Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-21


by Teachcrs-A Highly Intel ctuAl At
mosphere AT Saratoga EDEendered by
the Assembly Of FedagoGues from
Abroad.
Froal tie JforniHg JonybHi.
! SARATOGA, July 16.-"Do look ike q
Greek yerb, or the Kindergarten method, OF
RS though l had brains, or a love Of
knowledge, or "a blue stocking, or any
thing Of that sortf' asked o young lady
belle 40 Congress BAH last evening as she
stood talking o. a fashionable young man
with heavy cane and an eye-glass.
mo, you don't, you know" he said,
with a smile. you look ike pretty
girl in a deuced pretty white trOck and a
bang. you know"
"Wcu, | am glad.' said The young
I lady. and she smiled ia a satisfied way.
"l've seen such hundreds and dozens,
and, yes ptcfS Of schOolmarms, professors
aud learned individuals, that concluded
must look like a baked bean or die
tonary or something"
"a dictionary OF loveliness," sighed the
young man.
"Oh. I'm talking sense!" ahe exclaimed.
Don't you know that the National Edu-
cntioual Convention meets here in Sara
! toga this week. And aren't you inter
/ ested IN the eubicct Of methods, the kin
dergHrten. the welfare OF the nation. and
all that sort Of thing? Don't you know at
/ least thousand teachers or people Of
/ that sort are ia town, and the air is blue
/ with learnngY'
"By Jovew exclaimed the young man.
/ "And, a You know, / couldn't for the life
/ OF me imagine where the girls IN wooden
gowns, close bonuets and spectacles came
/ from, and all the stupld-looking men. 1
declare the mosto them looked as though
/ they had never been to a horse race in
their lives Here comes sixteen Of
them now. Let's 20 down to that
corner of the piazza" And off they went.
The thousand or more teachers and pro-
fessOrs gathered here to attend the con-
yentiOn are handsome and intelligent
body of earnest men aud women, but they
only excite the derisiOn OF the Saratoga
belle. Many Of them have never been 10 a
large summer resort before, and their
rustic manners, their hangess iOrehcads
and plain dress, their conversation and
wants astonish the darkey walters and
the fashionable city people.
Bring me a dish OF beans, please"
said a pretty girl with a high forehead
attired I'm demure gray dress, last even
Ing at supper.
Oceans, miss % said the darkey. "Why,
de string beans was all eat up for din
nah"
Don't you have beans for tea? We do
in Connecticut. Well, then, bring me
some cold slaw, large pickle ard some
raspberry Jam"
After being convinced that such condi-
ments were not on the bin offare, the fair
New EnglandeT supped on toast and tea.
These school teachers want so many
lemons" said the cook at cne Of the ho-
tells where they most do congregate. "lts
lemons before breakfast, lemons after
dinner and lemons before bedtime. I've
been Obliged 20 telegraph to New York
Tor several new boxes. | do believe they
think the fruit improves their complex
ions or sharpens their wits. Aud they
won't eat green thing. Ii may contain
the cholera germ whatever that is-said
one Of them when | offered her as nice
green peas as could be for dinner"
Dem learned gentlem amt VERY
risky wild de nickels, am dey?" asked
one darkey of another at dinner, as a
tableful Of professors arose from the table
and not one dropped a penny or even a
| ive-dOllar gold piece into the waiting
palm of the African.
mo" said his companion; 81 beared
one Ob dem say Il don't believe in tipping
de colOred race; encourages Dauperism.'
Pauperism! Jess as though de more
money made de less livin'."
At Congress hall on the piazza. in the
paTlOrs, the reading-rOom, dining-rOOm,
anywhere, ladies and gentlemen perusing
the programme Of the convention are TO be
seen.
On Wednesday nine papers on education
were read nc the same time in various parts
OF town, and as almost every teacher WAS
anxious to hear each one there was such
q scurrying and hurrying from the MethO-
dist church TO the high school, to Con-
gress hail ballroom, the town hall and
numerous other places that the regular
summer visitors fed to the seclusion OF
their rooms in dismay and the streets
were full Of pedagOgues and pedago-
guesses; and highly intellectual, estheu.
/ cal and philosophical language and
/ thoughts for once held sway at this glddy
/ watering place. The bOOkmakers hurried
/ away and talked in meek whispers, and
4 the Sims at the States melted out Of
/ sight.
At evening when the educators were al
1 tea the summer visitors put their heads
out for little airing only to take them In
again as the teacher from Ohio, Missouri
/ Boston, New Orleans, California, Brook
/ lyn, New Jersey, and even so remote q
\ place az kannebunkelOggant Me.
rushed of to the evening session.
The hotel clerks have given out hun
dreds Of reams of paper, but they expect
10 make up in the dining-roOm, for as a
rule the teachers eat very little, worry
over their papers great deal, and tall
all the time.
The convention will continue in session
all this week, and discuss numerous in
terestng questions about school teach
ers, pupils and everythingof that desorip
/ ton.
Mr.. r. Louis Sedan, of st. Louis, the
President, is about the fattest member o
the convention. He is quite handsome
middl-eaged, and the pet of ali the ladies'
Dir. Bicknell, Of Boston. learned gentle
man with IA handsome face ana gray hair
Is the newly elected President for mex
year, and Mr.. Clinton is the amiable Sec
rotary.