The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-07-16
Ocean City.

A TRIP To THE STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
Being one of that number of Hartford county
teachers, consisting of Messrs w. II. Harlan, A.
+. Galbreath, {. II. Wilson, j. w Burkns and Miss
Mollie 7. Hendon, accompanied by Messrs. Shure
and Prtchard, of Darlington, who, according TO
parapraphist of last week, "disported themselves
i'll the surf at Ocean City" we propose to give a
brief account OF our deportation there be
such thing for teachers ?-and of the interesting
exercises Of the association, hoping that 1t may
then be believed, that We grave formal teachers
Were not guilty OF such IN inconsistency and i'm
one sense at least were not dis ported but put into
the right port.
Ocean City, the Cape May of Mary land, and the
most popular watering place in the state is situa-
ted upon marrow, white sand peninsula, belong
puxent Bay and the broad Atlantic. 1t is readily
accessible either by boat or rail. The route pur-
sued by our party being by steamer, the Eastern
the Eastern Shore X. k. and the Wicomico and
Pocomoke X. X. via Salisbury. The latter road
the Bay. having its termination in the cty
The most ardent lover of pleasure would have pro-
nounccd the several hundred teachers and educa-
tors upon the floating palaces Maggie and "Tan-
groups upon the deck, enjoying the pleasures Of
social converse, perhaps with ncw-found acquaint-
anccs, among their companions in arms" earn
estly discussing the educational or philosophical
questions of the hour the political situation put
ting their geographical knowledge into practical
application as they glided 80 or the fcathery foam
of the blue waters of the noble Chesapeake
or the more favored reclining upon sofa or seat
ed in an easy chair on deck enjoying the society OF
lightful breezcs of the billowy waves n capital
opportunity is afforded that class of teachers,
whose numbers are few, we believe, who are
charged with unfaithfuness to their task and only
intent upon gazing upon the sky of their prospects,
anxionsly looking, like one of old for the appear
ancc of little cloud out of the sea, like man $
hand
Those who delight to wrestle with the waves in
the delightful surf of the briny Ocean, could have
found few better places. Indeed ii was a capital
thought that fixed the place for the annual meet
ing here, where recreation and profit were so well
combined.
The exercises were of the most interesting char
acter. The addresses Of Prof, Newell, Major
John |. Yellott and John NJ. Carter Esq, received
great attention and much applause The lecture
of Prof. Morrison, late of this county, Supern-
tendent of the Maryland Institution for the Blind
school was truly interesting. Mr.. Nicholl, grad
uate OF the Institution, performed several over
lures, which showed degree of musical skill
ture on the Yellowstone Regions" illustrated
with colored lanterns, is said to have been deeply
interesting.
on the evening of the 9TH inst, we believe, has
scarcely been excelled in the State. Seldom has
such galaxy of distinguished elocutionists ap-
Prof Lovejoys recital of 1.-The Wreck of the
Hesperuss: and rendition of Buck Fanshaw's
Funeral, Miss Belle Halnpsons " The Baslfui
McNeal," and Miss bursts Black-eyed Rebel '
were productions worthy of their distinguished
reputation.
We return from the annual meeting Just past
more fully convinced than ever that the Public
School System of Maryland is not surpassed by
that of any of her sister States, and that thor
ough and energetic working of it, with more
means to pushit forward will produce results that
shall he the admiration of the nation and the just
pride of every Marylander.
The Hartford eXcursionsts to Ocean City will
ever remember, we believe, their enjoyable and
invigoratng trip and the siren song of the Atlantic
ever llteef III thelr ears EXCURSIONIST.