The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-07-10
Fer tie JsffersOnia ian.
TO FUT-N-BAy ARD RETURN.
What we Saw and Heard on our Trip.

What we Saw and Heard On our Trip
At the request Of some Of the party
We have agreed to give short account
Of tie Teachers Association, and the
Trip 10 the Islands.
AtIP. NJ, TUESDAY morning. June
:yrh. we wended our way to the {. , q
c. depot. in company with our genial
friend. T. II. Tufts. Here we found
NJ, Viola Stephenson, Eva Hurd, Eva
Church. Eta Robson, Messrs. \. r.
Huffman and L. b. Leonard. At l:5O
A.. all took the train for Sandusky- At
Caroy We took the express train. on
which we found host of teachers from
Southern and Central Ohio. Among the
number was Mr. Il. Huffman, Of Spring
field. principal member Of the firm Of
the Champion School Scat Company.
1T Tifin and Clyde, our numbers were
AGAIN re-enforced by 4 goodly OF
teachers. We arrived at Sandushy at
1.3O 4. NJ. where We waited two hours
for the boat. Our company was Joined
at Sandusky, by Miss Emma Gray, who
had started the Saturday previous, also
I.y Miss Turney, of Sandusky, Misses
Mclean and Stephenson, besides several
Gentlemen. all teachers of TifIin. At
9:30 \. NJ. we proceeded to the wharf
and took the steamer Riverside, and was
soon out upon the deep. We had not
gone far when it was plain to be seen
that riding upon the water, with the
waves rolling and the boat rocking, was
not quite 50 pleasant rs being upon terra
trina. The blue noses and pale fales of
some of the Findlay crowd, showed dis
tinctly that they were about to receive
returns from ''back counties" Miss
Eva c. was the first 20 initiate the eX-
ample of the whale, but she was soon fol
lowed by Eva II. and Viola S. They
were all assisted TO the lower part of the
boat. where they could lie down. Miss
Gray took them in charge, and acted as
medical adviser and nurse. 1t is but
due Der to say that she attended TO their
wants as well as physician could have
done. \ bottle of fine brandy was
procured of the Captain, by the writer,
for medical purposes, and by the free
use of it inwardly and the application
camphor to the nasal proboscis, we sue
ceeded in keeping them resuscitated.
We noticed many Others OH the boat
who were as sea-sick as any of those
from Findlay, but passing over many
minor incidents of the voyage, we ar
rived at the Island about noon and Sc
cured rooms at the Putin Bay Hause.
Dinner over, our sick all began TO look
like themselves again, and were able to
attend the afternoon exercises which
consisted in the chosinS of the Supcrin-
tendent's section.
Wednesday morning at Q p. NJ, the
Teachers meeting proper commenced
with the inaugural address by the Pres
ident of the Association, Col. ID. +. De
Wolfe, of Toledo. 1t was pronounced
splendid by all who heard it, rs was also
the address which Immediately followed
by Miss Lathrop, of Cincinnati. We
have not time nor space to particularize
each performance, but suffice il to say
they were all good; especially is this so
OF the addresses of ii. y. NJ. Henderson,
of Kentucky, and Walter Smith, of
Boston. There were about 500 teachers
in attendance, and all seemed to enjoy
themselves hugely, even those who had
been so sea-sick on their journey thith-
erward, tLoIght Put-in-Bay n pleasant
place to go, and when the vote was tax
en- upon the place of meetingneXt year,
it was carried by large majority to
meet at Put-in-Bay again.
The Association closed Tuesday at .
p. NJ, when about 800 of the teachers
went over to Middle Bass Island, and
spent a very pleasant evening dancing,
promenading, listening to recitations by
Prof. Ridge. songs by Commissioner
Harvey, Prof. Mendenhall, FurnasS, and
Curren.
The Findlay delegation was again re-
enforced at the Island by the addition
of Misses Jennie Ford, and Jettie Mower;
also, Superintendent Wood and wife,
who arrived on different boats, making
in all about fifteen from Hancock coun.
ty.
\ great many left for home Friday, on
the $50 \. NJ boat, bu- about all the
Findlay delegation started home at p.
NJ, care having been taken to have a
good supply of camphor and brandy in
case of necessity, but we are glad to say
no one was sea-sick on our return. All
were out rowing so often, while at the
Islands, that became used to the waves.
We arrived in Sandusky at p. NJ, took
supper at the Lake House, left on the
night express at S p. NJ, and arrived
at home at II p NJ. All agreed that
should we live we will all meet again
next year at Put-in-Bay.