six students In attendance.
Later arrivals are expected to bring
the total enrolment up to ninety
five.
Dean Lord presided at the opening
exercises. IL is rather a remarkable
coincidence that something like a
quarter OF century ago Dean Lord
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that same building, and a few years
later stood on the same platform as
principal of the school He said he
felt like a Rip Van Wrinkle. as he
stood there again facing that room
full OF boys.
Dean Lord then introduced Con-
gresham Peters, who quickly got on
friendly terms with the boys. telling
them something of Ellsworth and of
Maine, and bidding them welcome to
the city
Others speakers of the morning
were DR.. Eugene r. Kelley. state
health commissioner OF Massachu-
sets and A J. Sullivan, representing
the federal board for vocational
training. Mr.. Sullivan in his re-
marks mentioned the fact that while
some 10000 former service men were
taking similar courses under federal
direction, this school in Ellsworth
was the only one of it's kind In the
country. was made possible only after
considerable opposition from depart
ment heads, and was being watched
with interest from Washington. On
the results obtained. largely depend
ent upon the boys themselves. de-
pended the continuance of this and
the starting of similar schools next
year
The regular work of the school will
begin tomorrow morning at s
O'Clock. The hours OF session will be
from s TO IL and to 3. There will
be no sessions Wednesday afternoons
or on Saturdays.