The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-06
PUT-IN-BAY.
Where IL IL, What IL L., and How TO
Get 10 It-OhtO State Teachers As
.octatton-Intere Discussion
on the Metric System.

on the Metric system.
PUT-IN-BAY, LAKE ERIE, U,
July 3, 1877, !
Editors OF the Register.
This is q good place to come to, and II
any of the good people OF Wheeling wish
to escape for time from the dust, smoke
aud heat of the city and the Ohio valley
let them follow the directions here give:
Take the 6:05 A. NJ. train on the
Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad with
Ssndusky ticket in your pocket, which
can be procured st the Bridgeport depot
for $500, currency. A delightful ride 1t
is up the Ohio river IN tire cool OF the
early morning the sun glinting over the
water, the dew sparkling upon the grass
and the fresh, pure air filling the lungs
and invigorsting the whole system.
The rosd-sed is smooth, the track well
bsllasted and dustleSs, the officers polite
sni attentive, the time good, safety
almost absolute, and travelling over such
3 line genuine pleasure. Reaching
Wellsville atler two hours run unity
minutes for breakfast" gives ample
time to fortify the stomach without rush
ing things for the rest OF the days ride
We reach Cleveland at 40 P. NJ. and,
with Just comfortable interval for din
ner, al 2:35 p. Nj, We take the fastest
train on the Lake Shore road west for
Ssndusky where we arrive at 4:3O p. NJ,
and ind the elegant side-wheel steamer
Jay Cooke lying at her dock which she
leaves with railroad promptness for the
islands and Detroit at 3 2. NJ. The ride
Of sixteen miles to Putin Bay island is
An agreeable change from the motion OF
the cars, and sharpens the appetite for the
excellent supper which one finds ready
on arrival at the Putin Bay House.
WHERE AND WHAT Is PUT-IS-BAY
is question which l have found many
intelligent people unable to answer
definitely. The name implies water, but
Is matter OF TACT it now designates
an island. Lying west Of north
from Sandusky In Lake Erie Is
3 group Of islands known respectively
as South, Middle and North Base. South
Base has an alias, "Put In-Bsy.' The
derivation of the name is said TO be from
Commodore Perry's putting in their after
his famous victory and dispatch, 1--WE
have met the enemy and they are ours
The jewellers on this Island point out the
SPOT where he landed and buried his
dead, and exhibit cove of small dimen-
sions which they have chrIstened "Perry's
Cove" though without any assignabe
reason. The island is about TIN ee miles
long aud contains about 100 acres. The
reslGent population is about 800. As u
place of summer resort for rest and quiet
We know OF no pleassnter place tor u
family TO 20 and take the children. 1t Is
superior in many respects TO the noun
tam resorts There are two large
Hrst-clsss hotels on the island,
one of them alone having aCCommoda-
ton for thousand guests. There are
also several smaller ho.els and boarding
houses. Yacht sailing, rowing and fish
Ing furnish employment and amusement
for those who desire it There Is no bar
connected directly with the hotel and
We have seldom seen drunken man
about, although wine Is the principal
pro iuct of the island and is largely used
in moderation. Just at this time the
OHIO STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
i, IN session here. They have met here
annually for q number of years,
last years meeting being omit
ted on account of the Centennial.
Owing to the absence of Mr.. Furness the
first exercise of the uperlntendents
meeting was the paper OF Mr.. Andrews
on ungraded schools. Mr. A. took the
ground that such schools were unneceS-
sary and reslly Injurious TO cur regular
graded schools and this opinion he sup
ported by substantial argument. The
subiec: was discussed at length by the
superintendent, but one or two, however,
favoring unclassiied schools. The firm
O opinion OF the most successful school men
Sc ,med to be that they worked more
harm than good.
To fill out the morning SEES
sion a very interesting lecture
not on the programme, was introduced
Prot. T. G. Mendenhsll, of Columbus,
addressed the Association upon the Met.
TIC System of Weights snd Measures. a
brief synopsis of his excellent exposi-
ton of the subject we will endesvor to
give.
The unit Of the system is the meter
one ten -milliOuth of quadrant of a
meridian circle. This unit, as sll others
are, is in reality arbitrary. The great
advantage of the system is the fact that
it is on y decimal scale, rendering all cal
culaIioRs in weights and measures MS
simple as those in dollars, dimes and
csnts. No difficult tables OF compound
numbers to perpleX pupil or teacher.
The relation OF the units of measure,
weight and capacity Is n definite one, So
that one may be easily translated into