Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-08-14
The Teachers Excursion to Cedar
Falls.

Inc Aeacn0rs. AxCursiOn to Cedar
Falls.
The people of Cedar Falls we're taken alto.
gether BY surprise on Monday ~ the arri-
val of an excursion train from DUBUQUE
bringing large delegation Of regular down
casters, members Of the recent" National
Teachers Association" which closed its ses-
sion in Chicago on Friday evening last. The
excursion was only intended to reach Dubu-
que, but the party, after spending the Sab
bath in the Key City, accepted the generous
invitation Of the efficient Superintendent Of
the d. & S. G. r. r. to take free ride still
one hundred miles further West, out into the
Garden Valley of the Cedar-out, out, way
out to Cedar Falls. The train arrived Just
after noon. The party, numbering about ono
hundred and fifty teachers, two thirds of
whom were schoolmaus bas-
kets on their arms, marched quietly up Main
Street, round the corner Of Second, and onto
the public squarc-the grove-when, upon
the grass, those eastern folks ate their picnic
dinner with as much gusto as ever did party
OF those who never had set foot eastward the
great river. Some few Of our citizens had
gathered round, and after dinner, when
speechifying was in order, Rev. WATERBURY,
and Col. SESSIONS in behalf of Cedar Falls,
welcomed the party to our western burg most
heartily, regretting, however, that intimation
of their coming had not been recsiyed that the
welcome we offered might not have been more
substantial and BETTING After remaining
with us two hours-two pleasant hours the
party again took the cars and bounded off,
away from our prairie home, away toward
the hills of Yankee land.
Very gratified with and proud Of this visit
are we all, and very good. reason, too, have
we to be. AS members of tn party we have
the names of Prof. s. S. GREEN, of Brown
University, Providence, r. l., and author of
Green's Grammar; Prof. PHELPS, Member
State Board of Education, Mass. Prof Shell
DON, Superintendent Schools, Oswego. N. Y,
and author Of Sheldon's Object Lessons;
j. IL. BUCKLEY, of Brooklyn, Supt. Schools
A. j. PHIPps, Supt. Schools, New Bedford,
Mass. j. E. EATON, author Eaton's Arith-
metic,-Phelps Academy, Andover, Mass,
and many other distinguished eastern edu-
cationalsts. We might mention, too, as
western representation the names of Prof.
ScRIBNER, Of Chicago; D. c. KnGoRE, A. M.
Principal of Evansville Seminary, Wisconsin,
and J. B. Brown, Superintendent Public
Schools, 10 Davies County, Ill. $500
On their return trip the excursionists
unanimously adopted the following resolu-
tions:
WHEREAS, George Young Superintendent of the Du
bu1ue and Sioux City Railroad has most ten
dered to the Excursonss Of the National Teachers
Association free ride from Dubuque to Cedar Falls and
return. Therefore,
fesolesd, That the recipients of this dsnerested
engaged do hereby tender him the management Of
this road our sincere and hearty thanks.
hesofceo, That this railroad under its present able
MISUNDERSTANDING II does through one Of the
most fertile tons Of the world entitled the pat
ronaGe Of the travelling and commercial public.
The above, and the fact that the party sub.
scribed sufficient sum to purchase pitch
er and saver to present to Supt. You've in
appreciation of his Kindness and generosity,
is sufficient evidence of the general satisfac-
ton of the party in their excursion over the
Dubuque and Sioux City road to Cedar Falls !;
and though to them we seem to be not far
from where the sun goes down, if in years
hence, they come again to see us, they shall
have ride another hundred and still an 9TH
or hundred toward the setting sun.