Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-08-18
AS OTHERS SEE Us.
Summer school Students Give Inn
presSions of Ellsworth.

pressions of Ellsworth.
Interesting snapshots" OF Els
worth were made with pen and paper
one day last week by the class in
English composition at the B. U.
summer school They came in re-
Spouse to a request by Instructor w.
G. Hoffman that fifteen minutes be
devoted to setting down impressions
which the students had obtained
from their six-weeks' stay here.
The writer's expressed their views
freely; and what they have TO say is
worth reading. II is gratifying to
note the vein OF satisfaction which
runs through all the statements and
to see that many have expressed a
desire to return to Ellsworth ii they
have an opportunity to do so next
summer
II is only fair to the students to
emphasize the facts that these state
ments were called for without warn
ing and that they we're fifteen
minute themes which were sub
mftted without opportunity for re-
vision.
ELLSWORTH. THE NEXT PLACE
TO HOME.
The auspices connected with our
stay in Ellsworth seemed to be of the
best on our arrival. We should at
least be treated fairly. As war
veterans, friends and pupils of Dean
Lord and Professor Bellatty,
natives" of Ellsworth. we were
treated more like friends than
strangers.
AS said we expected to be treated
al "a oil
sort of rough bunch: coming from
the city. we figured ourselves as
wise guys in a jay town"
After six weeks here, all agree that
we have been wonderfully treated.
Southern hospitality cannot compare
with that OF Ellsworth. We like the
people, we have found out that they
are not Jays" that they are good
kind, and home-loving. We shall al
ways retain in our memories the
happy days in Ellsworth, which, l
am sure, most of us feel is the next
place to home.
SATISFACTION ABLY EXPRESSED
The most all-round helpful school
experience l ever had in my life has
been these six weeks which / have
spent in Ellsworth II is an unusual
thing to combine a glorious vacation
with hours of school work. Fishing,
swimming and sailing are not usually
allied with school days.
School work has been my primary
thought. / haven't planned TO get
any high marks, but good marks. !
did not plan to SO busy myself in my
studies that should fail to enjoy any
vacation. | have been able TO re-
eeive much of value from my books
without blanketing my play time.
Health has been my second con-
sideration, that is, / wanted TO over
come my physical disability as much
as possible. This have been able to
do to a certain extent. | am sure
that my open-air life down here has
improved ray condition. ! am thank
ful that ii hasn't been necessary for
me to wilt under the heat of Boston.
Play has been my final eonsidera-
tion. and / have had a great time
swimming. fishing. camping. riding
and sailing. Ellsworth and its en-
virons offer all OF these pleasures to
a high degree. Just as / have made
the most OF my studies and my health
/ have made the most of these OPP
portunities TO play.
Yes, these have been a profitable
six weeks. I hope the same op-
portunity will come next year. be-
cause have increased my knowledge,
improved my health, and heightened
my days.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS BORNE OUT.
The FIVE weeks l have spent in
Ellsworth have been very pleasant
ones to me. My first impression OF
the town was obtained from the rail-
way station, and il favored Ellis
worth The wide clean streets, lined
with beautiful shade trees that lock
their branches far overhead, and the
hospitality and sincerity OF the citi-
zens, made a very fine impression on
me and made me feel that was going
10 enjoy my stay here.
Time has borne out the prophecy
of those first impressions. I found
my room to be all could have de-
sired and the first day in the quaint
old school made me feel that this
summer was destined TO be one of
the happiest have had.
TOWN INTERESTS ONLY MILDLY.
My first general impression of Ellis
worth was favorable and still is in
mild way. / really admire the elm
trees. They are inspiring. / have
had no desire to mingle with the
people here, and have preferred to be
in most ways a reeluse. My school
work has kept me interested. We're
it not for my studies, l should have
departed long ago. think the sum
mer school has been a success. !
have profited much by it.
THIS YOUNG MAN is HOMESICK.
/ am on the last lap of my stay in
Ellsworth. 1t is well &c look back